NCJ Number
176819
Editor(s)
G W Holden,
R Geffner,
E N Jouriles
Date Published
1998
Length
465 pages
Annotation
This book studies children who are exposed to violence between domestic partners.
Abstract
The book examines research on the topic and analyzes the complex interactions that determine children's outcomes. It attempts to determine why some children are greatly affected by this type of violence while others seem to function quite well under the circumstances; the features of the hostile environment to which the children are reacting; characteristics of children and parents that mediate or exacerbate behavior problems; why there is such variability in children's outcomes; and what can be done to help the children. The book presents theoretical and conceptual issues neglected by much of the previous research in the field; research reports that provide methodological innovations for better understanding children's responses to marital violence; and research implications for social policy and intervention with this population of children. Figures, references, tables, notes, indexes