Citation

Rosenheck RA, Fontana A. J. Trauma. Stress 1998; 11(4): 731-742.

Affiliation

Northeast Program Evaluation Center, VAMC, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1023/A:1024445416821

PMID

9870224

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between participation in abusive violence in Vietnam and behavioral disturbances among children aged 6-16 in the next generation. As part of the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study (NVVRS) detailed data were obtained on a national sample of male veterans who were living in households with children aged 6-16 (N = 257). Interviews with spouses/partners were used to evaluate current family relationships and child behavior. Children of veterans who participated in abusive violence showed more behavioral disturbance than children of other Vietnam veterans even after multivariate analysis was used to adjust for other factors such as PTSD symptoms, combat exposure, and postmilitary family relationships. Participation in abusive violence appears to affect parent-child relationships in a way that adversely influences children living at home.

Language: en