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Developmental timing and continuity of exposure to interparental violence and externalizing behavior as prospective predictors of dating violence

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Narayan, Angela J., Englund, Michelle M., Egeland, Byron·2013·Development and Psychopathology
DOI 10.1017/s095457941300031xPMC PMC4100589
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This study investigated the prospective pathways of children's exposure to interparental violence (EIPV) in early and middle childhood and externalizing behavior in middle childhood and adolescence as developmental predictors of dating violence perpetration and victimization at ages 23 and 26 years. Participants (N= 168) were drawn from a longitudinal study of low-income families. Path analyses examined whether timing or continuity of EIPV predicted dating violence and whether timing or continuity of externalizing behavior mediated these pathways. Results indicated that EIPV in early childhood directly predicted perpetration and victimization at age 23. There were significant indirect effects from EIPV to dating violence through externalizing behavior in adolescence and life stress at age 23. Independent of EIPV, externalizing behavior in middle childhood also predicted dating violence through externalizing behavior in adolescence and life stress at age 23, but this pathway stemmed from maltreatment. These results highlight that the timing of EIPV and both the timing and the continuity of externalizing behavior are critical risks for the intergenerational transmission of dating violence. The findings support a developmental perspective that negative early experiences and children's externalizing behavior are powerful influences for dating violence in early adulthood.

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  • Narayan et al. (2013) found that experience of parental IPV in early childhood substantially increases the risk for dating violence in early adolescence, more so than the continuity or persistence of parental IPV experience through early and middle childhood.

    “Experience of parental IPV in early childhood substantially increases the risk for dating violence in early adolescence, more so than the continuity or persistence of parental IPV experience through early and middle childhood (Narayan et al., 2013).”

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Authors
Narayan, A. J., Englund, M. M., & Egeland, B.
Affiliations
University of Minnesota (US)
Corresponding author
Narayan, Angela J.
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Venue
Development and Psychopathology
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2013-11
Volume
25
Issue
4pt1
Pages
973-990
ISSN
  • 0954-5794 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-2198
DOI
10.1017/s095457941300031x
PMC
PMC4100589
OpenAlex
W2124237572
Cited by
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FWCI
5.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 7 d)
Locations
  • Development and Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH 40864, R01MH040864, T32MH015755)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD054850, R01HD054850)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
interparental violence, dating violence, externalizing problems, exposure timing, child abuse, intergenerational transmission, life events, early adulthood, adolescence, low-income households
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Adult, Aggression, Child, Courtship, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Stress, Psychological, Violence, Domestic Violence, Crime Victims

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