TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1990//
TI  - Child abuse by baby-sitters: An ecological-interactional interpretation
JO  - Journal of family violence
A1  - Margolin, L.
SP  - 95
EP  - 105
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
N2  - This study explored the social contexts in which physical abuse by baby-sitters occurred. This was accomplished through a content analysis of 98 founded case records of physical abuse committed by baby-sitters. In 70% of the case records there was evidence that sitters had a conflict with the victim prior to the abusive act. Children fighting with other children was the most common type of disturbance, followed by conflicts surrounding toilet training, children''s continuous crying, disobedience, and rudeness. There was evidence that parents'' explicit or implicit approval of baby-sitters'' violence contributed to the child abuse in approximately one-quarter of the cases.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-7482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00978513
ID  - ref1
ER  -