TY - JOUR PY - 1998// TI - The victimization of young children JO - Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma A1 - Baumgarten, David A1 - Haynes-Seman, Clare SP - 67 EP - 86 VL - 2 IS - 1 N2 - The prevalence of maltreatment of infants and young children means that the development of many is compromised during their first five years of life. A developmental framework is provided as a context within which to examine expected consequences of maltreatment for infants and young children. Clinical and empirical research is reviewed that informs professional about early disturbances in parent-child relationships, that prospectively documents outcomes for children of at-risk mothers, and that cross-sectionally examines the impact of specific forms of maltreatment on particular developmental outcomes.

LA - SN - 1092-6771 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J146v02n01_05 ID - ref1 ER -