Adultification in the context of childhood exposure to domestic violence
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 2287397 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Megan L Haselschwerdt (0000-0003-3498-5541, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville Tennessee USA, autor correspondente), Caroline Tunkle (Learning Resource Center University of Alabama, Birmingham Birmingham Alabama USA) |
| Ano | 2025 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 346-364 |
| Data de publicação | 2025-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Journal of Marriage and the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0022-2445 • E-ISSN: 1741-3737 |
| Editora | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jomf.12970 |
| OpenAlex | W4391513929 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 3 |
| Referências citadas | 49 |
ObjectiveDrawing upon family systems theory, Burton's childhood adultification model, and Johnson's typology of domestic violence (DV), the objective of this qualitative study was to understand the adultification experiences of young adults who were exposed to DV while growing up.BackgroundExposure to DV negatively impacts familial dynamics, disrupting healthy boundaries between caregivers and children. Often associated with families experiencing poverty, adultification is a type of boundary infringement that places children in adult-like roles to execute essential family tasks with potentially dangerous and developmentally harmful effects. A growing body of literature documents how youth are agentic in navigating their family dynamics and how abusive partners use children as abuse tools. However, adultification in a DV context remains understudied.MethodUsing a qualitative study design, the research team interviewed 23 college-attending young adults with father-mother-perpetrated DV exposure histories who resided in the Southeastern United States. The qualitative data were analyzed using theoretical thematic analysis.FindingsWe identified five distinct yet interrelated ways in which young adults with DV exposure histories experienced adultification: intervening to protect mothers from violence, serving as mothers' emotional support system, shielding siblings from violence and conflict, caring for siblings' daily needs, and managing parents' health and well-being. The young adults categorized as exposed to coercive controlling violence described more extensive adultification.ConclusionCentering adultification in the context of family violence provides a lens through which researchers, practitioners, and other professionals can understand how DV impacts family dynamics, including adultified children
Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Domestic violence · Environmental health · Poison control · Qualitative research · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Thematic analysis · Child Abuse and Trauma · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology
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Intimate partner violence victimization and parenting
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Memoing in qualitative research
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Using thematic analysis in psychology
Naturalistic inquiry
"Beyond "Witnessing
Children's Actions when Experiencing Domestic Violence
The Differential Effects of Intimate Terrorism and Situational Couple Violence
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| Obras citantes distintas | 3 |
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| Citações por ano | 3 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 3 |