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Children exposed to intimate partner violence and animal abuse

遭受亲密伴侣暴力和虐待动物的儿童

基本信息

批准号：
8136519
负责人：
James Herbert Williams
金额：
$ 37.55万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (COLORADO SEMINARY)
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2010
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2010-09-02 至 2014-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8136519
关键词：
12 year old Address Adult Affect Animals Australia Behavior Buffers Caregivers Cessation of life Characteristics Child Child Abuse Child Behavior Child Mental Health Childhood Clinical Colorado Conduct Disorder Coupled Development Distress Domestic Violence Drug Formulations Educational Background Empathy Equipment and supply inventories Etiology Exposure to Family Family Violence Future Home environment Human Income Informed Consent Institutional Review Boards Learning Life Link Literature Measures Mental Health Modeling Mothers Non-accidental Parents Participant Patient Self-Report Problem behavior Process Protocols documentation Publishing Recruitment Activity Reliance Reporting Research Research Personnel Risk Risk Factors Sampling Services Severities Shelter facility Symptoms Therapeutic Intervention Time Time Study Violence Woman anti social base callous unemotional trait coping design emotional distress experience follow-up instrument intimate partner violence male perpetrators pet animal prospective public health relevance resilience sex social sound theories virtual

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The potentially deleterious effects of children's exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) have been well documented and include both externalizing and internalizing problems as well as compromised socioemotional functioning. Recent research suggests that concomitant exposure to animal abuse may occur in families with pets and who have experienced IPV. To our knowledge, no study has compared the mental health correlates of a) exposure to IPV coupled with exposure to animal abuse with b) exposure to IPV absent exposure to animal abuse. We hypothesize, based on social learning, attachment, and empathy development theories, that concomitant exposure to animal abuse may provide children an additional model of antisocial behavior, increase their emotional distress if the animal abuse to which they have been exposed involves pets to which children are emotionally attached, and may affect personal distress and empathy. Using a prospective design, we will assess levels of IPV and the presence or absence of threatened or actual harm of pets and relate these variables to children's behavior problems, including their perpetration of animal abuse. We will use state-of-the- art assessment instruments, a number of which have yet to be used in clinical samples of children. We will also include exploratory analyses of the relation between children's perpetration of animal abuse and their levels of empathy, callous and unemotional traits, and attachment to pet animals. Greater focus on exposure to IPV and animal abuse may enhance our understanding of the processes implicated in the effects of exposure to violence generally and illustrate how addressing human-animal relationships in childhood could inform therapeutic interventions. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Our study will provide a better understanding of potential mental health problems in children (7- to 12-year- olds) associated with living in a home with intimate partner violence as well as abuse of pet animals. Children's attachments to their pets may be an important buffer in circumstances of family distress. When their pets are threatened or harmed, children's coping ability may be compromised.

描述(由申请人提供)：儿童接触亲密伴侣暴力(IPV)的潜在有害影响已被很好地记录下来，包括外在化和内在化问题以及社会情绪功能受损。最近的研究表明，伴随而来的虐待动物可能发生在有宠物和经历过IPV的家庭中。据我们所知，还没有研究将a)暴露于IPV并暴露于虐待动物与b)暴露于IPV而不暴露于虐待动物之间的心理健康相关性进行比较。我们假设，基于社会学习、依恋和共情发展理论，伴随而来的虐待动物可能会为儿童提供另一种反社会行为的模式，如果他们接触到的虐待动物涉及儿童情感上依恋的宠物，则会增加他们的情绪痛苦，并可能影响个人痛苦和同理心。使用前瞻性设计，我们将评估IPV水平以及宠物是否受到威胁或实际伤害，并将这些变量与儿童的行为问题联系起来，包括他们虐待动物的行为。我们将使用最先进的评估工具，其中一些尚未用于儿童的临床样本。我们还将对儿童虐待动物的行为与他们的同理心水平、冷酷无情的特征以及对宠物的依恋之间的关系进行探索性分析。更多地关注暴露在IPV和虐待动物中，可能会增强我们对总体上暴露于暴力的影响所涉及的过程的理解，并说明在儿童时期处理人与动物的关系如何为治疗干预提供信息。公共卫生相关性：我们的研究将更好地了解儿童(7至12岁)与生活在亲密伴侣暴力和虐待宠物的家庭中相关的潜在心理健康问题。孩子们对宠物的依恋可能是家庭困境中的一个重要缓冲。当宠物受到威胁或伤害时，孩子的应对能力可能会受到影响。