Type:	Journal Article
Title:	How children's adjustment is affected by their relationships to their mothers' abusers
Other Titles:	Journal of interpersonal violence
Authors:	Nguyen, Huong Allen, Nicole Sullivan, Cris M Juras, Jennifer Bybee, Deborah
Keywords:	Impact on children and young people
Year:	2000
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	15 (6), June 2000
Notes:	Most studies of the impact of exposure to domestic violence on children have focussed on the mother-child relationship as a mediator of the impact with little research attention addressed to the presence and behaviour of the mother’s abuser. This US study explored the impact of the role of the abuser (biological father, stepfather/nonfather figure), the abuser’s use of violence, and his level of neglect/attentiveness. Abusers who were the children’s biological fathers were significantly more abusive to the mothers than were abusers from the non-father group. Biological fathers were the most emotionally available to the children. There were no significant differences on either mother or child report of the amount they physically abused the children. Stepfathers were more verbally abusive to the children and instilled more fear in them. Children reported the lowest self-competency when their mother’s abusers were either their biological fathers or stepfathers.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/15103
ISSN:	0886-2605
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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