Intimate partner violence during infancy and cognitive outcomes in middle childhood : results from an Australian community-based mother and child cohort study Priscilla Savopoulos, Stephanie Brown, Peter J. Anderson, Deirdre Gartland, Christina Bryant and Rebecca Giallo
By: Savopoulos, Priscilla
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Contributor(s): Brown, Stephanie | Anderson, Peter J | Gartland, Deirdre | Bryant, Christina | Giallo, Rebecca.
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ArticleSeries: Child Development.Publisher: Society for Research in Child Development, 2022Subject(s): ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES | CHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE | CHILD DEVELOPMENT | CHILDREN | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | INFANTS | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | RISK FACTORS | INTERNATIONAL | AUSTRALIAOnline resources: DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13736
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Child Development, 2022, First published online, 9 February 2022Summary: The cognitive functioning of children who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) has received less attention than their emotional-behavioral outcomes. Drawing upon data from 615 (48.4% female) 10-year-old Australian-born children and their mothers (9.6% of mothers born in non-English speaking countries) participating in a community-based longitudinal study between 2004 and 2016, this study examined the associations between IPV in infancy and cognition in middle childhood (at age 10). Results showed that IPV in the first 12 months of life was associated with lower general cognitive ability and poorer executive attention but not working memory skills. IPV in middle childhood (in the 10th year postpartum) was not associated with cognition. This study provides evidence for the long-term impact of early life exposure to IPV on children's cognition, and points to the importance of early intervention to optimize development. (Authors' abstract). Record #7627
Child Development, 2022, First published online, 9 February 2022
The cognitive functioning of children who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) has received less attention than their emotional-behavioral outcomes. Drawing upon data from 615 (48.4% female) 10-year-old Australian-born children and their mothers (9.6% of mothers born in non-English speaking countries) participating in a community-based longitudinal study between 2004 and 2016, this study examined the associations between IPV in infancy and cognition in middle childhood (at age 10). Results showed that IPV in the first 12 months of life was associated with lower general cognitive ability and poorer executive attention but not working memory skills. IPV in middle childhood (in the 10th year postpartum) was not associated with cognition. This study provides evidence for the long-term impact of early life exposure to IPV on children's cognition, and points to the importance of early intervention to optimize development. (Authors' abstract). Record #7627
