Date of Award
1987
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Tarantino, Santo J.
Abstract
A study comparing children identified through the juvenile justice system as maltreated to nonmaltreated children was conducted to assess differences in hostility levels between the two groups. Hostility, conceptualized as resistance to social influence, was hypothesized to originate in early childhood as a psychological distancing mechanism which generalizes to social situations of all types. It was further hypothesized that this distancing would promote resistance to social influence and a preference for increased social diatance, diminishing the impact of social learning modalities and increasing the risk for the development of maladaptive social behaviors. T-tests and analysis of variance indicated no significant differences between the two groups regarding hostility scale scores, although maltreated children evidenced significantly less susceptibility to social influence, and were found to score significantly lower on socialization and social adjustment measures.
Extent
92 p.
Recommended Citation
Samimi, Linda, "Child Maltreatment and Maladaptive Behavior: An Exploration of the Role of Hostility, Social Influence, and Proximity, Regarding Social Learning in Children" (1987). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1980 - 1989. 512.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_3/512
Identifier
FA00012597
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1987.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters