@article{ref1,
title="Peer group interaction of physically abused children",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="1982",
author="Jacobson, R. S. and Straker, G.",
volume="6",
number="3",
pages="321-327",
abstract="The aim of this research study was to test the assumption that physically abused children differ significantly from their non-abused peers along dimensions which characterize abusing adults and other social deviants. Nineteen 5-10 year-old physically abused children and 38 non-abused peers were assessed by video-taped behavioral observations during free-flowing social interaction in a playroom. The dimensions tapped were: aggression, warmth, fear, pleasure, concentration, imagination and social participation. The dimension social participation was split into three variables: total social participation, negative participation and positive participation. The data from these nine dimensions was subject to a Pearson's correlation. Given the high correlation amongst these variables the data was subject to a principal components analysis with varimax rotation. From this analysis two components emerged which explained 76.9% of the total variance. These components were designated &quot;social interaction&quot; (component 1) and &quot;hostility&quot; (component 2) and were then subject to analyses of variance. A significant difference was found between the two groups on the &quot;social interaction&quot; component. The implications of these findings were explored and treatment possibilities examined.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}