Profiles of Behavioral Problems in Children Who Witness Domestic Violence
Abstract
Unlike previous investigations of shelter-based samples, our study examined whether profiles of adjustment problems occurred in a community-program–based sample of 175 school-aged children exposed to domestic violence. Cluster analysis revealed three stable profiles/clusters. The largest cluster (69%) consisted of children below clinical thresholds for any internalizing or externalizing problem. Children in the next largest cluster (18%) were characterized as having externalizing problems with or without internalizing problems. The smallest cluster (13%) consisted of children with internalizing problems only. Comparison across demographic and violence characteristics revealed that the profiles differed by child gender, mother’s education, child’s lifetime exposure to violence, and aspects of the event precipitating contact with the community program. Clinical and future research implications of study findings are discussed.
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In Spilsbury et al.'s (2008) study, only 13% met the clinical threshold for internalizing problems.
“whereas only 13% met the clinical threshold for internalizing problems.”
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 Spilsbury et al., 2008
In Spilsbury et al.'s (2008) study of 175 school-aged children exposed to domestic violence, 18% of the sample demonstrated externalizing problems (both with and without additional internalizing problems).
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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 Spilsbury et al., 2008
In Spilsbury et al.'s (2008) study, 11% of the sample demonstrated both externalizing and internalizing problems.
“11% of the sample demonstrated both externalizing and internalizing problems”
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 Spilsbury et al., 2008
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- Authors
- Spilsbury, J. C., Kahana, S., Drotar, D., Creeden, R., Flannery, D. J., & Friedman, S.
- Affiliations
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Kent State University (US)
- Venue
- Violence and Victims
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Company
- Published
- 2008-02
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 3-17
- ISSN
- 0886-6708 (ISSN-L)
- 1945-7073
- OpenAlex
- W1990397280
- Cited by
- 55
- References
- 55
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 1.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Violence and Victims (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- UNICEF
- National Center for Research Resources (RR023264, K12RR023264)
- 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
- domestic violence exposure, children, behavioral problems, adjustment problems, internalizing problems, externalizing problems, cluster profiles, community-based programs, school-aged children, gender differences, maternal education
- MeSH terms
- Affective Symptoms, Child, Child Behavior, Child Behavior Disorders, Child Development, Female, Humans, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Risk Factors, United States, Cluster Analysis, Domestic Violence, Crime Victims
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