Citation

Ballif-Spanvill B, Clayton CJ, Hendrix SB. Am. J. Orthopsychiatry 2007; 77(2): 206-215.

Affiliation

Women's Research Institute, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA. wri@byu.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Publisher Wiley Blackwell)

DOI

10.1037/0002-9432.77.2.206

PMID

17535118

Abstract

The violent and peaceful behaviors of 115 children who had or had not witnessed domestic violence were measured in five types of simulated conflict. Witnesses did not differ from nonwitnesses in conflicts involving limited resources, jealousy over possessions, or intimidation; witnesses were significantly more violent in conflicts involving aggression and exclusion. The most violent responses were found among abusers' sons who had been excluded by peers.

Language: en