@article{ref1,
title="Child physical abuse and aggression: preliminary findings on the role of internalizing problems",
journal="Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry",
year="1995",
author="Scerbo, A. S. and Kolko, David J.",
volume="34",
number="8",
pages="1060-1066",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To test the prediction that the interaction of physical abuse and internalizing problems will heighten levels of aggressive behavior in a group of disruptive children. METHOD: Fifty-two clinic-referred disruptive children (aged 7 through 15 years) were assessed in terms of history of physical abuse, internalizing behavior problems (rated by parents), and aggressive behavior (rated by parents, teachers, and clinic staff). RESULTS: Physically abused children with co-occurring high levels of internalizing problems (based on a median split) exhibited significantly higher levels of aggression as rated by parents (p < .000) and teachers (p < .020) and a trend toward heightened aggression as rated by staff (p < .08). The patterns were similar across the three independent informants and remained regardless of age, gender, or race. CONCLUSIONS: Physical abuse was related to heightened levels of aggression only in those children who also had emotional difficulties. Results lend some support to a transactional model of the development of aggression, suggesting that problems arise out of interactions between child factors (such as internalizing problems) and adverse family experiences (such as physical abuse).<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-8567",
doi="10.1097/00004583-199508000-00016",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199508000-00016"
}