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The effect of maltreatment experiences on maltreating and dysfunctional parenting: A search for mechanisms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2019

Lenneke R. A. Alink ,
Chantal Cyr  and
Sheri Madigan
Lenneke R. A. Alink*
Affiliation:
Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Netherlands
Chantal Cyr
Affiliation:
Université du Québec à Montréal Institut Universitaire Jeunes en Difficulté CIUSSS Centre-Sud-de-l'ile-de-Montréal
Sheri Madigan
Affiliation:
University of Calgary Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Lenneke Alink, Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, P.O. box 9555, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands. E-mail: alinklra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 31 , Special Issue 1: The effect of maltreatment experiences on maltreating and dysfunctional parenting: A search for mechanisms , February 2019 , pp. 1 - 7
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Research support was provided to the first author by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research and to the second and third authors by the Canada Research Chairs Program. The third author was also supported by the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation.

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