The purpose of this research is to focus on behavior problems that children witnesses of domestic violence often experience as a result of it. It targeted gender differences when evaluating family aggression or other conduct problems that children ages 6-12 from violent homes will often than not exhibit. This study can help identify at risk youth and help provide shelter staff better serve the clients. It is also important to understand that children are often referred to as the "silent victims" of this unfortunate abuse, so research that aims to provide more knowledge on the effects of domestic violence on children is invaluable. It should also be noted that children who live at shelters are not only dealing with the repercussions of witnessing abuse, but are also transitioning into a new lifestyle while staying at the shelter.

In previous research regarding the effects of domestic violence on children it was found that 34% of boys and 20% of girls who witness parental abuse will develop adjustment problems that require clinical assistance

The results for this study were presented in three sections as stated in the hypotheses earlier in this paper. The first hypothesis that women in shelters rated their marriages as being more physically and verbally abusive than the other women was confirmed to an extent here. MANOVA was used to gather the numerical data here.

This present study aimed to prove three hypotheses: 1. Parents from the shelter sample would use more verbal and physical means of resolving conflicts with one another and with their children, than the comparison parents; 2. Mothers' psychological well-being would be a stronger predictor of the daughters' adjustment than of the sons' adjustment; and 3. Girls at the shelter would be rated as having more maladjustment problems than boys, both absolutely and relative to same sex comparison children. There was no expected difference between the comparison groups.

Participants included mothers and their children aged 6-12 years of age. The women and children volunteered to be interviewed about the problems facing their family. There were 242 mothers and 378 children in this study. The families came from a Canadian city and were granted money for their participation. The battered women were contrasted to three other nonviolent families: two-parent, single-mother and homeless individuals were also part of the study.

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