Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Resilience among children exposed to domestic violence: the role of risk and protective factors
Other Titles:	Child Development
Authors:	Levendosky, Alytia A Martinez-Torteya, Cecilia Bogat, G. Anne von Eye, Alexander
Keywords:	Risk factors;Mental health;Impact on children and young people;Parenting
Year:	2009
Publisher:	Wiley Interscience
Citation:	80 (2), March/April 2009
Notes:	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. Copyright ? 1999-2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Abstract printed with permission. [For more information go to Wiley-Blackwell]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16650
ISSN:	0009-3920
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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