“…In addition, they have more internalizing behavior problems (e.g., Kaufman & Cicchetti, 1989;Reid et al, 1987;Salzinger, Kaplan, Pelcovitz, Samit, & Krieger, 1984;Salzinger et al, 1991). These findings, coupled with evidence for problems in social cognition (Barahal, Waterman, & Martin, 1981;Dean, Malik, Richards, & Stringer, 1986;Dodge et al, 1990;Smetana, Kelly, & Twentyman, 1984;Straker & Jacobson, 1981), suggest that abused children's behavior should appear more disturbed than that of their nonabused peers in a variety of settings i.e., that their behavior problems are, to a significant extent, pervasive.…”