THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE
THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE
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DOI：
10.1126/science.2704995
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发表时间：
1989-04-14
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影响因子：
56.9
通讯作者：
WIDOM, CS
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作者：
WIDOM, CS
尽管人们普遍认为暴力会导致暴力，但方法问题大大限制了对儿童受害的长期后果的了解。对这种暴力循环的经验证据进行了审查。一项队列研究的结果表明，儿童时期被虐待或忽视会增加一个人犯罪、成年犯罪行为和暴力犯罪行为的风险。然而，大多数受虐待和被忽视的儿童并没有成为违法，犯罪或暴力。本文讨论了解释这些发现及其影响的注意事项。
Despite widespread belief that violence begets violence, methodological problems substantially restrict knowledge of the long-term consequences of childhood victimization. Empirical evidence for this cycle of violence has been examined. Findings from a cohort study show that being abused or neglected as a child increases one's risk for delinquency, adult criminal behavior, and violent criminal behavior. However, the majority of abused and neglected children do not become delinquent, criminal, or violent. Caveats in interpreting these findings and their implications are discussed in this article.