Psychological and behavioral correlates of family violence in child witnesses and victims.
American Journal of OrthopsychiatryPublished 1 January 1988
Honore M. Hughes
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Results indicated significantly more distress in the abused-witness children than in the comparison group, with nonabused child witnesses to parental violence temporarily residing in a battered women's shelter falling between the two.
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Abused and nonabused child witnesses to parental violence temporarily residing in a battered women's shelter were compared to children from a similar economic background on measures of self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and behavior problems, using mothers' and self-reports. Results indicated significantly more distress in the abused-witness children than in the comparison group, with nonabused witness children's scores falling between the two. Age of child and types of violence were mediating factors. Implications of the findings are discussed.
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