Children’s exposure to domestic violence in Australia
نویسنده
چکیده
Children who live in homes characterised by violence between parents, or directed at one parent by another, have been called the ‘silent’, ‘forgotten’, ‘unintended’, ‘invisible’ and/or ‘secondary’ victims of domestic violence (Edleson 1999; Kovacs & Tomison 2003; Tomison 2000). Recently, however, children’s exposure to domestic violence, and the effects that this exposure can have, has been increasingly recognised (Humphreys 2008).
منابع مشابه
Domestic Violence and Children: Analysis and Recommendations
Today, domestic violence1 is recognized as a serious societal problem in the United States. Yet, children in families in which such violence occurs have remained largely invisible as victims.2 Concern about children’s exposure to domestic violence3 is increasing, however, in light of a growing body of knowledge regarding the prevalence and effects of childhood exposure to domestic violence. Res...
متن کاملEmerging Responses to Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
VAWnet is a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence. “Communities across North America are significantly revising the way they think about children exposed to domestic violence. At local, county and state levels, communities are engaged in a variety of policy and programmatic actions to respond to these children and their families... We need to continue to develop multiple ...
متن کاملConsequences of Domestic Violence against Women Referred to Health Centers in Zanjan: Qualitative Research
Background: The World Health Organization has declared domestic violence against women as an important health priority. Objectives: This study a aimed to identify the psychological, familial, and social consequences of domestic violence against women who referred to health centers in Zanjan province. Methods: The present study was conducted using a qualitative approach and the grounded theory...
متن کاملExposure to Domestic Violence: A Meta-Analysis of Child and Adolescent Outcomes
This study used meta-analysis to examine the relationship between childhood exposure to domestic violence and children’s internalizing, externalizing, and trauma symptoms. Results from 60 reviewed studies revealed mean weighted effect size d-values of .48 and .47 for the relationship between exposure to domestic violence and childhood internaliz- ing and externalizing symptoms, respectively, ...
متن کاملComparing Husbands’ Addiction in Women With and Without Exposure to Domestic Violence
Introduction: Domestic violence is considered a serious threat to the health and rights of women throughout the world. Evidence indicates that addiction and the consumption of narcotics and alcohol is among important individual causes resulting in violence against women. Objective: This research aimed to compare the impact of the addiction of the spouses on women who were subject of violence ...
متن کامل