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Does time heal all wounds? How is children's exposure to intimate partner violence related to their current

Román Ronzón-Tirado1, Natalia Redondo1, María D Zamarrón1

  • 1Department of Biological and Health Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

Frontiers in Psychology
|November 21, 2022
PubMed

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Children exposed to repeated intimate partner violence (IPV) and mothers with high anxiety may experience long-term depression and anxiety. Early intervention is crucial for child victims of IPV to prevent chronic symptoms.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Trauma Studies
  • Forensic Psychology

Background:

  • Intimate Partner Violence Exposure (IPVE) significantly impacts children's long-term mental health.
  • Understanding the longitudinal course of internalizing symptoms post-IPV is critical.
  • Limited research exists on the combined effects of IPVE frequency, post-cessation adversity, and time elapsed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the impact of IPVE frequency, post-IPV adverse experiences, and time since relationship termination on childhood anxiety and depression.
  • To identify predictors of children's adjustment following IPV.
  • To inform timely interventions for IPV-affected families.

Main Methods:

  • Hierarchical logistic regression analysis.
  • Study included 107 children and mothers with judicial protection orders post-IPV.
  • Variables analyzed: time since termination, IPVE frequency, revictimization, maternal pathology, and maternal anxious anticipation.

Main Results:

  • Exposure to multiple IPVE events from different partners predicted children's depression and anxiety.
  • Higher maternal anxious anticipation was a significant predictor of children's pathological depression and anxiety.
  • Children's adjustment was influenced by IPVE frequency and maternal psychological factors.

Conclusions:

  • Early psychological evaluation for child and maternal IPV victims is essential.
  • Timely interventions can prevent the chronicity of internalizing symptoms.
  • Post-relationship support and emotional security strategies are vital for IPV survivors.

Keywords:
childhood maltreatmentinternalizing symptomsintimate partner violence exposurerevicitmizationtime

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