What question did this study set out to answer?

This research aims to understand how different types of maltreatment impact infant development throughout the first two years of life.

January 1, 1981

Developmental sequelae of maltreatment in infancy

Key Points

This research aims to understand how different types of maltreatment impact infant development throughout the first two years of life.
Identified three patterns of maltreatment alongside physical abuse.
Conducted a prospective study over the first two years of infant life.
Analyzed cumulative effects of different forms of maltreatment on development.
Different forms of maltreatment resulted in unique developmental outcomes.
Cumulative effects were observed, leading to increased negative impacts on infants' development.

Abstract

Three patterns of maltreatment in addition to physical abuse were identified as part of a prospective study of the antecedents of child maltreatment. Over the first two years of the infants' life, these different forms of maltreatment were found to have cumulative and differential negative effects upon development.

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