Childhood Exposure to Parental Domestic Violence and Post-Separation Parent-Child Contact: Implications for Mental Health and Intergenerational Risk

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• Caroline Kim, Pepperdine UniversityFollow

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is often described as a hidden epidemic, affecting at least half a million women in the United States annually (Roberts et al., 2010). IPV can be defined as “controlling behaviors and acts within intimate relationships that cause physical, sexual, emotional, or psychological harm”, and it will be used interchangeably with the term domestic violence (DV) throughout this review (Abordo et al., 2023, p. 297). Due to the heightened need for increased IPV awareness, substantial research has been conducted in analyzing the harmful effects it has on female victims primarily, and significant strides have been made in understanding the psychological, physical, and social consequences for survivors (Holt et al., 2008).

Publication Date

2026

Keywords

domestic violence, intimate partner violence, harm, impact on children, violence