Factors mitigating the harmful effects of intimate partner violence on adolescents' depressive symptoms—A longitudinal birth cohort study

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Posted on 25 January 2023

Tags: Aetiology, Family factors… Show all

Topics: Aetiology, Family factors, Peer relationships, Violence
Populations: Adolescents, Parenting & Family
Publication Types: Journal article, Longitudinal cohort study
Symptoms: depressive symptoms
Geography: England

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‘Factors mitigating the harmful effects of intimate partner violence on adolescents’ depressive symptoms—A longitudinal birth cohort study’

Open Access paper from JCPP Advances

Background – Preventing parental intimate partner violence (IPV) or mitigating its negative effects early in the lifecourse is likely to improve population mental health. However, prevention of IPV is highly challenging and we know very little about how the mental health of children exposed to IPV can be improved. This study assessed the extent to which positive experiences were associated with depressive symptoms among children with and without experience of IPV.

Authors: Dawid Gondek, Gene Feder, Laura D. Howe, Ruth Gilbert, Emma Howarth, Jessica Deighton, Rebecca E. Lacey