Child abuse and violence in single-parent families: Parent absence and economic deprivation.
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- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
- Vol. 59 (4) , 492-501
Abstract
A national survey of six thousand households found single parents to be more likely to use abusive forms of violence toward their children than are parents in dual-caretaker households. Abusive violence appears to be a function of poverty in mother-only homes but unrelated to income among single fathers.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH 40027)
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