Lamphear V S
Child Abuse Negl. 1986;10(1):63-9. doi: 10.1016/0145-2134(86)90033-5.
Several empirical studies on the impact of maltreatment on children's psychosocial adjustment were recently reviewed in this journal [1]. Following a brief overview of the findings from that article, the present paper summarizes the methodological limitations of the studies reviewed and discusses guidelines for future research in this area. In order to advance knowledge of child maltreatment sequelae, we suggest future studies should include the following: precise operational definitions of maltreatment; adequate verification of the absence of maltreatment in the control groups; identification and control of maltreatment covariates; and consideration of subjects' age in group assignment. Future investigations should also employ more longitudinal research designs and give more attention to the treatment needs of the child.
本期刊最近回顾了几项关于虐待对儿童心理社会适应影响的实证研究[1]。在简要概述该文章的研究结果之后，本文总结了所回顾研究的方法局限性，并讨论了该领域未来研究的指导方针。为了增进对儿童虐待后遗症的了解，我们建议未来的研究应包括以下内容：虐待的精确操作定义；对对照组中不存在虐待情况的充分验证；虐待协变量的识别和控制；以及在分组时考虑受试者的年龄。未来的调查还应采用更多的纵向研究设计，并更加关注儿童的治疗需求。
