PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FAMILIES DISPUTING CUSTODY |
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| Authors: | Janet R. Johnston Linda E. G. Campbell |
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| Affiliation: | Janet R. Johnston is Director of Research at the Center for the Family in Transition in Corte Madera, California. She has published extensively in the field and is coauthor, with Linda Campbell, of Impasses of Divorce: The Dynamics and Resolution of Family Conflict.;Linda E. G. Campbell is a psychologist in private practice in Chevy Chase, Maryland. |
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| Abstract: | This article reports data on allegations of domestic violence in two samples of high-conflict families in child custody disputes. It delineates five basic types of interparental violence and corresponding patterns in parent-child relationships. The findings should be viewed as preliminary exploratory hypotheses, which, if confirmed in future research, suggest that differential assessment of domestic families is important when helping divorcing parents make custody and visitation plans. |
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