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Adverse Behavioral and Emotional Outcomes From Child Abuse and Witnessed Violence

University of North Carolina School of Public Health

Jonathan B. Kotch

University of North Carolina School of Public Health

Diane J. Catellier

University of North Carolina School of Public Health

Jane R. Winsor

Rho, Inc.

Vincent Dufort

Northeast Health Care Quality Foundation

Wanda Hunter

University of North Carolina Injury Prevention Research Center

Lisa Amaya-Jackson

Duke University Medical Center

This article examines mental health outcomes of children whohave witnessed violence in their social environment and/orhave been physically abused. Participants (n = 167) comefrom a longitudinal study on child maltreatment. Out-comes—including depression, anger, and anxiety—are measuredby the Child Behavior Checklist and the TraumaSymptom Checklist for Children. The authors used adjustedmultivariate analyses to test the statistical significance of associations.The majority of children were female (57%) andnon-White (64%). One third had been physically victimized;46% had witnessed moderate-high levels of violence. Resultsconfirm that children are negatively affected by victimizationand violence they witness in their homes and neighborhoods.Victimization was a significant predictor of child aggressionand depression; witnessed violence was found to be a significantpredictor of aggression, depression, anger, and anxiety.Implications will be discussed.

Key Words: intimate partner violence • child psychopathology • physical abuse • witnessed violence

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