ABSTRACT
Reports of social deficits with abused and neglected children abound in the maltreatment literature. Maltreated children have been reported to be more aggressive (George & Main, 1979; Hoffman-Plotkin & Twentyman, 1984; Kinard, 1980; Reid, Taplin, & Lorper, 1981; Reidy, 1977), less positive and socially competent (e.g., Howes & Espinosa, 1985; Iverson, Tanner, & Segal, 1987), and less interactive with peers and adults (e.g., Jacobson & Straker, 1982). Neglected children are typically characterized as more withdrawn and less socially interactive with peers (e.g., Hoffman-Plotkin & Twentyman, 1984; Iverson, Tanner, & Segal, 1987).
