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Developmental sequelae of maltreatment in infancy
Author(s) -
Egeland Byron,
Sroufe Alan
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.23219811106
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , child abuse , child development , physical abuse , poison control , injury prevention , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , differential (mechanical device) , medicine , medical emergency , engineering , aerospace engineering
Three patterns of maltreatment in addition to physical abuse were identified as part of a prospective study of the antecedents of child maltreatment. Over the first two years of the infants' life, these different forms of maltreatment were found to have cumulative and differential negative effects upon development.