Motivation and Child Maltreatment

by Hansen, David J.; Dienstbier, Richard A.

• ISBN13: 9780803224018
• ISBN10: 080322401X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr

Summary

In this volume, the concept of motivation is used to shed light on a range of complex issues surrounding the maltreatment of children. Cathy Spatz Widom investigates the role of motivation in the intergenerational transmission of violence, where victimized children themselves become perpetrators of violence as adults. Joel S. Milner looks at the way abusive parents process social information related to children. The biological, psychological, and social-contextual regulatory processes in maltreated children are considered by Dante Cicchetti and Sheree L. Toth. Deborah Daro discusses the current status of efforts to eliminate maltreatment of children and offers an alternative model for approaching the concept and practice of prevention. John R. Lutzker addresses the challenges of and procedures for applied research on the treatment of abusive parents. In his concluding essay Ross A. Thompson highlights the important themes focusing on child maltreatment that underlie this volume.David J. Hansen is a professor of psychology and director of the Clinical Psychology Training Program at the University of Nebraska.

Author Biography

David J. Hansen is a professor of psychology and director of the Clinical Psychology Training Program at the University of Nebraska.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
David J. Hansen
Motivation and Mechanisms in the ``Cycle of Violence''	1	(38)
Cathy Spatz Widom
Social Information Processing and Child Physical Abuse: Theory and Research	39	(46)
Joel S. Milner
Developmental Processes in Maltreated Children	85	(76)
Dante Cicchetti
Sheree L. Toth
Child Abuse Prevention: New Directions and Challenges	161	(60)
Deborah A. Daro
Balancing Research and Treatment in Child Maltreatment: The Quest for Good Data and Practical Service	221	(24)
John R. Lutzker
Understanding the Dynamics of Child Maltreatment: Child Harm, Family Healing, and Public Policy (Discussant's Commentary)	245	(18)
Ross A. Thompson
Subject Index	263	(12)
Author Index	275