This quantitative study aimed at advancing our understanding of the repercussions to children of witnessing domestic violence and/or being a victim of child abuse. Child behavior problems were viewed through a developmental lens. Based on attachment theory, it was hypothesized that ...
First, child witnessing of domestic violence must be a critical component of any legal proceeding that affects children. Second, the adult victims of domestic violence should be supported, not penalized, in their continuing relationship with their children. Third, the safety of the adult victim and...
Children’s exposure to intimate partner violence: an overview 2016, International Review of Psychiatry Edleson Revisited: Reviewing Children’s Witnessing of Domestic Violence 15 Years Later 2016, Journal of Family Violence Childhood Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Adult Mental Health Problems:...
Children recently witnessing violence tended to have the lowest levels of social competence ratings, and their mothers reported the most health and emotional difficulties. Former residents of shelters experienced the highest level of family/social disadvantage. The results are discussed in the context of...
Two different perspectives have served as the basis for judges' decisions in the context of domestic violence. First, battered women's advocates argue that children are emotionally and psychologically scarred by witnessing violence between their parents and are at risk of being physically harmed ...
Minors who were victims of psychological abuse totaled 21,406 in the recording period, which is more than 70 percent of the total. Children witnessing domestic violence at home spiked by five times to 13,859, compared to comparable figures in the first half of 2012. ...
Lifting the Domestic Violence Cloak of Silence: Resilient Australian Women's Reflected Memories of their Childhood Experiences of Witnessing Domestic Violence Recognition is growing that childhood witnessing of domestic violence is tantamount to child abuse due to the damage the experience may have on th...
Useful companion Oxford Bibliographies articles elaborate on topics which are not covered here, particularly “Risk and Resilience,”“Child Maltreatment” (which covers cultural and international perspectives), and “Children and Violence” (which examines the impact of children witnessing domestic violence...
Pupils whose parents were experiencing violent marital discord showed significantly higher levels of both depression and behavioural problems than those pupils not exposed to domestic violence. In addition, "children witnessing domestic violence exhibited more behavioural problems but less depressive symptomatolo...
Many victims of domestic violence have often watched in horror as the consequences of their toxic relationships spill on their children. According to UNICEF, over 275 million children witness domestic violence, globally. The impact of witnessing domestic violence on children is many times downplayed ...