Caring or Vulnerable Children? Sibling Relationships When Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence

Åkerlund, Nina

doi:10.1111/chso.12215

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“…Children's direct participation in research is generally accepted as a way of facilitating better representation of an otherwise marginalised group (Harcourt and Einarsdottir 2011). The implementation of rights-based research has meant that researchers have been able to document children's coexisting agency and vulnerability when they have experienced DV, as children describe themselves (Åkerlund 2017;Åkerlund and Sandberg 2017;Callaghan et al 2015;Lapierre et al 2017;Øverlien, 2017;Swanston et al 2014). These findings significantly challenge what has been described as a discourse of 'damage' (Callaghan et al 2015), by offering a relational and child centred picture of how children make sense of and cope with violence.…”

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Young Children’s Narrations of Relational Recovery: a School-Based Group for Children Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence

2019

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In the UK, domestic violence (DV) is one of the most common safeguarding concerns children and young people report (CAADA, 2014). However, little is known about how children experience participation in interventions that aim to support their recovery if they have been affected by DV. This study aims to understand children's experiences of participating in a group programme facilitated by a DV organisation in the UK. Interviews were conducted with four children (aged 7-10) using a flexible, creative and child-led approach. A thematic narrative analysis was used, using a small story approach to narrative data. Results indicate that issues of children's agency, choice and intersecting identities are central to not only how children experience DV but also how they experience recovery. Findings highlight the experiential and relational aspect of therapeutic spaces that can enable children to form relationships and construct meaningful identities. Conclusions suggest that children need to be consulted in inclusive ways in order to contribute to the development and accessibility of services designed to support them when they have been affected by DV.

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Young Children’s Narrations of Relational Recovery: a School-Based Group for Children Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence

2019

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“…Exploring the role of the older sibling was a central theme within many articles. Several papers found evidence that older siblings often position themselves as carers, protecting their younger siblings from the ACE, who tend to be seen as more vulnerable (Akerlund, 2017; Callaghan et al , 2016; Foroughe & Muller, 2014; Kaye-Tzadok & Davidson-Arad, 2016; Piotrowski, 2011; Ronel & Haimoff-Ayali, 2010; Tedgard, Rastam & Wirtberg, 2019; Vasquez & Stensland, 2015; Woodward & Copp, 2016). Depending on the type of adversity being experienced, the older siblings has been found to either buffer and reduce the potential impact for their younger siblings, or protect them from experiencing further abuse (Foroughe & Muller, 2014; Piotrowski, 2011; Vasquez & Stensland, 2015; Woodward & Copp, 2016).…”

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Sibling Experiences of Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Scoping Review

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Mushaikhi

et al. 2022

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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events during childhood known to affect health and wellbeing across the life-span. The purpose of this scoping review was to understand what we currently know about the experiences of siblings living with ACEs. Sibling relationships are unique, and for some the most enduring we experience. These relationships can be categorised by love and warmth, however, can also be a point of escalating conflict and problems. This scoping review was conducted following Arksey and OMalleys (2005) methodological framework, complemented by the PAGER framework (Bradbury-Jones et al, 2021), offering a structured approach to the reviews analysis and reporting through presenting the Patterns, Advances, Gaps, and Evidence for practice and Research. In June 2020 we searched 12 databases, with 11,469 results. Articles were screened for eligibility by the review team leaving a total of 148 articles meeting the inclusion criteria. Findings highlighted five main patterns: (1) the influence of birth order (older siblings shielding younger); (2) the influence of sibling relationships (lack of research exploring sibling types outside of biological siblings); (3) identifying siblings experiencing ACEs (when one sibling experiences adversity, it is likely that their other siblings also do, or experience vicariously); (4) siblings who cause harm (siblings harming other siblings is often normalised and minimised, especially by parents); (5) focus on individual ACEs (the majority of studies explore ACEs in isolation). Our findings suggest future research would benefit from an increase in theoretical understanding and exploration of different types of sibling relationships (full, step, half).

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“…It should be noted that, in our study, IPV was repeated or chronic in the adolescents’ daily lives, with some mothers even reporting IPV during pregnancy, and all adolescents having suffered other victimizations within their lifespan. We recommend exploring this phenomenon further in future research, understanding coping strategies as dynamic forms of responding to violence, influenced by the context, individual and family characteristics (e.g., the presence of siblings) (Åkerlund, 2017 ; Arai et al, 2021 ; Hines, 2015 ). We also recommend exploring the influence of meanings related to IPV (Miranda et al, 2021b ) and the co-occurrence of other victimizations (Miranda et al, 2021a ).…”

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Growing Up with Intimate Partner Violence at Home: Adolescents’ Narratives on Their Coping Strategies

2022

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Purpose The research on adolescents who have grown up around intimate partner violence (IPV) between their parents or caregivers has mostly focused on adolescent’s victimization experiences and the negative impact of this type of violence on their mental health. More research is needed on how they respond to these experiences. The aim of this study is to understand adolescents’ coping strategies regarding IPV between their parents or caregivers, from their perspectives. Methods The participants were ten adolescents between 12 and 17 years old (4 female and 6 male), users of protection programs in Chile. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, using thematic narrative analysis afterward. Results The results show seven coping strategies: intervention, social support seeking, protective role, positive resignification, hypervigilance, escape-avoidance, and denial. The narratives of the adolescents indicate that they face not only specific episodes of IPV but also the consequences and family dynamics that accompany this type of violence. Conclusion Adolescents’ coping strategies can be organized in a continuum of IPV integration-distancing, based on the degree and form of involvement in the experience. Growing up with IPV at home demands an early development of the sense of agency and taking a position in the face of violence, transitioning between active and victim roles.

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Caring or Vulnerable Children? Sibling Relationships When Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence

Cited by 15 publications

References 34 publications

Young Children’s Narrations of Relational Recovery: a School-Based Group for Children Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence

Young Children’s Narrations of Relational Recovery: a School-Based Group for Children Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence

Sibling Experiences of Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Scoping Review

Growing Up with Intimate Partner Violence at Home: Adolescents’ Narratives on Their Coping Strategies

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