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Published on: September 19, 2019
Children's adjustment 15 years after daycare abuse
Ann Wolbert Burgess1, Carol R Hartman
1William F Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA.
Abstract:
This follow-up study of 42 children abused in daycare suggests that even very small children confirm through their behavior and/or language that something distressing happened to them. Interviews with parents 15 years after the abuse suggest there are periods when children's recollection is persistent as well as times when it is unclear how much the child remembers. Results showed after 15 years, 40% of the children had made a satisfactory adjustment, 40% had made a marginal adjustment, and 20% had made a problematic adjustment.
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