TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Mothers' trait verbal aggressiveness and child abuse potential
JO  - Journal of family communication
A1  - Herman, Andrew P.
A1  - Rack, Jessica J.
A1  - Bylund, Carma
A1  - Hayes, Javette
A1  - Wilson, Steven R.
SP  - 279
EP  - 296
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
N2  - Child physical abuse is a serious societal problem that communication scholars have been slow to address. This study explores whether a mother's trait verbal aggressiveness (VA) is associated with her risk for child physical abuse. Participants were 42 women in predominately low-income families recruited from two social service agencies in a major metropolitan area. Participants completed Infante and Wigley's (1986) Verbal Aggressiveness Scale (VAS) and Milner's (1994) Child Abuse Potential Inventory (CAPI) as part of a larger data collection. Mothers with higher trait VA scored higher on the total CAPI, as well as on the distress, rigidity, and problems with others subdimensions. Discussion centers on implications for future research on communication and child maltreatment, as well as for treatment and prevention efforts.<p /> 
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SN  - 1526-7431
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327698jfc0604_3
ID  - ref1
ER  -