The effects of child abuse and exposure to domestic violence on adolescent internalizing and externalizing behavior problems

dc.contributor.authorMoylan, C. A., Herrenkohl, T. I., Sousa, C., Tajima, E. A., Herrenkohl, R. C., & Russo, M. J.
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-18T18:47:12Z
dc.date.available2014-09-18T18:47:12Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the effects of child abuse and domestic violence exposure in childhood on adolescent internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Data for this analysis are from the Lehigh Longitudinal Study, a prospective study of 457 youth addressing outcomes of family violence and resilience in individuals and families. Results show that child abuse, domestic violence, and both in combination (i.e., dual exposure) increase a child’s risk for internalizing and externalizing outcomes in adolescence. When accounting for risk factors associated with additional stressors in the family and surrounding environment, only those children with dual exposure had an elevated risk of the tested outcomes compared to non-exposed youth. However, while there were some observable differences in the prediction of outcomes for children with dual exposure compared to those with single exposure (i.e., abuse only or exposure to domestic violence only), these difference were not statistically significant. Analyses showed that the effects of exposure for boys and girls are statistically comparable.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMoylan, C. A., Herrenkohl, T. I., Sousa, C., Tajima, E. A., Herrenkohl, R. C., & Russo, M. J. (2010). The effects of child abuse and exposure to domestic violence on adolescent internalizing and externalizing behavior problems.Journal of family Violence, 25(1), 53-63.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2872483/pdf/nihms-147268.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1734
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of family Violenceen_US
dc.subjectexposure to violenceen_US
dc.subjectdomestic violenceen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectfamily violenceen_US
dc.subjectresilienceen_US
dc.titleThe effects of child abuse and exposure to domestic violence on adolescent internalizing and externalizing behavior problemsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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