A survey of 1,452 undergraduate students was used to examine the long-term psychological impact of witnessing interparental physical aggression during childhood. The 203 students who reported witnessing at least one such incident reported higher levels of current psychological distress. Negative effects increased when a parent of the same sex was…

Comparison of 69 neglectful mothers with a demographically comparable sample of 138 non-neglectful mothers found that neglectful mothers exchanged fewer resources with both their partners and mothers, were more likely to state that their mothers had few positive characteristics, had known their partners for less time, and were less likely to be…

This study examined the relationship between bullying and victimization in school and exposure to interparental violence with 1059 Italian elementary and middle school students. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses of questionnaire responses revealed that bullying and victimization were predicted by exposure to interparental violence,…

The welfare of children in Lagos, Nigeria, after marital disruption was assessed using 1,000 social welfare case records. Findings include: single custody was commonly practiced; few of the women remarried; and many of the biological fathers were not responsible for the maintenance of their children, and the few that were defaulted regularly.…

This study of 159 nonclinical married adults found that, for women, verbal abuse in childhood was predictive of marital conflict, and the caring parenting they experienced predicted the depth of the marital relationship. For men, the abuse variables did not predict any dimension of their current marital relationship. Among parenting variables,…

A study explored the interactional effects of parental marital disruption and physical abuse on risk for adolescent psychopathology in 99 community-based adolescents who had been physically abused and 99 controls. Interactional effects of marital disruption and abuse were found for risk for lifetime Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.…

A New Zealand mail survey (n=1,376) and interviews (n=497) evaluated the long-term impact of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of female children surveyed as adults. Similarities in outcomes among the three forms of abuse were more apparent than differences, though sexual abuse was particularly associated with sexual problems, emotional abuse…

This study, involving 1544 Navy recruit trainees, analyzed the relationships between conflict resolution tactics experienced during childhood, intimate partner conflict resolution tactics, alcohol problems, and adult child physical abuse risk. Findings provide partial support for the social learning perspective that the childhood experience of…

Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine which factors best predict parental use of single versus multiple types of violence. Methodology: The study uses data from a Quebec telephone survey conducted with a representative sample of 2,469 mothers of children aged 0-17 years. The interview covered topics such as mother's attitudes and…

A study of 197 physically abused and neglected Greek children and their families found that family characteristics predictive of abuse included parents' own life experiences, mental health problems, bad marital relationship, and parental neglect of child's hygiene. A checklist was found to be effective in screening and in secondary prevention of…