The Effects of Father Visitation on Preschool Aged Witnesses of Domestic Violence
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2003
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260503255553
Abstract
Fifty preschool children with varying amounts of visitation with their previously violent fathers were studied to determine if the amount of father visitation was related to their behavioral functioning. The possible association of the severity of violence witnessed and the quality of the mother-child relationship on child behaviors was also assessed. There was a significant negative relationship between internalizing and externalizing behaviors, as measured by the Child Behavior Checklist, and frequency of father visitation. Children who saw their fathers less frequently evidenced higher internalizing and externalizing scores. More severe levels of violence perpetrated by the father significantly predicted increased externalizing behavior scores but not internalizing scores. Severity of violence was more predictive of externalizing behaviors than frequency of father visitation.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
No
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v. 18, issue 10, p. 1149-1166
Scholar Commons Citation
Stover, Carla Smith; Horn, Patricia Van; Turner, Rebecca; Cooper, Bruce; and Lieberman, Alicia F., "The Effects of Father Visitation on Preschool Aged Witnesses of Domestic Violence" (2003). Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications. 788.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mhlp_facpub/788
