Intergenerational Transmission of Domestic Violence: Practitioners' Perceptions and Experiences of Working with Adult Victims and Perpetrators in the UK

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dc.contributor.authorWagner, Jessica ; Jones, Steph ; Tsaroucha, Anna ; Cumbers, Holly
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-05T15:25:46Z
dc.date.available2020-02-05T15:25:46Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractPractitioners' preconceived ideas about service users can lead to prejudice and labelling, and ultimately may result in biased services. This paper reports on a UK‐based qualitative research study exploring the views and experiences of practitioners working with adult victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. It examines whether or not practitioners believe that childhood experiences of witnessing domestic violence indicate the likelihood of domestic violence in adulthood. It further explores practitioners' perceptions of factors contributing to the experiences of domestic violence amongst their service users. Twelve semi‐structured interviews were conducted with practitioners working in the domestic violence field, and thematic analysis was used to analyse their responses. The data did not indicate a general consensus on the matter of children becoming victims or perpetrators based on their childhood experiences of domestic violence. Participants' responses indicated that they thought the issue was more complex. Common themes that participants consider important to children's development of healthy/unhealthy relationships in this context were identified in the data. These included: an awareness of service users' individuality; the importance of meaningful support networks; and an understanding of the risk amongst their service users to normalise abusive behaviour. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationWagner, Jessica ; Jones, Steph ; Tsaroucha, Anna ; Cumbers, Holly. (2019). Intergenerational Transmission of Domestic Violence: Practitioners' Perceptions and Experiences of Working with Adult Victims and Perpetrators in the UK. Child Abuse Review, 28, 39-51.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/7261/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4586
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChild Abuse Reviewen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectUnited Kingdomen_US
dc.subjectlong term effectsen_US
dc.subjectpsychological effectsen_US
dc.subjectrisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectparentingen_US
dc.subjectdomestic violenceen_US
dc.subjectfamily violenceen_US
dc.titleIntergenerational Transmission of Domestic Violence: Practitioners' Perceptions and Experiences of Working with Adult Victims and Perpetrators in the UKen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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