Viewing Children’s Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence Through a Developmental, Social-Ecological, and Survivor Lens: The Current State of the Field, Challenges, and Future Directions

Although some children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) demonstrate resilience, the population-level health consequences of exposure across the lifespan and the related social and economic costs of such exposure are enormous. Using a developmental and social-ecological perspective, this ar...

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Published in:Violence against women 2019-01, Vol.25 (1), p.6-28
Main Authors: Carlson, Juliana, Voith, Laura, Brown, Jejuana C., Holmes, Megan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adverse Childhood Experiences - methods
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Costs
Domestic violence
Environmental aspects
Exposure to Violence - psychology
Humans
Intimate partner violence
Intimate Partner Violence - psychology
Poetry as Topic
Prevention
Public health
Resilience
Socioeconomic Factors
Survivor
Survivors - psychology
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Summary:Although some children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) demonstrate resilience, the population-level health consequences of exposure across the lifespan and the related social and economic costs of such exposure are enormous. Using a developmental and social-ecological perspective, this article summarizes the literature examining the effects of IPV exposure on children, reviews key underlying mechanisms, and suggests the use of a public health prevention approach. It presents a discussion of next steps and identification of key challenges. One of the authors, a survivor of child exposure to IPV, presents a vignette that augments key sections and highlights children’s resilience.
ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/1077801218816187