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Child Abuse in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: The Impact of Women's Depressive and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms on Maternal Behavior

NCJ Number
247690
Journal
Journal of Interpersonal Violence Volume: 29 Issue: 7 Dated: May 2014 Pages: 1201-1227
Author(s)
Mariana G. Boeckel PhD; Concepción Blasco-Ros PhD; Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira PhD; Manuela Martínez PhD
Date Published
May 2014
Length
27 pages
Annotation

Intimate male partner violence against women has been recognized as an important public health problem, with a high impact on women's mental health, including depressive and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.

Abstract

Intimate male partner violence against women has been recognized as an important public health problem, with a high impact on women's mental health, including depressive and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. However, fathers who have been involved in intimate partner violence (IPV) have an increased probability of being violent toward their children. The aim of this study was to assess the relation between the mental health status of abused women, their partner's violence toward the children, and their maternal behavior. Abstract published by arrangement with Sage.