Understanding Cultural Context of Parenting to Define Child Abuse and Validate an Existing Measure on Child Physical and Emotional Abuse in South Indian Parents Living in Georgia

INTRODUCTION: Child maltreatment is a significant public health problem that affects all countries and cultures alike. Child maltreatment, which includes neglect, physical abuse, emotional abuse and sexual abuse, can result in negative consequences that are lifelong and irreversible. Previous studi...

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Main Author: Laxmi, Anu
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University 2016
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Online Access:http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/iph_theses/484
http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1521&context=iph_theses