Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Fathers, physical child abuse, and neglect: advancing the knowledge base
Other Titles:	Child Maltreatment
Authors:	Bellamy, Jennifer L Lee, Shawna J Guterman, Neil B
Keywords:	Parenting;Child protection
Year:	2009
Publisher:	American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Citation:	14 (3), August 2009
Notes:	Fathers are overrepresented as perpetrators of physical child maltreatment, particularly in its most severe forms. Despite this, the research literature continues to lack specificity regarding the role fathers play in risk for physical child abuse or neglect (PCAN). Furthermore, although fathers have received more attention with respect to child sexual abuse and its treatment, their influence has been largely disregarded in many intervention efforts to reduce PCAN. Inadequate attention to the role of fathers, both in research and practice, has numerous problematic implications for the prevention of child maltreatment. The goal of this special issue is to disseminate new research that examines fathers' roles by focusing on multiple fathering factors that may directly and indirectly shape both maternal and paternal risk of engaging in PCAN. In the introduction to the special issue, we highlight key questions in the research literature and present our perspective on how the articles included in this special issue address some of these gaps. [Copyright?2009 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14804
ISSN:	1077-5595
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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