Risk and Resilience Among Children Exposed to Family Violence

Kolbo, Jerome R.

doi:10.1891/0886-6708.11.2.113

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“…In addition, a recent review revealed that among 30% to 60% of families where either child physical abuse or woman battering were identified, the other form of violence was also present (Edleson, 1997). In an extreme example, Kolbo (1996) notes that of the 60 child witnesses he studied at a non-shelter domestic violence program all but two were also targets of violence. Some authors do not even identify the degree to which the children studied are both abused and witnessing domestic violence.…”

Section: Research Methodologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Children's Witnessing of Adult Domestic Violence

Edleson

1999

J Interpers Violence

669

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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 violence, and adult domestic violence in particular. Over 80 research papers were reviewed and a variety of behavioral, emotional, cognitive and physical functioning problems among children were found to be associated with exposure to domestic violence. Factors that appear to mediate the impact of witnessing violence, such as child gender, age, and time since last exposure to violence are identified. Concerns about research methodology are also raised.

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Section: Research Methodologiesmentioning

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Children's Witnessing of Adult Domestic Violence

Edleson

1999

J Interpers Violence

669

481

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“…There was more distress observed in the abused-witness children than in the comparison group, and the non-abused witnesses were somewhat between the abused and comparison group on distress measures. Exposure to family violence was correlated with vulnerability, and resilience and protective factors in a clinical sample of 60 children, ages 8 -11 years (Kolbo, 1996). Exposure was related to self-worth among boys and to behavior problems among girls.…”

Section: Effects Of Witnessing Spousal Violencementioning

confidence: 96%

Child emotional maltreatment: a 2-year study of US Army cases

Jellen

McCarroll

Thayer

2001

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Objective: Reports of childhood emotional maltreatment have increased greatly over the past decade. The objective of this research was to determine the types of emotional maltreatment substantiated in a community of US Army families residing temporarily in Germany. Such a description may help to improve the understanding of how a jurisdictional body defines emotional maltreatment in day-to-day practice. Method: Data were obtained from a review of the minutes of case review committees (CRCs) for 181 cases of child emotional abuse in 1997-1998. We determined the type, number, and severity of incidents, the substantiation rate, and the situations to which children were exposed. Results: The most frequently substantiated type of incident was witnessing domestic violence, 60% of all cases. Primary emotional abuse was found in 26% of cases, while emotional abuse in conjunction with child physical abuse or child neglect was found in 14% of cases. The more severe the case, the more likely it was to be substantiated. Conclusions: Emotional maltreatment was substantiated more as a single type than in combination with other forms of maltreatment. Seeing emotional abuse as a single entity may allow clinicians to focus on a relationship or situation (such as spouse abuse) that is potentially harmful to a child. However, recognizing the emotionally abusive aspects of child physical abuse and neglect could allow an expanded treatment plan that could include treatment of the emotionally abusive behavior to

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“…High intelligence has also been associated with positive adaptation in the face of adversity (Jaffee, Caspi, Moffitt, Polo-Tomas, & Taylor, 2007;Tiet et al, 1998) and is predictive of lower levels of psychiatric disorders, lower rates of conduct problems, and higher levels of overall functioning (Malcarne, Hamilton, Ingram, & Taylor, 2000). Similar studies with DV-exposed samples are sparse but suggest that IQ is negatively associated with behavioral problems (Kolbo, 1996). Well-developed verbal cognitive abilities may facilitate verbal mediation of conflict and therefore lead to more appropriate behavioral choices and a wider range of coping strategies (Buckner, Mezzacappa, & Beardslee, 2003).…”

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Resilience Among Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: The Role of Risk and Protective Factors

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Individual and family characteristics that predict resilience among children exposed to domestic violence (DV) were examined. Mother-child dyads (n = 190) were assessed when the children were 2, 3, and 4 years of age. DV-exposed children were 3.7 times more likely than nonexposed children to develop internalizing or externalizing problems. However, 54% of DV-exposed children maintained positive adaptation and were characterized by easy temperament (odds ratio [OR] = .39, d = .52) and nondepressed mothers (OR = 1.14, d = .07), as compared to their nonresilient counterparts. Chronic DV was associated with maternal depression, difficult child temperament, and internalizing or externalizing symptoms. Results underscore heterogeneous outcomes among DV-exposed children and the influence of individual and family characteristics on children's adaptation.

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Risk and Resilience Among Children Exposed to Family Violence

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Children's Witnessing of Adult Domestic Violence

Children's Witnessing of Adult Domestic Violence

Child emotional maltreatment: a 2-year study of US Army cases

Resilience Among Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: The Role of Risk and Protective Factors

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