The Lasting Experience of Domestic Homicide

家庭凶杀的持久经历

• 批准号: 6804578
• 负责人: RICHARD H STEEVES
• 金额: $ 23.68万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-30 至 2006-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6804578
• 关键词: adult human (21+); behavioral /social science research tag; bereavement; child foster care /adoption; child psychology; children; clinical research; domestic violence; early experience; experience; family structure /dynamics; homicide; human subject; interview; memory; parent deprivation; psychological shock; social adjustment; social perception; spouses

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Scientific knowledge about the effects of trauma on children, including domestic violence, has grown significantly in the last few years. However, there are some areas that have not been well described yet, including the effect of uxoricide on children. Uxoricide, the killing of one spouse by the other is, unfortunately, an all too common occurrence. In a family with minor children the effect can be devastating, for in a single act, the children lose both parents - one has died and the other is either a fugitive, in prison or has committed suicide. Some studies have begun to document the immediate effect of this kind of trauma on children, but the long-term consequences have not been investigated. In order to develop ways to help these most vulnerable children, research needs to be conducted on what they face growing up. This retrospective, exploratory study will use qualitative methods to describe the experiences of children from the time of the traumatic killing until adulthood. The sample will consist of 90 men and women, who when they were children lived through the killing of one of their parents by the other. The participants will be asked to give a narrative account of their experiences as children including those circumstances, people, ideas, or attitudes that helped or hindered them.

描述(由申请者提供)：关于创伤对儿童的影响，包括家庭暴力的科学知识在过去几年中有了显著增长。然而，有一些领域还没有得到很好的描述，包括杀蚊对儿童的影响。不幸的是，配偶一方杀害另一方是非常常见的事情。在一个有未成年子女的家庭中，这种影响可能是毁灭性的，因为在一个行为中，孩子们失去了父母--一个已经死了，另一个要么是逃犯，要么在监狱里，要么自杀了。一些研究已经开始记录这种创伤对儿童的直接影响，但还没有调查长期后果。为了开发方法帮助这些最脆弱的儿童，需要对他们成长过程中面临的问题进行研究。这项回顾、探索性的研究将使用定性的方法来描述儿童从创伤杀戮时期到成年的经历。样本将包括90名男性和女性，他们在孩提时代曾经历过父母一方被另一方杀害的经历。参与者将被要求讲述他们小时候的经历，包括那些帮助或阻碍他们的环境、人、想法或态度。