Significance of Family Risk Factors in Development of Childhood Animal Cruelty in Adolescent Boys with Conduct Problems |
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Authors: | Alexander?Duncan Email author" target="_blank">Jay?C?ThomasEmail author Catherine?Miller |
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Institution: | (1) School of Professional Psychology, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon;(2) School of Professional Psychology, Pacific University, Portland, Oregon;(3) School of Professional Psychology, Pacific University, 511 SW 10th Avenue, Fourth Floor, Portland, Oregon, 97205 |
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Abstract: | The literature suggests that physical child abuse, sexual child abuse, paternal alcoholism, paternal unavailability, and domestic
violence may be significant in development of childhood animal cruelty. Two groups of early- to late adolescent boys (CTA
and N-CTA) in residential treatment for conduct disorder were compared in the current study on histories of these family risk
factors. The adolescents in Group 1 were comprised of boys who had conduct problems with documented histories of animal cruelty
(n = 50; CTA). Group 2 consisted of adolescent boys (n = 50; N-CTA) with conduct problems, but without documented histories of animal cruelty. Results showed that children in the
CTA group had significantly greater histories of physical and/or sexual child abuse and domestic violence in comparison to
children in the N-CTA group. These results suggest that physical and/or sexual abuse to a child, and exposure to domestic
violence, may be significant in the development of childhood animal cruelty. |
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Keywords: | childhood animal cruelty physical child abuse sexual child abuse family violence |
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