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Interviewed 27 battered women about violence and abuse to their children by themselves and the men involved. Reinterviewed 21 women six months later. Longitudinal comparisons indicated that the total group of children was abused less after the women's stay at a shelter. Most reductions resulted from women no longer living with abusive men. (Author/NRB)

Presents information on the reports and confirmation of child abuse in the United States. Examination of the major rates of child abuse in stepfamilies; Comparison of the theoretical perspectives applied; Discussion on the implications for research and practice.