Teachers' beliefs about the effects of child abuse.

Full Abstract

OBJECTIVE:
Teachers' expectations about the effects of physical and emotional abuse on children's classroom behaviors were examined in this study. Not only do teachers have to decide if a particular child is the victim of abuse, they may also have to contend with changes in that child's classroom behavior.

METHOD:
Teachers generated what they thought were typical outcomes of physical and emotional abuse on children's classroom behavior.

RESULTS:
Responses generally fell into the following categories:
lowered self-esteem, heightened aggression, academic difficulties, and poor social interaction skills. Teachers who mentioned lowered self-esteem were more likely to generate it as the result of emotional abuse rather than physical abuse.

CONCLUSIONS:
Teachers' expectations generally mirrored research findings as to the actual effects of child abuse. Suggestions are made to incorporate the results in training programs designed to increase teachers' self-confidence in reporting potential cases of child abuse.

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Author information

Author/s: Yanowitz, Karen L (KL); Monte, Emmanuelle (E); Tribble, Jamie R (JR);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology and Counseling, Arkansas State University, P.O. Box 1560, State University, AR 72467, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Child abuse & neglect (Child Abuse Negl), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-May; vol 27 (issue 5) : pp 483-8

Dates: Created 2003/04/29; Completed 2003/09/10; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12718958, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult
Attitude
Child
Child Abuse - diagnosis; psychology
Child Behavior Disorders - psychology

Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Teaching

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