title: Children's adjustment 15 years after daycare abuse.
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.
authors.affiliation: William F Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Ann Wolbert
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Burgess
authors.forename: Carol R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Hartman
mesh_terms: D000184:Acting Out; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires