Discipline of Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia.
Discipline of Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia.
Child Abuse Negl. 2021 Dec;122:105343. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105343. Epub 2021 Sep 28.
Children who are impacted by domestic violence [DV] hold multifaceted views regarding their perpetrating and non-perpetrating parents. Despite a need to better understand the complexity of these children's experiences, no attempts have yet been made to integrate the outcomes of previous studies.
The present study synthesized existing qualitative evidence regarding children's perceptions of their parents and the parent-child relationship in the context of DV. This was undertaken to gain further insight into the ways in which children understand and relate to both parents, and to aid clinicians who support impacted families.
Following a systematic search and quality appraisal, ten eligible studies were included for data analysis, using a thematic synthesis approach.
Five analytical themes were identified, consisting of children's descriptions of their parent as someone who does not meet their physical or emotional needs, the perpetrating parent as someone who is overpowering and controlling, experiences of one's own parents being unlike other parents, the perpetrating parent as being either inherently bad and unchanging or varying in their character, and the non-perpetrating parent as a protective figure in the children's lives.
Findings highlighted children's acute awareness of the power dynamics of DV, the wide-ranging impacts that DV can have on the perceived quality of the parent-child bond and the diverse ways in which children manage their ongoing relationships with both parents. Understanding these varied perspectives will enable clinicians to tailor interventions, assist children in processing their relationships and enhance existing supports.
受家庭暴力影响的儿童对其施暴和非施暴父母持有多方面的看法。尽管需要更好地了解这些儿童经历的复杂性，但迄今为止尚未尝试整合先前研究的结果。
本研究综合了现有关于儿童在家庭暴力背景下对父母和亲子关系的看法的定性证据。这是为了更深入地了解儿童理解和与父母双方的关系的方式，并为支持受影响家庭的临床医生提供帮助。
在进行系统搜索和质量评估后，纳入了十项符合条件的研究进行数据分析，采用主题综合方法。
确定了五个分析主题，包括儿童对父母的描述，即父母不能满足他们的身体或情感需求；施暴父母是一个强大和控制欲强的人；经历自己的父母与其他父母不同；施暴父母本质上是坏的和不变的，或者他们的性格是多变的；非施暴父母是孩子生活中的保护者。
研究结果强调了儿童对家庭暴力中权力动态的敏锐意识、家庭暴力对亲子关系感知质量的广泛影响，以及儿童管理与父母双方持续关系的多种方式。了解这些不同的观点将使临床医生能够调整干预措施，帮助儿童处理他们的关系，并增强现有的支持。
