TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Children exposed to intimate partner violence during confinement: characteristics by age and sex
JO  - Frontiers in psychology
A1  - Alcántara-López, Mavi
A1  - Castro, Maravillas
A1  - Martínez-Pérez, Antonia
A1  - Fernández, Visitación
A1  - Negrón-Medina, Kaveri
A1  - López-Soler, Concepción
SP  - e889697
EP  - e889697
VL  - 13
IS  - 
N2  - The COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions imposed to stop its advance have affected the entire population. Children living with difficulties or in vulnerable situations prior to the pandemic might have suffered an even greater impact. This present study examines the psychological impact of quarantine on children and adolescents exposed to intimate partner violence against their mothers. Participants were 185 mothers who reported 269 children, as well as 108 children who self-reported. An emotional and behavioral checklist was administered to both mothers and children throughout confinement. <br><br>RESULTS show mothers observed changes in their children's psychological state. Children, in turn, reported an increase in different variables. Mothers reported a higher percentage of overall increase for both general and severe symptoms than their children. Differences were found by sex and age. Future research with similar population groups is necessary to establish the support and intervention children require in similar contexts, as well as to clarify possible causes of differences found by age and sex.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1664-1078
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.889697
ID  - ref1
ER  -