Abstract
The association between mother-reported child adjustment problems and group therapists’ ratings of resilience was evaluated
in preschool-aged children who reside in homes where intimate partner violence (IPV) is present. Multiple reporters’ evaluations
of resilience were assessed to determine how young children display resilience at home and in treatment. Reporters were mothers
and child therapists who evaluated resilience in 52 preschoolers who lived in households where IPV occurs. Group therapists’
ratings of resilience were negatively correlated with children’s externalizing behavior problems. Findings indicated poor
rater agreement between mothers and group therapists on some aspects of resilience. Evaluations differed based on demographic
factors, with the most variability in resilience by child age. Given the lack of research on this topic and the common practice
of only one informant supplying most of the data used in studies of child functioning, the current study provides unique information
by comparing multiple reports across settings.
in preschool-aged children who reside in homes where intimate partner violence (IPV) is present. Multiple reporters’ evaluations
of resilience were assessed to determine how young children display resilience at home and in treatment. Reporters were mothers
and child therapists who evaluated resilience in 52 preschoolers who lived in households where IPV occurs. Group therapists’
ratings of resilience were negatively correlated with children’s externalizing behavior problems. Findings indicated poor
rater agreement between mothers and group therapists on some aspects of resilience. Evaluations differed based on demographic
factors, with the most variability in resilience by child age. Given the lack of research on this topic and the common practice
of only one informant supplying most of the data used in studies of child functioning, the current study provides unique information
by comparing multiple reports across settings.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category ORIGINAL ARTICLE
- Pages 1-9
- DOI 10.1007/s10896-012-9446-0
- Authors
- Kathryn H. Howell, Department of Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Section, University of Michigan Health System, Rachel Upjohn Building, 4250 Plymouth Road, SPC 5766, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5766, USA
- Laura E. Miller, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Sandra A. Graham-Bermann, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Journal Journal of Family Violence
- Online ISSN 1573-2851
- Print ISSN 0885-7482