Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Child Abuse Negl. 2019 Sep;95:104039. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104039. Epub 2019 Jun 21.
Children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) are at increased risk of disruptions to their health and development. Few studies have explored mothers' perceptions of what helps their children cope throughout this experience.
The aim of the study was to explore mothers' perceptions of their children's resilience and coping following IPV exposure, and the strategies they have used to support their children and promote resilience.
In depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine women from the Maternal Health Study (MHS), a prospective study of women during pregnancy and following the birth of their first child. All women involved in the qualitative interviews reported experiencing IPV during their involvement in the MHS. Transcribed interviews were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis which has a focus on how individuals make meaning of their experience.
Women discussed parenting strategies such as role modelling, stable and consistent parenting, and talking with their children about healthy relationships to promote their children's resilience. Mothers also spoke about the ways they tried to reduce their child's direct exposure to IPV, as well as reflecting on the difficulty of attending to their child emotionally when they were experiencing distress.
This study highlights that there are many strategies used by mothers who experience IPV to promote resilience and wellbeing in their children. Understanding what mothers see as useful for their children is essential in providing appropriate services to families following experiences of family violence.
儿童暴露于亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）中，其健康和发育受到干扰的风险增加。很少有研究探讨过母亲对帮助孩子在这种经历中应对的看法。
本研究旨在探讨母亲对子女在遭受 IPV 后恢复力和应对能力的看法，以及她们用来支持子女和促进恢复力的策略。
对来自母婴健康研究（MHS）的 9 名女性进行了深入的半结构化访谈，这是一项对孕妇及其第一个孩子出生后的前瞻性研究。所有参与定性访谈的女性都报告在参与 MHS 期间经历过 IPV。转录的访谈使用解释现象学分析进行分析，该分析侧重于个体如何理解自己的经验。
女性讨论了育儿策略，例如树立榜样、稳定一致的育儿方式，以及与孩子谈论健康的关系，以促进孩子的恢复力。母亲还谈到了减少孩子直接接触 IPV 的方法，以及在她们自己感到痛苦时，如何难以在情感上照顾孩子。
本研究强调，遭受 IPV 的母亲有许多策略可用来促进孩子的恢复力和幸福感。了解母亲认为对孩子有用的东西对于在经历家庭暴力后为家庭提供适当的服务至关重要。
