Despite widespread belief that violence begets violence, methodological problems substantially restrict knowledge of the long-term consequences childhood victimization. Empirical evidence for this cycle has been examined. Findings from a cohort study show being abused or neglected as child increases one's risk delinquency, adult criminal behavior, and violent behavior. However, majority children do not become delinquent, criminal, violent. Caveats in interpreting these findings their...

<h3>Context</h3> Few prospective longitudinal studies have examined the relationship between abuse or neglect in childhood and depression adulthood. <h3>Objective</h3> To determine whether abused neglected children were at elevated risk of major depressive disorder (MDD) psychiatric comorbidity, compared with matched control subjects, when followed up into young <h3>Design</h3> Prospective cohort design study. <h3>Setting</h3> Midwestern metropolitan county area. <h3>Participants</h3>...

Using data from a study with prospective-cohorts design in which children who were physically abused, sexually or neglected about 20 years ago followed up along matched control group, accuracy of adult recollections childhood physical abuse was assessed. Two hour in-person interviews conducted young adulthood 1,196 the original 1,575 participants. measures ( including Conflict Tactics Scale ) used to assess histories childlhood abuse. Results indicate good discriminant validity and...

Child abuse and neglect represent major threats to child health well-being; however, little is known about consequences for adult economic outcomes. Using a prospective cohort design, court substantiated cases of childhood physical sexual during 1967—1971 were matched with nonabused nonneglected children followed into adulthood (mean age 41). Outcome measures status productivity assessed in 2003—2004 (N = 807). Results indicate that adults documented histories and/or have lower levels...

The authors tested the hypothesis that children who are maltreated earlier in life at greater risk for poor psychological functioning adulthood than those later life. Age of onset maltreatment was assessed with 3 classifications: (a) continuous (ages 0-11 years); (b) dichotomous (early [ages 0-5 years] vs. 6-11 years]); and (c) developmental (infancy 0-2 years], preschool 3-5 early school age 6-8 9-11 years]). Individuals documented cases physical sexual abuse neglect prior to 12 (N=496)...

Using a prospective cohorts design, official criminal histories for large sample of substantiated and validated cases physical sexual abuse neglect from the years 1967 through 1971 (n = 908) were compared with those matched control group 667) individuals no record or neglect. Abused neglected subjects had higher rates having an adult than controls larger number arrests as adult. Based on logit analysis, model using four explanatory variables (age, sex, race, abuse/neglect status) provided...

Although an extensive literature has accumulated documenting the maladaptive outcomes associated with childhood victimization, a limited body of knowledge addresses resilience. This paper sought to operationalize construct resilience across number domains functioning and time periods determine extent which abused neglected children grown up demonstrate Substantiated cases child abuse neglect from 1967 1971 were matched on gender, age, race, approximate family social class nonabused...

This study examined the extent to which being abused and/or neglected in childhood increases a person's risk for promiscuity, prostitution, and teenage pregnancy.A prospective cohorts design was used match, on basis of age, race, sex, social class, cases children from 1967 1971 with nonabused nonneglected children; subjects were followed into young adulthood. From 1989 1995 1196 (676 520 control located interviewed.Early abuse neglect significant predictor prostitution females (odds ratio...

the authors' goal in this study was to examine extent which having been abused and/or neglected childhood raises a person's risk for an adult DSM-III-R diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder.Children who had experienced substantiated child abuse neglect from 1967 1971 Midwestern metropolitan county area were matched on basis age, race, sex, and approximate family social class with group nonabused nonneglected children followed prospectively into young adulthood. Subjects located...

We investigated whether abused and neglected children are at risk for negative physical health outcomes in adulthood.

According to the physiological animal model proposed by Gorenstein and Newman (1980; see also Newman, Gorenstein, & Kelsey, 1983), psychopaths extraverts may be characterized a common psychological diathesis related behavioral inhibition (see Fowles, 1980; Gray, 1982). One aspect of this involves deficient passive avoidance learning, which has been central explanations "unsocialized" (e.g., Trasler, 1978) antisocial behavior Hare, 1970). Results from three experiments supported our...

Abuse from generation to generation? Parents who were abused as children are thought more likely abuse their own children. Widom et al. compared reports parents, children, and child protective service agency records gathered on the same families matched controls. They observed different findings depending which information they used. Increases in sexual neglect relative controls reported by of victims. However, much believed transmission between generations could be ascribed surveillance or...