Does war contribute to family violence against children? Findings from a two-generational multi-informant study in Northern Uganda

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 135-146

  Saile, Regina ^a,b   Ertl, Verena ^a,b   Neuner, Frank ^a,b   Catani, Claudia ^a,b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Universität Konstanz und Vivo International EV   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Continuity of violence; Family violence; Post conflict setting; PTSD; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWO GENERATIONAL MULTI INFORMANT STUDY; UGANDA; WAR;

CHILD ABUSE; CONTINUITY OF VIOLENCE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; POST-CONFLICT SETTING; PTSD; TRAUMA;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UGANDA; WAR;

EID: 84893737236     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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