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Promoting resilience and wellbeing in children exposed to intimate partner violence: A qualitative study with mothers

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Fogarty, Alison, Woolhouse, Hannah, Giallo, Rebecca, Wood, Catherine, Kaufman, Jordy, Brown, Stephanie·2019·Child Abuse & Neglect
DOI 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104039
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Background Children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) are at increased risk of disruptions to their health and development. Few studies have explored mothers' perceptions of what helps their children cope throughout this experience.Objective The aim of the study was to explore mothers' perceptions of their children's resilience and coping following IPV exposure, and the strategies they have used to support their children and promote resilience.Methods In depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine women from the Maternal Health Study (MHS), a prospective study of women during pregnancy and following the birth of their first child. All women involved in the qualitative interviews reported experiencing IPV during their involvement in the MHS. Transcribed interviews were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis which has a focus on how individuals make meaning of their experience.Results Women discussed parenting strategies such as role modelling, stable and consistent parenting, and talking with their children about healthy relationships to promote their children's resilience. Mothers also spoke about the ways they tried to reduce their child's direct exposure to IPV, as well as reflecting on the difficulty of attending to their child emotionally when they were experiencing distress.Conclusions This study highlights that there are many strategies used by mothers who experience IPV to promote resilience and wellbeing in their children. Understanding what mothers see as useful for their children is essential in providing appropriate services to families following experiences of family violence.

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Authors
Fogarty, A., Woolhouse, H., Giallo, R., Wood, C., Kaufman, J., & Brown, S.
Affiliations
  • Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
  • Swinburne University of Technology (AU)
Corresponding author
Fogarty, Alison
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Venue
Child Abuse & Neglect
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-09
Volume
95
Pages
104039
ISSN
0145-2134 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104039
OpenAlex
W2951736039
Cited by
24
References
51
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2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5
FWCI
3.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Child Abuse & Neglect (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Deakin Research Online (Deakin University) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Swinburne figshare (Swinburne University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Australian Research Council
  • National Health and Medical Research Council
  • State Government of Victoria
  • VicHealth
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
Keywords
intimate partner violence, resilience, child well-being, coping strategies, maternal perceptions, parenting strategies, role modeling, maternal mental health
MeSH terms
Intimate Partner Violence, Adult, Child, Psychology, Child, Counseling, Female, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Middle Aged, Mothers, Parent-Child Relations, Pregnancy, Prospective Studies, Parenting, Qualitative Research

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