TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Intimate partner violence in cohabiting families: reports by multiple informants and associations with adolescent outcomes
JO  - Journal of family violence
A1  - Peisch, Virginia
A1  - Parent, Justin
A1  - Forehand, Rex
A1  - Golub, Andrew
A1  - Reid, Megan
A1  - Price, Mathew
SP  - 747
EP  - 757
VL  - 31
IS  - 6
N2  - Intimate partner violence (IPV) is common, particularly in families with children. Observing such verbal and physical aggression has consistently been linked to unfavorable outcomes for affected children. Although cohabiting families are becoming increasingly prevalent and preliminary data suggest that rates of IPV may be high in these families, little is currently known about IPV and its impact as experienced by adolescents living in cohabiting families. This study used data from low-income urban Black cohabiting families (N = 92) to (1) examine agreement of reports of verbal and physical IPV between the adolescent and the mother and between the adolescent and the male cohabiting partner (MCP) and (2) test associations between IPV and youth mental health. A higher percentage of adolescents reported the occurrence of IPV, particularly physical violence, than did mothers and MCPs. Relative to those living in minimally violent or verbally violent homes, adolescents living in verbally and physically violent homes reported higher rates of internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors. These youth also reported higher levels of self-blame for the conflict and a worse relationship with the MCP but not the mother.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-7482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-016-9808-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -