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Physical maltreatment victim to antisocial child: evidence of an environmentally mediated process.

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Jaffee, SR; Caspi, A; Moffitt, TE; Taylor, A
Published in: Journal of abnormal psychology
February 2004

The well-documented finding that child physical maltreatment predicts later antisocial behavior has at least 2 explanations: (a). Physical maltreatment causes antisocial behavior, and (b). genetic factors transmitted from parents to children influence the likelihood that parents will be abusive and that children will engage in antisocial behavior. The authors tested these hypotheses in the representative Environmental-Risk cohort of 1116 twin pairs and their families, who were assessed when the twins were 5 and 7 years old. Mothers reported on children's experience of physical maltreatment, and mothers and teachers reported on children's antisocial behavior. The findings support the hypothesis that physical maltreatment plays a causal role in the development of children's antisocial behavior and that preventing maltreatment can prevent its violent sequelae.

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Published In

Journal of abnormal psychology

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EISSN

1939-1846

ISSN

0021-843X

Publication Date

February 2004

Volume

113

Issue

1

Start / End Page

44 / 55

Related Subject Headings

  • Twins
  • Social Environment
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Female
  • Crime Victims
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Child Abuse
 

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Jaffee, S. R., Caspi, A., Moffitt, T. E., & Taylor, A. (2004). Physical maltreatment victim to antisocial child: evidence of an environmentally mediated process. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 113(1), 44–55. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843x.113.1.44
Jaffee, Sara R., Avshalom Caspi, Terrie E. Moffitt, and Alan Taylor. “Physical maltreatment victim to antisocial child: evidence of an environmentally mediated process.Journal of Abnormal Psychology 113, no. 1 (February 2004): 44–55. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843x.113.1.44.
Jaffee SR, Caspi A, Moffitt TE, Taylor A. Physical maltreatment victim to antisocial child: evidence of an environmentally mediated process. Journal of abnormal psychology. 2004 Feb;113(1):44–55.
Jaffee, Sara R., et al. “Physical maltreatment victim to antisocial child: evidence of an environmentally mediated process.Journal of Abnormal Psychology, vol. 113, no. 1, Feb. 2004, pp. 44–55. Epmc, doi:10.1037/0021-843x.113.1.44.
Jaffee SR, Caspi A, Moffitt TE, Taylor A. Physical maltreatment victim to antisocial child: evidence of an environmentally mediated process. Journal of abnormal psychology. 2004 Feb;113(1):44–55.

Published In

Journal of abnormal psychology

DOI

EISSN

1939-1846

ISSN

0021-843X

Publication Date

February 2004

Volume

113

Issue

1

Start / End Page

44 / 55

Related Subject Headings

  • Twins
  • Social Environment
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Female
  • Crime Victims
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Child Abuse