"I can't see him hit her again, I just want to run away... hide and block my ears": A phenomenological analysis of a sample of children's coping responses to exposure to domestic violence

Journal of Emotional Abuse

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 23-45

  Joseph, Safia ^a   Govender, Kay ^b,c   Bhagwanjee, Anil ^b,c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE   (South Africa)

^b School of Psychology   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child witness; Coping style; Domestic violence; Psychological violence

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHENOMENOLOGY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33846134686     PISSN: 10926798     EISSN: 15404714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J135v06n04_02     Document Type: Article

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