Intimate Partner Violence and its Effect on Children

There are numerous documents showing the link between close partner violence and the outcome of child maladaptation. According to the survey, children who witnessed violence have impaired children's security. Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been shown to be painful and relaxation of regulation for children affected by intimate partner violence. Witnessing violence against children is painful, but it also suggests that it interferes with stress factors and learns skills that are appropriate for age.

Over 100 studies investigated the impact of intimate partner violence on children. These studies cite the short-term and long-term impact of intimate partner violence on children 47. The most obvious and potentially dangerous risk for children living in families with intimate partner violence is to become a victim of direct abuse. With 30 to 60% of families suffering from violence by close partners, children are also directly abused and 48 children and adolescents are susceptible to abuse. Very young children can not get rid of injuries and teenagers are more involved in stopping violence at the risk of harm more often 49

Therefore psychological intervention for children and adolescents who are victims of child abuse and / or exposure to violence of intimate partners represents a strategy to prevent violence of intimate partners backed by new evidence It seems to be. Their impact on sexual violence is currently unknown. School-based social and emotional skills develop impulsivity, lack of sympathy, and poor social skills. This may indicate a precursor to behavioral disorder, antisocial personality disorder. Form of violence including intimate partners and sexual violence. Therefore, cognitive and behavioral skills training programs and social development programs to deal with these factors in children and adolescents are promising strategies to prevent subsequent violence.

Intimate violence with partners is not a single structure, it takes a variety of forms such as physical, sexual and psychological violence. Nevertheless, outcome assessment usually does not examine the effectiveness of these different types of violence - nor are they generally designed to deal with the violence of certain types of intimate partners. Plans that are considered effective or promising only apply to violence of intimate partners of a particular form (Whitaker, Baker & Arias, 2007).