Desir Michelle P, Karatekin Canan
Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, USA.
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2018 Jul;23(3):457-470. doi: 10.1177/1359104518755219. Epub 2018 Feb 7.
Parent- and sibling-directed aggression by minor children are two forms of family violence that often co-occur and have strong relations to prior exposure to domestic violence, yet are often overlooked in intervention efforts. In addition, current research does not examine these forms of family violence in tandem, and there is very limited research with samples exposed to domestic violence. To better understand how these forms of aggression operate within a domestic violence context, we interviewed 44 women residing in a domestic violence shelter with at least one child over 3.5 years of age who was aggressive toward them and/or siblings. Caregivers reported on their emotional reactions to children's parent-directed aggression and the types of and effectiveness of help they sought for parent- and/or sibling-directed aggression. In line with previous literature, caregivers endorsed a complex mix of emotional reactions to their children's parent-directed aggression, including anger, sadness, guilt, forgiveness, and worthlessness. In contrast to other studies, most caregivers (89%) had sought help for children's parent- and/or sibling-directed aggression and found it effective. Findings contribute to the literature on parent- and sibling-directed aggression and provide implications for how to effectively intervene.
未成年子女对父母及兄弟姐妹的攻击行为是家庭暴力的两种形式，它们常常同时出现，且与之前遭受的家庭暴力密切相关，但在干预工作中却常常被忽视。此外，目前的研究并未同时考察这些家庭暴力形式，针对遭受家庭暴力样本的研究非常有限。为了更好地理解这些攻击行为在家庭暴力背景下是如何发生作用的，我们采访了44名居住在家庭暴力庇护所的女性，她们至少有一个3.5岁以上的孩子，这个孩子对她们和/或兄弟姐妹有攻击行为。照顾者报告了他们对孩子针对父母的攻击行为的情绪反应，以及他们针对孩子对父母和/或兄弟姐妹的攻击行为所寻求的帮助的类型和效果。与之前的文献一致，照顾者对孩子针对父母的攻击行为表现出复杂的情绪反应，包括愤怒、悲伤、内疚、宽恕和无用感。与其他研究不同的是，大多数照顾者（89%）曾就孩子对父母和/或兄弟姐妹的攻击行为寻求过帮助，并认为这种帮助是有效的。研究结果有助于丰富关于孩子对父母及兄弟姐妹攻击行为的文献，并为如何有效干预提供启示。
