Witnessing Violence Versus Experiencing Violence: Effects on Psychological Distress
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Children Witnessing Family Violence
• Although family violence crosses all socio-demographic groups, there are some circumstances where violence occurs at higher rates. Households with older children, somewhat older parents, parental unemployment, low income, blended, step or single parent families, or a recent change in family structure had higher than average percentages of children exposed to adults or teenagers physically fig...
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عنوان ژورنال: Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2039-9340,2039-2117
DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n3s1p11