Adultification in the context of childhood exposure to domestic violence

被引:2
作者
Haselschwerdt, Megan L. [1 ,3 ]
Tunkle, Caroline [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tennessee, Knoxville, TN USA
[2] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Learning Resource Ctr, Birmingham, AL USA
[3] Univ Tennessee, 1215 W Cumberland Ave,Jessie W Harris Bldg,Room 42, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
关键词
domestic violence; family dynamics; family systems; parent-child relationships; qualitative methodology; young adulthood; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; SITUATIONAL COUPLE VIOLENCE; COERCIVE CONTROL; CHILDRENS EXPOSURE; ADJUSTMENT; CONFLICT; FAMILIES; PARENT; PARENTIFICATION;
D O I
10.1111/jomf.12970
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
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.
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页码:346 / 364
页数:19
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