Children’s actions when experiencing domestic violence
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2009
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Childhood
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The aim of this article is, by analysing childrens discourses, to investigate their actions or absence of actions during a domestic violence episode. The empirical data are recorded group therapy sessions and individual interviews with children who have grown up experiencing their fathers violence against their mothers. The analysis shows that the childrens stories contain two aspects of actions: one related to the actions during the ongoing episode, and one the child perceives as possible/desirable for the future. The findings are discussed in the light of Lazarus and Folkmans theory of coping. (Author Abstract)
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child abuse, child witness, exposure to violence, Intimate partner violence, family violence, spouse abuse, coping strategies, research, International Resources, Sweden
Citation
Överlien, Carolina ; Hydén, Margareta. (2009). Children’s actions when experiencing domestic violence. Childhood, 16(4), 479-496.