Date of Award:
5-1987
Document Type:
Dissertation
Degree Name:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department:
Psychology
Committee Chair(s)
Sebastian Striefel
Committee
Sebastian Striefel
Abstract
Estimates of the incidence of child abuse range from 200,000 to 500,000 (Light, 1973) to over one million children each year (O'Brien, 1980). Child abuse is a leading cause of childhood death and injury (Starr, 1979). Demographic studies (e.g., Steele & Pollock, 1968) suggest that parents who abuse their children were often abused or neglected themselves. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that many of the present victims of abuse will become abusing parents in the future unless the cycle is broken. The need for effective interventions to reduce this pervasive social problem is obvious.
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Recommended Citation
Marvel, Marvin Kim, "A Comprehensive Treatment Program for Abusive Parents: An Exploratory Study" (1987). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 5967.
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