Children's witnessing of adult domestic violence
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Social service professionals are more frequently identifying children who witness adult domestic violence as victims of that abuse. This article expands common definitions of how children witness adult domestic violence. A total of 31 research articles that met established quality criteria were included in this review. A variety of behavioral, emotional, and cognitive-functioning problems among children were found to be associated with exposure to domestic violence. Factors that appear to moderate the impact of witnessing violence—such as whether the child was also abused, child gender and age, and the time since last exposure to violence—were identified. Concerns about research methodology used in this area of research and the application of this knowledge also are raised.
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Most research to date has found that exposure to domestic violence impacts children negatively, and reviews conclude it is associated with emotional and behavioral problems as well as interpersonal problems.
“In sum, most research to date has found that exposure to domestic violence impacts children negatively. More specifically, these reviews tend to conclude that exposure to domestic violence is associated with emotional and behavioral problems, as well as interpersonal problems (Carlson, 2000; Edleson, 1999; Margolin, 1998).”
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- Authors
- EDLESON, J. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Minnesota
- Venue
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1999-08
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 839-870
- ISSN
- 0886-2605 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-6518
- OpenAlex
- W1998661343
- Cited by
- 876
- References
- 103
- Citations by year
- 2026: 14 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 37 · 2018: 35 · 2017: 46 · 2016: 31 · 2015: 44 · 2014: 41 · 2013: 50 · 2012: 52
- FWCI
- 16.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
- Keywords
- domestic violence exposure, child abuse, child behavior problems, child emotional problems, cognitive function, moderators, time since exposure
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