Type of Document Senior Honors Thesis Author Jones, Margaret Pearman URN etd-06112007-095021 Title I WISH I WERE A TIGER… DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESEARCH WITH CHILDREN WHO HAVE WITNESSED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Degree B.A. Honors Department Psychology Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Dr. Robert Sattelmeyer Committee Co-Chair Dr. Julia Perilla Committee Member Keywords
- Self-perception
- Conflict resolution
- Coping skills
- Children
- Domestic violence
Date of Defense 2007-04-18 Availability unrestricted Abstract This paper presents the results of a study conducted at a domestic violence safehouse for an undergraduate Honors Thesis. Twenty-three children ages 4-16 from African American and immigrant communities were interviewed while residing at a safehouse for victims of domestic violence regarding their beliefs and attitudes about perceptions of self, conflict resolution skills, and feelings of anger and coping strategies. The study found a strong relation between length of stay & positive coping strategies. Age & gender were also related to conflict resolution skills. Qualitative data provided interesting & potentially important insights into children’s internal experiences of being witnesses of domestic violence. The study did not support past research in terms of child witnesses exhibiting low self-esteem, poor conflict strategies, and high rates of aggression. This study concludes that more research needs to be conducted on protective factors and resiliency to the effects of domestic violence to explain this study’s results.Files
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