Does Domestic Violence effect childrend in later years?

Question

do u think that children can become abusers or absuees
or any other effects

my question is for a project at school.....what i need to know is children who see domestic violence....does it hold long term effects, such as becoming an abuser or becoming abused....if there are other known out comes please let me know

Answer 1

Yes, many children from abusive families grow up to be abusers as adults. Without intervention at an early age these children are at high risk for growing up very dysfunctional adults.

Some children are very resiliant and come out unscathed as adults, but they are rare.

Answer 2

Yes, it does effect children. We are all a product of our environment, whether in be in a positive way or a negative way. It is sort of a make you or break you type of situation. Children will either learn to express themselves in the same violent manner, or swear off violence and vow to live life differently. I think that no matter how the child chooses to live as an adult, there will be emotional scaring either way. Every single thing that we expose our children to has an effect on them, every action, and especially our attitudes. That is why even if you aren't an abusive person, but allow yourself to be abused...you are teaching a child that it is OK either way. An example would be a mother and daughter, the father is abusive. The daughter is learning that she must be submissive and that it is acceptable to be abused if she makes mistakes. As she gets older she is drawn to controlling, abusive men....after all, it is acceptable for her family. That is the life that she has learned. Maybe she will come out of it with a positive though, she may despise this type of man and seek the opposite life. Good question, calls for lot of discussion.

Answer 3

It makes them fearful of people of the gender who did the abusing. My father was very verbally and sometimes physically abusive (an alcoholic). I grew up with a great fear and mistrusting of men.

I have a great disrespect for men too. I was also sexually abused by an uncle between ages 5-7.

And I feel extremely uncomfortable around angry people. I have what is known as

Avoidant Personality Disorder.

Its said that children who are brought up in homes where such abuse occurs can suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

It does have a very negative impact on their future relationships.

Answer 4

In relationships where there is domestic violence, children witness about three-quarters of the abusive incidents. About half the children in such families have themselves been badly hit or beaten. Sexual and emotional abuse are also more likely to happen in these families.

Younger children may become anxious, complain of tummy-aches or start to wet their bed. They may find it difficult to sleep, have temper tantrums and start to behave as if they are much younger than they are.

Older children react differently. Boys seem to express their distress much more outwardly. They may become aggressive and disobedient. Sometimes, they start to use violence to try and solve problems, as if they have learnt to do this from the way that adults behave in their family. Older boys may play truant and may start to use alcohol or drugs.

Girls are more likely to keep their distress inside. They may withdraw from other people and become anxious or depressed. They may think badly of themselves and complain of vague physical symptoms. They are more likely to have an eating disorder, or to harm themselves by taking overdoses or cutting themselves.

Children with these problems often do badly at school. They may also get symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, for example have nightmares and flashbacks, and be easily startled.

Children who have witnessed violence are more likely to be either abusers or victims themselves. Children tend to copy the behaviour of their parents. Boys learn from their fathers to be violent to women. Girls learn from their mothers that violence is to be expected, and something you just have to put up with.

Children don't always repeat the same pattern when they grow up. Many children don't like what they see, and try very hard not to make the same mistakes as their parents. Even so, children from violent families often grow up feeling anxious and depressed, and find it difficult to get on with other people.

Answer 5

yes the possibilities of domestic violence affecting children and adults are endless. they can become abusers, marry abusers, and or develop mental illnesses like post traumatic stress syndromn and depression. it's a vicious cycle.

Answer 6

Yes. Domestic violence 100% affects the tender minds of the children, resulting in the misbehaviour in their later years. The child is like a piece of blank paper in which evey passer by leaves his sign. And thus, their innocent and delicate minds are naturally affected by violence and if shown everyday, they grow up to think violence as good and it may lead to serious disorder in the emotional functioning of their minds... :-)

Answer 7

Violence is a learned behavior, just like anything else. Of course it's going to have an affect on them. If someone beat the crap out of me when I was a kid, I'm sure I'd have alot more issues than I have today.

Answer 8

aaahh yes duh. are you a hermit with no tv? domestic violence is probably the worst thing for children. first they learn that it is ok to behave that way and then after they are a little older they think that is the way problems get solved and then when they are adults they will most likely abuse their family members because that is all they know. i cant believe you are even asking this question. if there is a social services worker on here you are gonna hear it

Answer 9

Yeah - my cousin was abused and turned out to be a neo-liberal hippie freak. She lets her brat kids get away with murder. She takes the "being friends" approach to parenting. That crap just doesn't work. There should be respect for authority and a clear demarcation line between child and adult.

Answer 10

of course statistics say that if a child is brought up with domestic violence it is likely for that child to become a abuser