Does Witnessing Intimate Partner Violence Contribute to Toddlers' Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors?
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This research examines the relationship between witnessing of intimate partner violence (IPV) and externalizing and internalizing behaviors using birth to age 3 data from a longitudinal study (N = 187). We hypothesized that for infants and toddlers, direct witnessing of IPV, compared to living in a household where IPV occurred, would be more disruptive of behavior because it affects the child's emotional security within the family. Findings supported our hypothesis. Children who witnessed IPV displayed more externalizing behaviors at ages 2 and 3 as compared to children who did not witness IPV or whose mothers were not victims. Findings highlight the importance of assessing whether infants and toddlers witness IPV, as this has implications for infant behavior as well as maternal parenting.
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In DeJonghe et al.'s (2011) study, 2- to 3-year-old children of mothers victimized by IPV were 2.72 and 3.48 times more likely to surpass the clinical cut-off for externalizing behaviour than children who had not been exposed to IPV.
“one study found that the 2- to 3-year-old children of mothers victimized by IPV were, respectively, 2.72 and 3.48 times more likely to surpass the clinical cut-off for externalizing behaviour than children who had not been exposed to IPV”
From A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (2014) · cites this paper as DeJonghe, von Eye, Bogat, & Levendosky, 2011
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- Authors
- DeJonghe, E. S., von Eye, A., Bogat, G. A., & Levendosky, A. A.
- Affiliations
- California Polytechnic State University (US)
- Michigan State University
- Michigan State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- DeJonghe, Erika S.
- Venue
- Applied Developmental Science
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2011-06-27
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 129-139
- ISSN
- 1088-8691 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-480X
- OpenAlex
- W1985688171
- Cited by
- 36
- References
- 62
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 1.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Applied Developmental Science (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Keywords
- intimate partner violence, witnessing violence, toddlers, infants, internalizing problems, externalizing problems, child behavior problems, parenting, emotional safety, early childhood
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