physical abuse risk_factor_for social competence

these compromised adaptations are likely to be represented in the ... poor social competence observed in the early elementary school years

maltreatment was related to social competence directly while also contributing to internalizing problems, leading to further decrements in competence

Maltreatment ... predict ... deficiencies in social competence

cascading pathway from maltreatment ... to late childhood decrements in social competence

Results supported the maladaptive effect child maltreatment shows across all of the examined levels: ... social competence.

we seek to determine how child maltreatment influences the development of ... social competence