The Effect of Childhood Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Exposure on Bullying: A Systematic Review

Nearly 50 Years of Child Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence Empirical Research: Evidence Mapping, Overarching Themes, and Future Directions

“…All seven studies Berg et al, accepted;Evans et al, 2021a, b;Lee et al, 2021) in this review highlighted the importance of examining and robustly incorporating protective and promotive factors or strengths-focused outcomes into research on children exposed to IPV. This broad review drew attention to a body of research that primarily examines negative outcomes among children exposed to IPV.…”

“…Parental report of IPV experiences may not be a valid measure of IPV exposure because it does not account for different types of IPV exposure, such as seeing or hearing the violence event, direct involvement such as trying to intervene or experiencing the aftermath of the violence such as observing injuries or mental health symptoms of the survivor (Holden et al, 1998). Furthermore, all seven of the studies Berg et al, accepted;Evans et al, 2021a, b;Lee et al, 2021) identified the need for more longitudinal research, reflecting a recommendation originally articulated by Margolin (2005). As emphasized in each of these studies, longitudinal research is necessary to examine the effects of IPV exposure over time and identify mechanisms linking IPV exposure with a specified biopsychosocial outcome.…”

“…In addition to this overarching policy implication for TIC models, several related practice implications are noteworthy, including recommendations around cross-system service engagement, neurodevelopmentally-informed approaches to treatment, and a renewed focus on resilience. Research has demonstrated that comprehensive healing from the trauma of IPV exposure is best facilitated when targeted services are coordinated at all levels of a child's social ecology, including home-, school-, shelter-, medical-, and community-based programming and interventions Berg et al, accepted;Evans et al, 2021a;Lee et al, 2021). Cross-system collaboration and coordination is necessary to ensure that intervention and supportive services seamlessly weave across each of these environments.…”

“…This review highlights the ways that such neurodevelopmental disruptions can unfold across settings and functional domains for children, such as poor academic performance (e.g., impaired cognitive processing or attentional capacity, dissociation; , bullying or dating violence perpetration (e.g., aggression/affect and behavioral dysregulation; Evans et al, 2021a;Lee et al, 2021), self-blaming appraisals of IPV (e.g., self-concept; Evans et al, 2021b), poor health outcomes (e.g., compromised lung functioning; , and underdeveloped social-emotional skills (e.g., self-regulation; . Recognizing the potential role of altered neurodevelopment in IPV-exposure symptomatology can help shape practitioners' treatment sequence.…”

Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence During Confinement: Characteristics by Age and Sex

“…Another impact level of this problem is related to the affectation of children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) in its various forms ( Holden, 2003 ), whose consequences are widely documented, highlighting detrimental effects in all areas of development-emotional, social, cognitive, and academic ( Loise, 2009 ; Alcántara et al, 2013 ; Maddoux et al, 2016 ; Castro et al, 2017 ; Rocha et al, 2021 ; Herrenkohl et al, 2022 ). Current studies focus on understanding and explaining what factors can mediate or moderate these consequences, as well as the different trajectories they follow throughout child and adolescent development ( Bender et al, 2022 ; Evans et al, 2022 ; Lee et al, 2022 ).…”