Citation

Lapierre S, Côté I, Lambert A, Buetti D, Lavergne C, Damant D, Couturier V. Violence Against Women 2018; 24(9): 1023-1038.

Affiliation

University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801217731541

PMID

29332543

Abstract

This article reports findings from a participative and qualitative study conducted with children who had experienced domestic violence, focusing on their perspectives on their relationships with their mothers. Three focus groups and 46 individual interviews were conducted with children to gather their experiences. The research findings demonstrate that women's and children's victimizations are inextricably linked, and that domestic violence affects mother-child relationships. They also show that, despite the challenges and difficulties, children generally consider their mothers as very significant individuals in their lives, and have close relationships with them. The findings also reveal a dynamic of mutual protectiveness.

Language: en

Keywords

children’s exposure to domestic violence; domestic violence; mother–child relationships