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Developmental considerations in the definition of child maltreatment

Author(s) -

Aber J. Lawrence,

Zigler Edward

Publication year - 1981

Publication title -

new directions for child and adolescent development

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1534-8687

pISSN - 1520-3247

DOI - 10.1002/cd.23219811103

Subject(s) - phenomenon , psychology , developmental psychology , child abuse , focus (optics) , child development , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , social psychology , epistemology , medicine , medical emergency , philosophy , physics , optics

Conflict among definitions of child maltreatment abounds. Diagnostic, sociological, legal, and research approaches each focus on a different aspect of the phenomenon as the defining factor. Improved definitions require careful analysis of objectives for defining child maltreatment and a consideration of the developmental nature of the phenomenon.

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