Resilience Among Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: The Role of Risk and Protective Factors
- Författare
- Martinez-Torteya, C., Bogat, G. A., von Eye, A., & Levendosky, A. A.
- Titel
- Resilience Among Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: The Role of Risk and Protective Factors
- Utgivningsår
- 2009
- Tidskrift
- Child Development
- Volym
- 80
- Häfte
- 2
- Sidor
- 562-577
- Sammanfattning
Individual and family characteristics that predict resilience among children exposed to domestic violence (DV) were examined. Mother-child dyads (n = 190) were assessed when the children were 2, 3, and 4 years of age. DV-exposed children were 3.7 times more likely than nonexposed children to develop internalizing or externalizing problems. However, 54% of DV-exposed children maintained positive adaptation and were characterized by easy temperament (odds ratio [OR] = .39, d = .52) and nondepressed mothers (OR = 1.14, d = .07), as compared to their nonresilient counterparts. Chronic DV was associated with maternal depression, difficult child temperament, and internalizing or externalizing symptoms. Results underscore heterogeneous outcomes among DV-exposed children and the influence of individual and family characteristics on children's adaptation.