Abstract
This paper addresses several methodological and practical problems encountered in studies of child maltreatment. Among the most significant issues are: 1. 1. Developing classification schemes for multiple forms of maltreatment; 2. 2. Distinguishing between chronic maltreatment and isolated incidents of maltreatment; 3. 3. Identifying potential sources of bias in study samples; 4. 4. Choosing criteria for selecting comparison groups of nonmaltreated children; 5. 5. Determining whether comparison groups have experienced maltreatment; 6. 6. Deciding whether study participants should be informed that the research concerns maltreatment; and 7. 7. Tracking respondents in longitudinal studies. Discussions and illustrations of these problems draw from the author's research on the psychological consequences of abuse for children.
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