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Domestic Violence

Known as: Violence, Domestic 
Deliberate, often repetitive physical, verbal, and/or other types of abuse by one or more members against others of a household.
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

Related topics

19 relations
Adult maltreatment syndromeAggressive behaviorChild Sexual AbuseElder Abuse

Narrower (3)

Incest (event)Spousal Abusechild abuse behavior

Broader (3)

Violencedysfunctional familyfamily dysfunction

Papers overview

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
The Effects of Child Abuse and Exposure to Domestic Violence on Adolescent Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems
This study examines the effects of child abuse and domestic violence exposure in childhood on adolescent internalizing and… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Domestic violence, maternal parenting, maternal mental health, and infant externalizing behavior.
This study examined whether maternal functioning mediated the relationship between domestic violence (DV) and infant… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
The Reporting of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault by Nonstrangers to the Police
We examine the effects of the gender of the victim and offender and their relationship to each other on whether sexual and… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
The Impact of Culture and Minority Status on Women’s Experience of Domestic Violence
The influence of culture and ethnic background on women’s experience of domestic violence has been explored in research only… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Intergenerational transmission of partner violence: a 20-year prospective study.
An unselected sample of 543 children was followed over 20 years to test the independent effects of parenting, exposure to… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
“Gender Symmetry” in Domestic Violence
Despite numerous studies that report the preponderance of domestic violence is perpetrated by men against women, other empirical… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Impact of child maltreatment and interadult violence on children's emotion regulation abilities and socioemotional adjustment.
The present investigation sought to examine the unique and interactive effects of child maltreatment and interadult violence on… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Risk for domestic violence: factors associated with perpetration and victimization.
The extent and potential dangerousness of the problem of domestic violence warrants systematic screening and assessment in all… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Risk factors for injury to women from domestic violence.
BACKGROUND Domestic violence is the most common cause of nonfatal injury to women in the United States. To identify risk factors… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Power and violence: the relation between communication patterns, power discrepancies, and domestic violence.
This study hypothesized that power discrepancies in the marital relationship, where the husband is subordinate, serve as risk… 
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