Co-occurrence of interparental violence and child physical abuse and it’s effect on the adolescents’ behavior
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2007
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Journal of Family Violence
Abstract
This study analyzed the impact of the cooccurrence of parental and interparental violence on the
behavior of adolescents. Results reveal that the cooccurrence of interparental violence and child physical
abuse has a significantly greater negative impact on
behavior than does exposure to interparental violence only.
Moreover, participants, who are both abused and exposed
to interparental violence, exhibit internalized and externalized symptoms falling within the clinical range more
frequently. Exposure exclusively to interparental violence
also has definite impact; for example, teens who are only
exposed to interparental violence exhibit internalized and
externalized symptoms more frequently than do those who
have been neither subject to physical abuse from a parent
nor exposed to interparental violence. Implications of the
findings are discussed.
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interparental violence, child physical abuse, Co-occurrence, Adolescents, research
Citation
Bourassa, C. (2007). Co-occurrence of interparental violence and child physical abuse and it’s effect on the adolescents’ behavior. Journal of Family Violence, 22(8), 691-701.