Swanston Jennifer, Bowyer Laura, Vetere Arlene
1South Buckinghamshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, UK.
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2014 Apr;19(2):184-201. doi: 10.1177/1359104513485082. Epub 2013 Apr 24.
Millions of children are exposed to domestic violence. How children negotiate and make sense of living with domestic violence is still under-researched. This study sought to capture the dual-perspectives of school-aged children and their mothers, to develop a richer understanding of children's experiences of domestic violence, using a community-based sample. A qualitative research design was employed, with interpretative phenomenological analysis used to interpret the data. Five school-aged children and three of their mothers participated in the study. Two master themes are discussed from the analysis of the children's perspective: domestic violence through the eyes of children; and learning from children's experiences. Two master themes are discussed from the analysis of the mothers' perspective: reflecting on the child in the context of domestic violence; and learning from mothers: insights, support and services. The crucial importance of the mother-child relationship in shaping children's experience of domestic violence was illustrated in both the perspectives; a finding which may have important implications for the development of interventions. It was also evident that children as young as eight were able to powerfully articulate their experiences of domestic violence.
数以百万计的儿童遭受家庭暴力。儿童如何应对家庭暴力并理解生活在其中的情况仍未得到充分研究。本研究旨在从学龄儿童及其母亲的双重视角出发，通过基于社区的样本，更深入地了解儿童遭受家庭暴力的经历。采用了定性研究设计，运用解释性现象学分析来解读数据。五名学龄儿童及其三位母亲参与了该研究。从儿童视角的分析中讨论了两个主要主题：儿童眼中的家庭暴力；从儿童经历中学习。从母亲视角的分析中讨论了两个主要主题：在家庭暴力背景下反思孩子；从母亲身上学习：见解、支持与服务。两个视角都表明了母子关系在塑造儿童家庭暴力经历方面的至关重要性；这一发现可能对干预措施的制定具有重要意义。同样明显的是，年仅八岁的儿童就能有力地表达他们遭受家庭暴力的经历。
