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28 J. Fam. Violence 1 (2013)

handle is hein.journals/jfamv28 and id is 1 raw text is: J Fam Viol (2013) 28:1-3 DOI 10.1007/s10896-012-9486-5 INTRODUCX(TION Use of a Social-Ecological Framework to Understand How and Under What Conditions Family Violence Exposure Affects Children's Adjustment Sabina Low - Carrie Mulford Published online: 30 November 2012 C Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012 Abstract The proportion of children experiencing violence in the home is disturbingly high, with many also being victims of violence outside the home. Therefore, smaller, innovative or preliminary studies were invited in order to better understand how exposure to violence across different ecologies independently or interactively influences the risk for maladaptive outcomes. This special issue is predicated on the notion that risk for maladaptive outcomes is contex- tualized by one's individual traits (e.g., self-regulatory capacities), characteristics of the abuse (e.g., duration), exposure to multiple forms of violence (both within and outside the home), as well as parenting and familial resour- ces (e.g., parents' mental health and abuse history, familial social support). Two of the articles focus on dual victimiza- tion in the home, two address factors that modify the rela- tion between child sexual abuse and adjustment, and the last two articles focus on mediators of the relationship between abuse or exposure to IPV and adjustment. Taken together, these articles reflect efforts at elucidating modifiable targets for prevention and intervention purposes, as well as qualities of the individual, family, or the abuse that may aid in tailoring interventions to be maximally effective. Keywords Family violence - Victimization Interpersonal violence - Child sexual abuse The probability of a child experiencing violence in the home, either as a witness or victim, is disturbingly high. According to the Centers for Disease Control, every year S. Low (2) School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 873701, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA e-mail: Sabina.low@asu.edu C. Mulford National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC, USA some 3 million children in the United States are referred to Child Protective Services for maltreatment (including phys- ical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, or neglect), and some 30 % of children will be exposed to interpersonal violence in the home in their lifetime (Archer 2000). Being a victim of family violence has serious consequences for children's social, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral de- velopment (Beers and De Bellis 2002; Shields and Cichetti 1998; Shipman et al. 2000; Tjaden and Thoennes 2000), which in many cases, limits their capacity for healthy rela- tionships and effective parenting as teens or adults. This creates a worrisome cascade in the cycle of intergenerational violence. The current issue is predicated on the notion that risk for maladaptive outcomes is contextualized by one's individual traits (e.g., self-regulatory capacities), character- istics of the abuse (e.g., duration), exposure to multiple forms of violence (both within and outside the home), as well as parenting and familial resources (e.g., parents' men- tal health and abuse history, familial social support). This special issue is one part of a two-part series examin- ing exposure to violence across social ecologies. The empha- sis of the special issue in the Journal ofAbuse, Maltreatment, and Trauma is to inform practitioners and front-line workers about innovative, preliminary, or promising research on ex- posure to violence across settings. The companion issue, published in the Journal of Family Violence, focuses more specifically on outcomes related to family violence as well as the intersection between family violence and other types of exposure to violence. Taken together, the goal is to better understand how these different ecologies independently or interactively influence the risk for, or consequences of vio- lence exposure. Smaller, innovative studies were solicited, as well as those that have implications for practice and preven- tion. Additionally, this special issue reflects the fact that family violence is a global health issue, and thus studies from international scholars were invited. e Springer

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