Family Abuse

Cummings, J.G., Pepler, D.J., & Moore, T.E. (1999). Behavior problems in children exposed to wife abuse: Gender differences. Journal of Family Violence, 14, 133-155. Introduction: The purpose of this research is to focus on behavior problems that children witnesses of domestic violence often experience as a result of it. It targeted gender differences when evaluating family aggression or other conduct problems that children ages 6-12 from violent homes will often than not exhibit. This study …

…were significant differences between girls and boys aged 6-12 who witnessed parental abuse. This study found that when mothers rated the child’s adjustment that girls would experience greater maladjustment problems than boys. I feel that more research needs to be conducted across all states as domestic violence is a worldwide problem. However, I think it is extremely important to only focus on the effect of witnessing domestic violence rather than looking at gender differences.