@article{ref1,
title="Conflict appraisals and trauma symptoms in children exposed to intimate partner violence",
journal="Violence and victims",
year="2022",
author="Cochran, Kara A. and Bogat, G. Anne and Levendosky, Alytia A. and Martinez-Torteya, Cecilia",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) are at risk for posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and alterations in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis functioning. The current study investigated children's threat and self-blame appraisals about parental conflict as potential mechanisms leading to these adverse outcomes. Parent-child relationships were also examined. The sample consisted of 119 10-year-olds and their mothers who were recruited from the community as part of a larger study of IPV. Children's reports of IPV directed at their mother in the past year were not associated with PTSS; however, IPV exposure was associated with attenuated cortisol output in response to a social stressor. IPV exposure was also associated with greater threat appraisals and poorer quality parent-child relationships. These results provide further evidence that witnessing IPV is threatening for children, has negative consequences for parent-child relationships, and can impact children's HPA axis functioning.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-6708",
doi="10.1891/VV-D-20-00115",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/VV-D-20-00115"
}