Mother's exposure to domestic and community violence and its association with child's behavioral outcomes

Abstract

This study investigated the potential cumulative effect of maternal exposure to violence both at home and in community on children. This study used the data (N = 2506) from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study. We found that maternal nonphysical victimization, either by witnessing violence in the community or by experiencing psychological domestic violence, had a direct negative effect on children's depression and anxiety. Maternal nonphysical victimization also indirectly elevated child's aggression through mother's use of psychological and physical aggression toward the child. Witnessing community violence by mothers, directly and indirectly, worsened the child's withdrawal behaviors through the mother's psychological aggression toward the child. Mother's direct victimization by community violence and physical domestic violence was not related to child's behavioral outcomes after controlling for other risk factors. This study points to important considerations for devising intervention and prevention for mothers and children. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

Maternal Childhood Maltreatment, Internal Working Models, and Perinatal Substance Use: Is There a Role for Hyperkatifeia? A Systematic Review

“…Of the 54 articles pertinent to associations between impaired internal working models and early parent-child relationships and offspring outcomes, 14,59,62,63,71,72,76,77,92,107 -124,126 -130,134,139,147,156,165 -182 28 reported on substance use, 59,62,63,71,72,76,77,92,134,139,147,156,165 …”

“…Of these 54 relevant articles, 41 addressed mother-infant or mother-toddler relationships, 14,59,71,76,77,92,107,108,110 -117,119 -124,126 -130,139,147,166 -170,172,174,176 -180 with 18 addressing substance use. Of these 18 articles, eight focused on cocaine +/− other drugs/alcohol, 59,71,166,167,169,170,172,174 two focused on alcohol, 178,179 three on opioids, 92,176,177 and five focused either on cravings, multiple substances, or “illicit drugs.” 76,77,134,147,168 Approximately two-thirds of these pertinent studies addressed mother-infant relationships and one-third addressed mother-toddler relationships, reporting decreased maternal sensitivity, 59...…”

“…Of these 54 relevant articles, 41 addressed mother-infant or mother-toddler relationships, 14 , 59 , 71 , 76 , 77 , 92 , 107 , 108 , 110 - 117 , 119 - 124 , 126 - 130 , 139 , 147 , 166 - 170 , 172 , 174 , 176 - 180 with 18 addressing substance use. Of these 18 articles, eight focused on cocaine +/− other drugs/alcohol, 59 , 71 , 166 , 167 , 169 , 170 , 172 , 174 two focused on alcohol, 178 , 179 three on opioids, 92 , 176 ,...…”

Adversity and child body mass index in Fragile Families over 15 years: Do type and timing matter?

“…Community adversity items refer to violent things carried out by people outside the child's circle of family or loved ones, selected based on prior acceptance and validation ( Chen & Lee, 2021 ; Schneider, 2020 ). Violence exposure was measured as frequency of experiencing or witnessing someone being: (1) beaten up; (2) attacked with a weapon; and (3) shot at ( Chen & Lee, 2021 ), or witnessing someone be killed through violence in the community. Parent report of whether they were ever afraid to let the child outside because of violence and fear of gang violence in the neighborhood was included from ages 5 through 15 ( James et al, 2018 ).…”

Violencia vicaria en el contexto de la violencia de género: un estudio descriptivo en Iberoamérica

“…Si bien, el solo hecho de ser expuestos a la violencia que ejerce el padre sobre la madre afecta el normal desarrollo de dichos niños [14][15][16], no es la única forma de daño que reciben. Un alto porcentaje de ellos son víctimas directas de maltrato físico, psicológico y sexual, observándose consecuencias físicas, cognitivas, emocionales, interpersonales y conductuales [13,[17][18][19]. Este tipo de maltrato infantil, dentro del contexto de la violencia hacia la mujer, ha sido denominado Violencia Vicaria [20].…”