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Miller, Laura E.; Howell, Kathryn H.; Graham-Bermann, Sandra A. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Objective: Living in a home where violence is present places young children at great risk for developing emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and health problems. While many studies have examined direct relationships between violence exposure and adjustment, fewer have considered how children's mental health problems may interact over time. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Mental Health, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Family Violence
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Girardi, Alberta; Pozzulo, Joanna D. – Social Work Research, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency with which child protection workers (CPWs) in Ontario, Canada, seek information about animal cruelty during investigations of child maltreatment and the extent to which they consider information about animal cruelty when making decisions about whether intervention is required. The CPWs (N…
Descriptors: Animals, Investigations, Intervention, Family Violence
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Makahamadze, Tompson; Isacco, Anthony; Chireshe, Excellent – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
The purpose of this study is to qualitatively examine how Christian women from Zimbabwe perceived the effectiveness of the Domestic Violence Act in preventing and responding to domestic violence. The study also aims to understand the unique social, cultural, and religious context of the participants that affect their attitudes and beliefs about…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Urban Areas, Foreign Countries
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Snarr, Jeffery D.; Heyman, Richard E.; Slep, Amy M. Smith; Malik, Jill – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: The U.S. Air Force recently implemented system-wide changes that both (a) clarified the criteria used to determine when family maltreatment has occurred and (b) made the process by which these decisions are made more consistent. The current study examined the effects of these changes on family maltreatment recidivism. Method: Official…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Sanctions, Armed Forces, Decision Making
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Anderson, Anita S.; Lo, Celia C. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Using data from the Baltimore Police Stress and Domestic Violence study, the authors examined how exposure to stressful events on the job affects law enforcement employees' physical aggression toward domestic partners, evaluating the role of negative emotions and authoritarian spillover in mediating the impact of such task-related stress. The…
Descriptors: Race, Family Violence, Aggression, Law Enforcement
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Lelli, Colleen – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2014
After children have witnessed domestic violence, the lingering trauma can undermine their ability to learn and succeed in school. With the right classroom strategies, however, teachers can help students relieve stress, reengage in the curriculum, stay focused and organized, attend to tasks, and reestablish relationships.
Descriptors: Trauma, Family Violence, Classroom Techniques, Stress Variables
Faucetta, Kristen; Michalopoulos, Charles; Portilla, Ximena A.; Qiang, Ashley; Lee, Helen; Millenky, Megan; Somers, Marie-Andrée – Administration for Children & Families, 2021
In 2010, Congress authorized the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program by enacting section 511 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 711, which also appropriated funding for fiscal years 2010 through 2014. Subsequently enacted laws extended funding for the program through fiscal year 2022. The program is…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Mothers, Infants, Federal Programs
Hess, Cynthia; Mayayeva, Yana; Reichlin, Lindsey; Thakur, Mala – Institute for Women's Policy Research, 2016
This report presents findings from a review and analysis of literature on the importance, effectiveness, and availability of support services for participants in job training programs in the United States. It assesses current knowledge about these services by examining reports on training and education programs, as well as literature on the…
Descriptors: Job Training, Ancillary School Services, Labor Force Development, Financial Support
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van Wijk, N. Ph. L.; de Bruijn, J. G. M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
One out of three people (25% of men, 38% of women) in Curacao have experienced some form of domestic violence at some point in their adult lives. The most significant risk factors for domestic violence in Curacao are the female gender, a young age, low education, and experiencing domestic violence victimization in childhood. Divorce, single…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Risk, Family Violence, Foreign Countries
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Powers, Rachael A.; Simpson, Sally S. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Research examining the impact of self-protective behaviors on outcomes in nonsexual assaults involving intimates has focused solely on one mainstream sample (National Crime Victimization Survey) in which violence is a relatively rare event. Using the Women's Experience of Violence (WEV) project which collects data from a sample of incarcerated…
Descriptors: Females, Injuries, Family Violence, Health Behavior
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Mayorga, Magaly Noblega – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
This article shows risk and protective factors for both physical and emotional intimate partner violence (IPV) against women. The study was carried out in a shanty town of Lima, Peru, which has a strong community organization. One hundred ninety-two women between 25 and 59 years old (M = 34.09, SD = 6.5) were interviewed; 44.3% had secondary…
Descriptors: Risk, Assertiveness, Foreign Countries, Family Violence
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Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M.; Wilson, Rula M.; Naqvi, Syed Agha M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of Palestinian adults toward different dimensions of wife abuse. A cross-sectional survey, using a combination of self-administered questionnaires and interviews, was conducted among a systematic random sample of 624 adult Palestinian men and women from the West Bank and Gaza Strip (18 years…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Violence, Place of Residence, Marital Status
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Scott, Katreena L.; Lishak, Vicky – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Objective: Fathers are seldom the focus of efforts to address child maltreatment and little is currently known about the effectiveness of intervention for this population. To address this gap, we examined the efficacy of a community-based group treatment program for fathers who had abused or neglected their children or exposed their children to…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Intervention, Family Violence, Child Rearing
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Fujiwara, Takeo; Yamada, Fujiko; Okuyama, Makiko; Kamimaki, Isamu; Shikoro, Nobuaki; Barr, Ronald G. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Objectives: Infant crying is particularly frustrating to caregivers in the first few months of life and the most common trigger for shaking and abuse. The effectiveness of the "Period of PURPLE Crying" prevention materials (DVD and booklet) designed to increase knowledge and change behaviors related to crying and the dangers of shaking…
Descriptors: Intervention, Foreign Countries, Educational Resources, Caregivers
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Adams, Peter J. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2012
Practitioners who view intimate partner violence as a set of strategies aimed at maintaining positions of power and privilege often face an engagement dilemma when men at their first contact talk of themselves as disempowered by circumstances such as separation, loss of access to children, legal problems, substance abuse issues, and their own…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Substance Abuse, Family Violence, Males
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