Browsing Dissertations and Theses by Subject "Abusive parents--United States--Psychology"

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Locus of control orientation as a pre-existing schema in adults who are at high risk for child physical abuse

Conyngham, Heather (Northern Illinois University, 1999)

Research has suggested that physically abusive and high-risk parents have different beliefs regarding their social environment than nonabusive and low-risk parents. For example, three studies have suggested that abusive ...