Psychological functioning of children in a battered women's shelter: a preliminary investigation.
Self-concept, anxiety level, and problem behavior of 65 child residents of a battered women's shelter were assessed using self-report measures and checklists completed by mothers, staff, and teachers. Findings included a below-average self-concept score for the preschool group, more aggressive behavior in school-age shelter boys than in girls, and a pervasive tendency for mothers to rate their children more negatively than did other observers.
D000367:Age Factors; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D012112:Residential Facilities; D012649:Self Concept; D013179:Spouse Abuse; D013663:Teaching