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Exposure to Maternal- and Paternal-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence, Emotion Regulation, and Child Outcomes
Journal of Family Violence (2012)
  • Hilary G. Harding, University of Georgia
  • Diana M. Morelen, University of Georgia
  • Kristel Thomassin, University of Georgia
  • Laura Bradbury, University of Georgia
  • Anne Shaffer, University of Georgia
Abstract
The current study examined the relationship of maternal- and paternal-perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV) to children’s internalizing and externalizing symptomatology. Mother-child dyads (N = 53; child ages 8–11) reported maternal- and paternal-perpetrated IPV exposure and measures of child symptomatology. Results demonstrated that: (a) maternal- and paternal-perpetrated IPV have similar but not identical relations with child outcomes, (b) mothers’ and children’s reports of paternal-perpetrated IPV were positively related, (c) mother and child report of maternal- and paternal-perpetrated IPV related to child emotional and behavior problems, and (d) emotion dysregulation mediated the link between IPV exposure and child outcomes. Notably, findings differed by reporters. Results support emotion dysregulation as one mechanism through which IPV exposure may lead to child behavior problems, with implications for clinical intervention.
Keywords
  • emotion regulation,
  • exposure to intimate partner violence,
  • partner violence,
  • relationship violence,
  • externalizing symptoms,
  • internalizing symptoms
Publication Date
December 6, 2012
DOI
10.1007/s10896-012-9487-4
Citation Information
Hilary G. Harding, Diana M. Morelen, Kristel Thomassin, Laura Bradbury, et al.. "Exposure to Maternal- and Paternal-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence, Emotion Regulation, and Child Outcomes" Journal of Family Violence Vol. 28 Iss. 1 (2012) p. 63 - 72 ISSN: 1573-2851
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/diana-morelen/18/