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Download full textKirkland, John – 1979
The author considers the relationship between uncontrollable infant crying and child abuse. An integrative scheme is offered from evidence of child abuse literature, experimentally induced infant crying effects, attribution theory, and learned helplessness. It is suggested that infant crying often has causes beyond caregiver control, such as birth…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Infants, Parent Attitudes
