Developmental considerations in the definition of child maltreatment
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development
- Vol. 1981 (11) , 1-29
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cd.23219811103
Abstract
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.Keywords
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