TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - A multilevel comparison of child abusers with nonabusers
JO  - Journal of family violence
A1  - Hamilton, Amy
A1  - Stiles, William B.
A1  - Melowsky, Fred
A1  - Beal, Donald G.
SP  - 215
EP  - 225
VL  - 2
IS  - 3
N2  - An integrative, ecological model developed by Belsky (1980) implies that to understand child abuse researchers must examine factors at four levels: the individual, the family, the environment, and the culture. This study compared abusive and nonabusive parents at three of these four levels. At the individual level, abusers were found to have lower self-esteem than controls. Also, male abusers were likely to be relatively impulsive and hostile. At the level of the family, abusers described their children as more troublesome than control parents, but they did not perceive them as developmentally delayed. At the level of the environment, abusers identified more intense life stressors than nonabusers. Results of this investigation supported Belsky''s argument that child abuse involved multiple factors and levels.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-7482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00976540
ID  - ref1
ER  -