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Children Tend to Accommodate Abuse By Parents, Study Suggests


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Children who are abused by their parents tend to accommodate it, especially if the abuse is physical rather than sexual, a new study published in the journal
Child Abuse & Neglect found.
Led by Carmit Katz of Tel Aviv University s Bob Shapell School of Social Work, the study analyzed a random sample of 224 interviews conducted by trained Israeli authorities in 2011 in which children provided allegations of abuse. Roughly half dealt with allegations of multiple instances of physical abuse by parents, and the other half with allegations of sexual abuse. 
Two general responses were identified: Either the children accepted the harm and tried to minimize its severity where they could, or they fought back. Older children were more likely to fight than younger ones, as were victims of sexual abuse when compared to physical abuse - but only to a point. Once the sexual abuse crossed a certain threshold of severity, the victims began to act like those experiencing ph ....

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