Intimate partner violence and children’s cognitive development

• Published in: Empirical economics Vol. 69; no. 2; pp. 1001 - 1046
• Main Authors: Jofre-Bonet, Mireia, Roig, Melcior Rossello, Serra-Sastre, Victoria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer Nature B.V 01.08.2025
• Subjects: Abused children; Academic achievement; Age; Child abuse & neglect; Childhood; Children & youth; Cognition & reasoning; Cognitive ability; Cognitive development; Cohort analysis; Curricula; Domestic violence; Families & family life; Households; Human capital; Information technology; Intimate partner violence; Mathematics; Mothers; Parents & parenting; Physical education; Prior knowledge; School violence; Selection bias; Self esteem; Skills; Teachers; Writing; United Kingdom > UK

This study examines how intimate partner violence (IPV) affects the educational outcomes of children living in violent households. We employ data from the Millennium Cohort Study, a longitudinal survey that follows about 19,000 children born in the UK in 2000–2001. We use their educational performan...