The present study examined the existence of unrealistic expectations in abusive parents. It was hypothesized that abusive parents would have higher expectations of their children's social-emotional and self-help skills than nonabusive parents. It was also hypothesized that abusive parents would have higher expectations of their children's social-emotional skills than nonabusive parents when both groups compared their children to average children. Abusive and nonabusive parents were administered the Social Competence Scales of the Child Behavior Checklist and the Daily Living Skills domain of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. The results contradict previous studies in this area and raise questions about present conceptualizations of expectations in abusive parents and the importance of this factor in child abuse.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500588 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Costas, Lisa Daniels |
| Contributors | Martin, Sander, 1939-, Cunningham, Diana Pinson, Burke, Angela J. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 119 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Costas, Lisa Daniels, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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