Type:	Journal Article
Title:	The direct and indirect effects of domestic violence on young children's intellectual functioning
Other Titles:	Journal of family violence
Authors:	Huth-Bocks, Alissa C Semel, Michael A Levendosky, Alytia Akiko
Keywords:	Impact on children and young people;Mental health
Year:	2001
Publisher:	Kluwer Academic Plenum Publishers
Citation:	16 (3), September 2001
Notes:	Outlines and discusses the methodology and results of a US research project aimed at identifying the direct and indirect effects of domestic and family violence on children’s intellectual and cognitive development, highlighting the scarcity of research in this area and the mixed results such studies have achieved. A review of the literature relating to the impact of domestic violence on children’s development generally is also provided. Variables such as maternal depression, child abuse, demographics and home environment were measured and assessed in terms of their relationship to the direct and indirect effects of domestic violence on children’s intellectual development. It is argued the results indicate domestic violence has a negative impact on the intellectual, emotional and social adjustment of children who witness and/or experience it. While maternal depression associated with domestic violence was found to be consistently related to negative intellectual outcomes, no such relationship existed between domestic violence and the home environment. Improving mother’s psychological functioning is suggested as a possible way of protecting children from the harmful effects of violence.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12320
ISSN:	0885-7482
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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