NCJ Number
232236
Journal
Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma Volume: 2 Issue: 4 Dated: October-December 2009 Pages: 253-270
Date Published
October 2009
Length
18 pages
Annotation
This study examined which factors were associated with reading performance in children exposed to domestic violence.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine factors associated with reading performance in children exposed to domestic violence. Twenty children ages 6 to 9 who had been exposed to domestic violence were tested on reading and prereading skills using the Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests-Revised and the Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing. Results indicated that psychological aggression of the mother toward her partner and externalizing behavior problems were strongly negatively correlated with reading scores. The number of months at the current residence in the past year was positively correlated with reading performance. Physical assault by the partner toward the mother was not significantly correlated with reading skills. Higher incidence of risk factors was significantly associated with risk for reading disabilities. Tables and references (Published Abstract)