Psy325 Domestic Violence Research Paper
How domestic violence affects children in the home.
PSY325: Statistics for the Behavioral & Social Sciences
March 11, 2013
Introduction
The number of cases of domestic violence is staggering. When people think about the word domestic violence they only think about the people that are directly involved in the altercation. The “silent victims” in domestic violence are the kids that witness the violence and have lasting effects from it (Child Welfare Information Gateway2009). We will review some studies that go over just some of the impacts that domestic violence has on the children in the household. For the remainder of this study review when you see you will see DV in place of domestic violence. Children that have been exposed to DV can …show more content…
By Julie Sprinkle this study was done in South Carolina and set out to answer three questions; “What is the relationship of South Carolinas domestic violence rates to levels of aggression in the state’s school-aged children? What is the relationship of South Carolinas gun ownership rates to levels of aggression in the state’s school-aged children? What is the relationship of South Carolina citizen’s educational attainment to levels of aggression in the state’s school-aged children?”(Sprinkle2007).
The second study by Moylan, Herrenkohl, Sousa, Tajima, Herrenkohl & Russo entitled “The Effects of Child Abuse and Exposure to Domestic Violence on Adolescent Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems” is trying to see how child abuse and domestic violence affects the psychosocial outcomes in adolescence the children in the household. It also looks to see if gender of the children plays a role in effects such as depression and
PSY325: Statistics for the Behavioral & Social Sciences
March 11, 2013
Introduction
The number of cases of domestic violence is staggering. When people think about the word domestic violence they only think about the people that are directly involved in the altercation. The “silent victims” in domestic violence are the kids that witness the violence and have lasting effects from it (Child Welfare Information Gateway2009). We will review some studies that go over just some of the impacts that domestic violence has on the children in the household. For the remainder of this study review when you see you will see DV in place of domestic violence. Children that have been exposed to DV can …show more content…
By Julie Sprinkle this study was done in South Carolina and set out to answer three questions; “What is the relationship of South Carolinas domestic violence rates to levels of aggression in the state’s school-aged children? What is the relationship of South Carolinas gun ownership rates to levels of aggression in the state’s school-aged children? What is the relationship of South Carolina citizen’s educational attainment to levels of aggression in the state’s school-aged children?”(Sprinkle2007).
The second study by Moylan, Herrenkohl, Sousa, Tajima, Herrenkohl & Russo entitled “The Effects of Child Abuse and Exposure to Domestic Violence on Adolescent Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems” is trying to see how child abuse and domestic violence affects the psychosocial outcomes in adolescence the children in the household. It also looks to see if gender of the children plays a role in effects such as depression and