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Validity of adult retrospective reports of adverse childhood experiences: review of the evidence

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · 2004 · Vol. 45(2) · pp. 260–273

Jochen Hardt✉(Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz)Michael Rutter(Psychiatry Research Trust)

Abstract

Retrospective studies have a worthwhile place in research, but further research is needed to examine possible biases in reporting.

Child Abuse and Trauma Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingRetrospective cohort studyPsychologyRecall biasNeglectRecallSexual abusePsychiatryPoison controlInjury preventionMedicine

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ChildChild Abuse, SexualFemaleHumansMaleMemoryParentsMental RecallRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsReproducibility of Results

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