Domestic violence and children: Prevalence and risk in five major US cities
Domestic violence and children: Prevalence and risk in five major US cities
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DOI：
10.1097/00004583-199701000-00025
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发表时间：
1997-01-01
影响因子：
13.3
通讯作者：
Marcus, S
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作者：
Fantuzzo, J;Boruch, R;Marcus, S
目标：目睹家庭暴力的儿童是一个全国性的重大问题。本研究提供了美国五个城市中儿童遭受已证实的成年女性袭击案件发生率的数据。方法：本研究的数据取自配偶攻击复制计划 (SARP) 数据库，该数据库收集自警察和轻罪家庭暴力的女性受害者。此外，还收集了家庭人口数据和儿童参与暴力事件的数据。将 SARP 家庭的数据与每个城市的人口普查数据进行比较。结果：结果表明，存在家庭暴力的家庭中儿童比例过高，而这些儿童中幼儿比例过高。此外，这些儿童暴露于过多的额外发育危险因素，并不同程度地卷入了这些事件。结论：这些发现强调了建立更严格的跨学科科学研究议程的重要性，以便为目睹家庭暴力的非常脆弱的儿童群体（0 至 5 岁的儿童）的评估和治疗工作提供信息。
Objective: Children witnessing domestic violence is a major national concern. The present study provided data on the prevalence of children's exposure to substantiated cases of adult female assaults in five U.S. cities. Method: Data for this study were drawn from the Spouse Assault Replication Program (SARP) database, collected from police officers and female victims of misdemeanor domestic violence. In addition, household demographic data and data on involvement of children in the violent incidents were collected. Data from the SARP households were compared with census data from each city. Results: Results indicated that children were disproportionately present in households with domestic violence and that young children were disproportionately represented among these children. Moreover, these children were exposed to excessive levels of additional developmental risk factors and they were involved in the incidents to varying degrees. Conclusions: These findings underscore the importance of establishing a more rigorous interdisciplinary, scientific research agenda to inform assessment and treatment efforts for a very vulnerable group of children who witness domestic violence, children aged 0 through 5 years.