Childhood Witnessing of Domestic Violence and Its Impact On Character Development Across Time and Adulthood Relationships
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-antioch15760916259683222021-08-03T07:13:26Z Childhood Witnessing of Domestic Violence and Its Impact On Character Development Across Time and Adulthood Relationships Ouzounian, Zena Behavioral Psychology Clinical Psychology Mental Health Personal Relationships Psychology Psychotherapy Therapy Childhood witnessing of domestic violence parental violence trauma character development adulthood relationships inter-generational transmission of violence impact into adulthood behavioral and adaptive skills coping adverse effects This phenomenological research study explored the experiences of five adult participants who reported witnessing domestic violence between their parents during childhood. Through the process of open-ended interviews, this work added further support to the existing understanding of the impact that childhood witnessing of parental violence can have on one’s adult behavior and relationships. Thus far, child witnesses to parental violence receive little attention, perhaps due to the lack of tangible evidence that they have been harmed. Existing studies in the field primarily make use of quantitative methods to examine negative outcomes of such experiences. This study identified similar themes among the five participants regarding their childhood experiences. Personal views and the potential needs of the former witnesses were highlighted by specific descriptions of the past experiences which may have led to the negative outcomes in their lives, such as sense of indirect victimization, posttraumatic stress, psychological distress, affected self-esteem/confidence, and relational difficulties. Furthermore, the adult participants described certain commonalities of unfavorable experiences during childhood-- fear, sense of endangerment, limited ability to predict daily routines, receiving poor modeling of communication and coping, poor relational connections, maladaptive coping, and difficulty understanding their environment. The burden of these experiences led to harm in their adult lives and relationships. Participants shared similar beliefs about the lack of support they received during childhood and expressed the need for therapeutic intervention as a form of resolving some of the embedded learned behaviors and coping skills from the past. This dissertation is available in Open Access at AURA: Antioch University Repository and Archive, http://aura.antioch.edu and OhioLink ETD Center, http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd 2019 English text Antioch University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1576091625968322 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1576091625968322 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Behavioral Psychology Clinical Psychology Mental Health Personal Relationships Psychology Psychotherapy Therapy Childhood witnessing of domestic violence parental violence trauma character development adulthood relationships inter-generational transmission of violence impact into adulthood behavioral and adaptive skills coping adverse effects |
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Behavioral Psychology Clinical Psychology Mental Health Personal Relationships Psychology Psychotherapy Therapy Childhood witnessing of domestic violence parental violence trauma character development adulthood relationships inter-generational transmission of violence impact into adulthood behavioral and adaptive skills coping adverse effects Ouzounian, Zena Childhood Witnessing of Domestic Violence and Its Impact On Character Development Across Time and Adulthood Relationships |
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Ouzounian, Zena |
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Ouzounian, Zena |
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Childhood Witnessing of Domestic Violence and Its Impact On Character Development Across Time and Adulthood Relationships |
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Childhood Witnessing of Domestic Violence and Its Impact On Character Development Across Time and Adulthood Relationships |
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Childhood Witnessing of Domestic Violence and Its Impact On Character Development Across Time and Adulthood Relationships |
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Childhood Witnessing of Domestic Violence and Its Impact On Character Development Across Time and Adulthood Relationships |
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Childhood Witnessing of Domestic Violence and Its Impact On Character Development Across Time and Adulthood Relationships |
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childhood witnessing of domestic violence and its impact on character development across time and adulthood relationships |
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2019 |
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