NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
Summarizes highlights of a discussion among 11 leaders in the field of child sexual abuse concerning the behavioral manifestations of child sexual abuse. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Medical Research
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Reece, Robert M. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
This response to a previous article on behavioral manifestations of child sexual abuse (EC 619 258) stresses the importance of empirical research and the avoidance of assumptions that incidents of sexual abuse are the sentinel events in the life of a child, when the child's dysfunctional milieu may provide far more traumatic events. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Medical Research
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Lamb, Michael E. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1994
This statement, signed by 20 experts on child welfare and abuse, summarizes agreement regarding the current status of knowledge in investigation of child sexual abuse and identifies those areas in which further research remains necessary. The statement addresses behavioral indicators of abuse, interviewing child victims, the use of dolls and other…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Interdisciplinary Approach, Interviews
Singer, Mark I.; And Others – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1992
This paper reviews the literature on the sexual victimization of adolescent males, with emphasis on victim selection factors and strategies. A letter written by a middle-aged man to entice a teenage boy into sexual activity is then presented and analyzed. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Criminals
Sculli, Joan G. – 1992
Dating violence can be described as a pattern of repeated threats or acts of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse by a member of an unmarried, noncohabitating couple. Dating violence is most often a pattern of behavior that begins with verbal and emotional abuse and eventually escalates into physical battering. Teens are particularly at risk…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Dating (Social), Emotional Response
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Coulborn-Faller, Kathleen; Corwin, David L. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1995
This article discusses use of child interview data to decide whether or not a child has been sexually abused. It examines the role of child interview findings from a historical perspective, discusses the challenge of researching criteria indicative of a true allegation, reviews existing studies of child interview data, draws conclusions, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Data Collection, Evaluation
Miller, Darcy; And Others – 1992
This paper offers profiles of females with behavioral/emotional disorders and suggests that these young women have unique needs. The paper discusses selected characteristics and assessment considerations and offers recommendations that will facilitate more responsive social, correctional, and educational programming. Characteristics of these young…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Delinquency