The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
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Editorial Comment
Cyberbullying among adolescents: implications for empirical research.
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To identify contextual and interpersonal factors that distinguish families in which the intergenerational transmission of maltreatment is maintained from families in which the cycle is broken. ⋯ Safe, stable, nurturing relationships between intimate partners and between mothers and children are associated with breaking the cycle of abuse in families. Additional research is needed to determine whether these factors have a causal role in preventing the transmission of maltreatment from one generation to the next.