Childhood Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Socioemotional Development from Early to Middle Childhood
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a preventable health problem that has multiple effects on the family, including the youngest member of the family, the child.For many years children were not recognized as having detrimental consequences of IPV.Now that it is recognized that children suffer from the negative effects of IPV, it is important to examine how and when exposure to IPV is associated with the development of children.This study uses the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study to examine the socioemotional development of children exposed to IPV from birth to 9 years old.Using structural equation modeling, latent growth curve models were conducted to analyze internalizing and externalizing problems at age 3, 5, and 9.Children who were exposed to IPV, whether it be a violent and controlling or a controlling only relationship, had more internalizing and externalizing problems.Also, the earlier and longer the child was exposed to IPV, the more socioemotional problems the child had.Identifying the critical time period of externalizing and internalizing problems for children exposed to IPV is crucial for intervention techniques and child victims' long-term development.Every child should be able to develop to their fullest potential, by targeting intervention efforts at those critical time points, it could allow for children to live up to their full promise.
Author: Diandra Renee Gordon
Institution: The Ohio State University
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2563930985