Interparental violence: child emotional awareness, protective factors, and symptom profiles in a comparative analysis.
Por:
Eva Mª Ortiz Jiménez, Gómez-Benito J, Llach SL, Lamarca M and Ochoa S
Publicada:
19 jun 2025
Ahead of Print:
19 jun 2025
Resumen:
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze the differences between children exposed to interparental violence (EIPV) and non-EIPV children aged 8-12, in a) Emotional awareness (EA), b) Protective factors of resilience (external and internal) c) Externalizing/internalizing symptoms, somatic complaints and moods. METHOD: A descriptive design study was conducted with a total of 115 participants (60 boys and 55 girls) from three Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centers in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, Spain. Student's t-test was used to compare the EIPV and non-EIPV groups, and logistic regression models were employed to identify the most relevant factors associated with EIPV. RESULTS: EIPV children exhibited significantly lower scores in differentiating emotions (DIE) and analyzing one's own emotions (ANE) compared to non-EIPV children. Additionally, EIPV children demonstrated more social skills problems, lower loneliness/social anxiety, lower resilience, mainly in empathy and internal protective factors, autonomy, and reduced self-esteem. They also reported higher levels of externalizing and internalizing symptoms, somatic complaints, and negative mood states such as fear, sadness, and anger. The variables that explained group membership in EIPV were DIE, ANE, and total externalizing symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides valuable insights into the role of EA, symptoms, and protective factors in EIPV children in a clinical sample. Lower EA, fewer protective factors, and higher levels of internalizing and externalizing symptoms in EIPV children when compared to their non-EIPV counterparts. Including a structures evaluation of EA and Protective Factors in the EIPV child population would improve diagnostic accuracy of trauma and the design of specific psychotherapies interventions aimed at reducing symptoms and promoting mental well-being in children aged 8 to 12 exposed to IPV.
Filiaciones:
Eva Mª Ortiz Jiménez:
Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Gómez-Benito J:
Department of Social Psychology and Quantitative Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Group on Measurement Invariance and Analysis of Change (GEIMAC), Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Llach SL:
Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
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Grup MERITT, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut, Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, MERITT Group, Sant Joan de Déu Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
Ochoa S:
Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, MERITT Group, Sant Joan de Déu Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
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