Do abused children become abusive parents?
- 1 April 1987
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 57 (2) , 186-192
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-0025.1987.tb03528.x
Abstract
The belief that abused children are likely to become abusive parents is widely accepted. The authors review the literature cited to support this hypothesis and demonstrate that its unqualified acceptance is unfounded. Mediating factors that affect transmission are outlined and the findings of several investigations are integrated to estimate the true rate of transmission.Keywords
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