Mother's exposure to domestic and community violence and its association with child's behavioral outcomes

• Published in: Journal of community psychology Vol. 49; no. 7; pp. 2623 - 2638
• Main Authors: Chen, Wan‐Yi, Lee, Yookyong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2021
• Subjects: Aggressiveness; child outcomes; Children; Children & youth; community violence; Domestic violence; Emotional abuse; harsh parenting; Mothers; Risk factors; Victimization; Well being; domestic violence; community violence; harsh parenting; child outcomes

This study investigated the potential cumulative effect of maternal exposure to violence both at home and in community on children. This study used the data (N = 2506) from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study. We found that maternal nonphysical victimization, either by witnessing violence...