Domestic violence, emotional competence, and child adjustment

dc.contributor.authorKatz, Lynn Fainsilber ; Hessler, Danielle M. ; Annest, Amalia
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-31T19:28:58Z
dc.date.available2018-10-31T19:28:58Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractThis article examined emotion competence in children exposed to domestic violence (DV). It also examined the hypothesis that children's emotional competence mediates relations between DV and children's later difficulties with peers and behavioral adjustment. DV was assessed when children were at the age of five, emotional competence was assessed at the age of 9.5, and peer quality and behavioral adjustment were obtained at the age of 11. Children from homes with greater DV were less aware of their own emotions and more emotionally dysregulated at the age of 9.5. Emotional awareness mediated the relationship between DV at the age of five and children's friendship closeness and internalizing problems at the age of 11. Emotion dysregulation mediated the relationship between DV at the age of five and children's negative peer group interactions, social problems, and internalizing and externalizing problems at the age of 11. Results are discussed in terms of the impact of DV on children's emotional development and the role that different aspects of emotional competence play in children's socio‐emotional adjustment. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationKatz, Lynn Fainsilber ; Hessler, Danielle M. ; Annest, Amalia. (2007). Domestic violence, emotional competence, and child adjustment. Social Development, 16(3), 513-538.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.academia.edu/download/42336456/Domestic_Violence_Emotional_Competence_a20160207-10927-uek8lz.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4025
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSocial Developmenten_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectexposure to violenceen_US
dc.subjectIntimate partner violenceen_US
dc.subjectfamily violenceen_US
dc.subjectpsychological effectsen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleDomestic violence, emotional competence, and child adjustmenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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