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Child abuse has been a prevalent issue with numerous health problems and environmental concerns connected to it. In recent decades, child abuse has become more prominent with aspects including those of a physical nature, emotional nature, social nature and a sexual nature. There have been significant observations having to do with, more specifically, physical child abuse. Physical child abuse is generally defined as the presence of a non-accidental injury resulting from acts of commission by an adult (Kelly, 1983). It is mainly characterized by blatant scars and marks caused by physical violence or punishment under extreme conditions. I am going to evaluate three different websites on the long-term effects of physical child abuse on children. Robin Malinosky-Rummell from West Virginia University, and David J. Hansen from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln are the authors of the first website (http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1098&context=psychfacpub). The authors seem to have a very profound understanding of the topic they discuss in their article. They cover every aspect of the effects of child abuse, ranging from individual factors to long-term consequences. They also included data from research and experiments conducted by other researchers. Digital commons at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, supports the article and it was last revised on November 2, 2013. A very significant observation about the article is the amount of sources cited, including in-text citations and references, which implies that you can check the accuracy of and the support for what was written. Also, I noticed how the authors managed to avoid bias in their article. Their research was well calculated and based on ex... ... middle of paper ... ...ces of Child Abuse and Neglect on Adult Economic Well-Being." Http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/. NICHD, 5 May 2010. Web. 9 Feb. 2014. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3571659/#R16 • Annerbäck, Eva-Maria. "Child Physical Abuse." Http://liu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:408354/FULLTEXT01.pdf. Eva-Maria Annerbäck, 2011. Web. 9 Feb. 2014. < http://liu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:408354/FULLTEXT01.pdf> • Hansen, David J., and Robin Malinosky-Rummell. "Long-Term Consequences of Childhood Physical Abuse." Http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/. Psychology, Department of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Oct. 1991. Web. Nov. 1992. > • Kelly, J. A. (1983). Treating child-abusive families: Intervention based on skills-training principles. New York: Plenum Press.

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