Associations Between Witnessing Parental Domestic Violence and Experiencing Depressive Symptoms in Filipino Adolescents

Hindin, Michelle J.; Gultiano, Socorro

doi:10.2105/ajph.2005.069625

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“…This study builds on previous intimate partner violence research using the CLHNS data set [27, 29, 34], making several new contributions to understanding the nature and determinants of violence in early partnerships of young adults. This is the first study using CLHNS data to look at intergenerational and other predictors of intimate partner violence for both males and females.…”

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Like Parent, Like Child: Intergenerational Transmission of Partner Violence in Cebu, the Philippines

Fehringer

Hindin

2009

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Purpose This study investigates the prevalence of partner violence perpetration and receipt among a sample of young men and women in the Philippines, as well as the relationship between witnessing inter-parental violence during childhood and current violence in partnerships. Methods We used 1994, 2002, and 2005 data from 472 married or cohabiting young adults from the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey in Cebu, Philippines. This is a longitudinal data set following over 2,000 Filipino women and their index children since the child’s birth in 1983–1984. Results Prevalence of partner violence perpetration was 55.8% for female and 25.1% for male respondents. Prevalence of victimization was 27.7% for females and 30.5% for males. Forty-five percent of females and 50% of males reported having witnessed their parents/caretakers physically hurt one another during childhood. Multinomial logistic regression analysis showed that witnessing inter-parental violence significantly predicted report of violent act victimization and reciprocal violent acts. Greater parental joint decision-making and being male were independently associated with a lower risk of report of both reciprocal violent acts and violent act victimization. Duration of marriage or cohabitation was associated with report of violent act victimization and reciprocal violent acts. There were gender interaction effects for several factors, including mother’s church attendance and household purchase of alcohol at age 11. Conclusions Implications for further research and violence prevention programs include early intervention with adolescents and focus on gender differences in violence determinants.

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Like Parent, Like Child: Intergenerational Transmission of Partner Violence in Cebu, the Philippines

Fehringer

Hindin

2009

Journal of Adolescent Health

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“…Few investigators have studied the association between youths' history of witnessing parental violence and symptoms of depression [6, 20-22]. Hindin and Gultiano [6], in their survey of Filipino adolescents, noted that those who witnessed parental violence were more likely to report symptoms of depression than those who did not.…”

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“…Reports from several studies indicate that children who grow up observing gender based violence (principally observing their fathers commit violent acts against their mothers) are at a higher risk of having emotional and behavioral problems, including anxiety, depression, poor school performance, low self-esteem, mood swings, self-destructive behavior, alcohol dependency and physical health complaints [6-10]. …”

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Associations between witnessing parental violence and experiencing symptoms of depression among college students

Nicodimos¹,

Gelaye²,

Williams³

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East Afr. J. Pub. Health

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Objective-To examine the association between witnessing parental violence in childhood and experience of depressive symptoms during the academic year among college students in Awassa, Ethiopia.Methods-A total of 2,708 undergraduate students (1,330 female and 1,378 male) completed a self-administered questionnaire that collected information concerning witnessing parental violence as a child and, symptoms of depression during the current academic year. Logistic regression procedures were used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).Results-Approximately 22.7% female students and 27.1% of the male students reported witnessing parental violence. Females who witnessed parental violence were twice as likely to report moderate depression (OR=2.04:95% CI 1.32-3.15), or 3-times as likely to report moderately severe depression (OR=3.02:95% CI: 1.67-5.47) as compared with those who did not witness parental violence. The corresponding ORs were 1.71 (95% CI: 1.13-2.59) and 2.42 (95% CI: 1.41-4.13) for male students. Female students who witnessed parental violence were 2.4-times (OR=2.37, 95% CI: 1.26-4.44) as likely to report feeling bad about themselves and 2.6 times (OR=2.62: 95% CI: 1.66-4.14) as likely to have trouble in concentrating compared with those who did not witness parental violence. Male students who witnessed parental violence were almost twice as likely to report having suicidal thoughts compared with their counterparts who did not witness parental violence (OR=1.97, 95% CI:1.16-3.34).Conclusion-Intervention programs focused on domestic violence must also address the needs of young adults from affected households. School-based counseling services may be one modality for addressing the needs of youths exposed to violence.

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“…Another issue concerning CEPV is considering different combinations of parental perpetration in heterosexual relationships: witnessing male-to-female, female-to-male, and bidirectional PV (i.e., both males and females) (Hamby et al, 2011; Moretti, Obsuth, Odgers, & Reebye, 2006); the field of family violence is increasingly examining different patterns of perpetration and victimization within the same relationship (Hindin & Gultiano, 2006; Hines & Douglas, 2011; Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Selwyn, & Rohling, 2012; Straus, 1999, 2004; Straus & Winstok, 2013). Thus, in order to capture the greatest extent of CEPV, we will explore these same combinations of witnessing perpetration and victimization in our analyses of both a sample of male victims who sought help and a population-based sample of men.…”

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“…A population-based study found that female children witness more PV than male children, as do older children (Hamby et al, 2011), but this has been inadequately explored among children of helpseeking PV victims (Clements et al, 2008); thus, we will also explore potential gender differences in CEPV. With some exceptions (Bø Vatnar & Bjørkly, 2011; Kruttschnitt & Dornfeld, 1992; Litrownik, Newton, Hunter, English, & Everson, 2003) research on CEPV focuses on children’s exposure to physical PV only (Groves, 1999; Heugten & Wilson, 2008; Hindin & Gultiano, 2006; Spilsbury et al, 2008; Wolfe et al, 1985); we will examine children’s exposure to psychological, physical, and sexual PV.…”

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Children’s Exposure to Partner Violence in Homes Where Men Seek Help for Partner Violence Victimization

Douglas

Hines

2015

J Fam Viol

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In the last several decades, the field of family violence has paid increasing attention to children’s exposure to partner violence (CEPV). Most of this research has focused on the children of women seeking help for partner violence (PV) victimization. In this paper we examine exposure to PV among children of men who sought help for PV victimization (n=408), as compared with children of men in a population-based sample (n=666). We examined children’s exposure to psychological, physical, and sexual PV and also examined CEPV that is perpetrated by women, men, or both partners. The results show that CEPV is higher among children of helpseeking men than among children of men from the population-based sample, and that most of that PV is perpetrated by the female partner. We did not find differences in CEPV based in child age or gender. We discuss implications for the field of family violence professionals.

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Associations Between Witnessing Parental Domestic Violence and Experiencing Depressive Symptoms in Filipino Adolescents

Abstract: Filipino adolescents who have witnessed parental domestic violence are significantly more likely to report depressive symptoms.

Cited by 52 publications

References 16 publications

Like Parent, Like Child: Intergenerational Transmission of Partner Violence in Cebu, the Philippines

Like Parent, Like Child: Intergenerational Transmission of Partner Violence in Cebu, the Philippines

Associations between witnessing parental violence and experiencing symptoms of depression among college students

Children’s Exposure to Partner Violence in Homes Where Men Seek Help for Partner Violence Victimization

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