Hennessy K D, Rabideau G J, Cicchetti D, Cummings E M
Mt. Hope Family Center, University of Rochester, NY 14608.
Child Dev. 1994 Jun;65(3):815-28.
Responses to various forms of interadult anger were examined in 2 groups of 6-11-year-olds: 44 low-SES children with a history of physical abuse and exposure to interspousal aggression, and 44 low-SES children exposed to interspousal aggression but with no history of physical abuse or other child maltreatment. Children were presented with videotaped segments of adults in angry and friendly interactions. Angry segments varied on (a) the type of anger expression (nonverbal, verbal, verbal-physical), and (b) whether anger was resolved. In general, physically abused children reported greater fear than nonabused children in response to all forms of interadult anger. Moreover, abused children appeared particularly sensitive to whether anger between adults was resolved. Findings are discussed with regard to factors that may mediate relations between exposure to family violence and the development of psychopathology in children from highly aggressive home environments.
对两组6至11岁儿童对各种形式的成人之间愤怒的反应进行了研究：44名来自低社会经济地位家庭且有身体虐待史并接触过配偶间攻击行为的儿童，以及44名来自低社会经济地位家庭、接触过配偶间攻击行为但无身体虐待史或其他儿童虐待史的儿童。向儿童播放了成人愤怒和友好互动的录像片段。愤怒片段在以下方面有所不同：(a) 愤怒表达的类型（非言语、言语、言语-身体），以及(b) 愤怒是否得到解决。总体而言，身体受虐儿童在面对所有形式的成人之间愤怒时，报告的恐惧程度比未受虐儿童更高。此外，受虐儿童似乎对成人之间的愤怒是否得到解决特别敏感。针对可能调节家庭暴力暴露与来自高度攻击性家庭环境的儿童心理病理学发展之间关系的因素，对研究结果进行了讨论。
