RT Book
T1 Child Abuse and Mental Health: An Examination of Some Long Term Effects for Prison Inmates
A1 Belyea, Michael J.
A2 Zingraff, Matthew T.
LA English
YR 1984
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1866309714
AB This study examines the effects of childhood abuse on future adult mental health. A statistically significant relationship was found between abuse and mental health problems. This relationship remained even after controlling for parental characteristics and the effects of an abusive environment. These findings suggest that one way to deal with the consequences of abuse would be to develop long term intervention strategies