Childhood Violence Exposure leads to Adult Partner Volence

A new 20 year longitudinal study has found that children who witness violence between their parents and who regularly receive excessive punishment are at increased risk of being involved in an abusive relationship as an adult.

This study is unusual because the researchers studied 543 randomly selected children beginning in 1975. The authors report that being the victim of physical abuse and conduct disorders as a child are also important risk factors in later partner violence cases that result in injury. Read more in this APA Press release: Exposure To Violence Between Parents Increases Risk For Adult Partner Violence