Family Functioning and Children’s Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in a Referred Sample Exposed to Interparental Violence

Machteld D. Telman; Mathilde M. Overbeek; J. Clasien de Schipper; Francien Lamers-Winkelman; Catrin Finkenauer; Carlo Schuengel

doi:10.1007/s10896-015-9769-8

Family Functioning and Children’s Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in a Referred Sample Exposed to Interparental Violence

Machteld D. Telman, Mathilde M. Overbeek, J. Clasien de Schipper^*, Francien Lamers-Winkelman, Catrin Finkenauer, Carlo Schuengel

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This study examined the association between interparental violence (IPV), child abuse and neglect, other traumatic experiences, and children’s post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms and explored the moderating role of family functioning in the aftermath of IPV. One hundred and twenty IPV-exposed children (53.3 % male, M age = 9.85) and parents who were referred to community mental health centers participated in the study. Combined, IPV, child abuse and neglect, and other traumatic experiences were associated with PTS symptoms. For family functioning, higher levels of parenting stress were associated with higher levels of PTS symptoms. No moderating effects were found. To understand the variability in PTS symptoms among children exposed to IPV, other traumatic and stressful experiences need to be taken into account.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	127–136
Journal	Journal of Family Violence
Volume	31
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-015-9769-8
Publication status	Published - 2016

Keywords

Child abuse
Domestic violence
Emotional security
Family functioning
Maltreatment
Neglect
Parenting stress
Post-traumatic stress

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