Date Approved
9-13-2006
Embargo Period
4-6-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Mental Health Counseling and Applied Psychology
Department
Psychology
College
College of Science & Mathematics
Advisor
Jeffrey, Linda
Subject(s)
Children of abused wives; Family violence
Disciplines
Psychology
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to address this question: Is there a relationship between the trauma symptoms of mothers and the behavior problems of their children in the context of domestic violence? Mothers' trauma symptoms significantly correlated with their children's behavior problems in these children between the ages of 3 to 10 years. Pearson correlations revealed that the mothers' defensive avoidance scale scores significantly correlated with their children's anxious/depressed and internalizing scale scores, mothers' depression and impaired self-reference scale scores significantly correlated with their children's withdrawn and internalizing scale scores, and mothers' dysfunctional sexual behavior and tension reduction behavior scale scores significantly correlated with their children's withdrawn scale scores. Implications for treating women and children of domestic violence are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Monahan, Stacey, "Behavior problems in children of battered women" (2006). Theses and Dissertations. 912.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/912
