Children: the unintended victims of marital violence.

@article{Rosenbaum1981ChildrenTU,
  title={Children: the unintended victims of marital violence.},
  author={Alan Rosenbaum and K. Daniel O'Leary},
  journal={The American journal of orthopsychiatry},
  year={1981},
  volume={51 4},
  pages={
          692-699
        }
}
This paper attempts to investigate the effects of wife-battering on children. Current behavior problems of the children are examined and potential long-term consequences are evaluated through retrospective examination of the abusive husband. Findings suggest that both present and future behavior may be adversely affected by childhood exposure to domestic violence. 
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