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Predictors of Child Behavior Problems among Children of Female Vietnam Veterans

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This study examined the impacts of intimate partner aggression by female Vietnam veterans and their male partners on their children’s behavior problems (N = 100 children). Veteran and partner psychological distress were also examined as potential mediators of these relationships. Results indicated that physical and psychological aggression perpetration by both the female veteran and the male partner was associated with child behavior problems. Contrary to expectations, psychological distress in the veteran and partner was not associated with child behavior problems and did not mediate the effects of physical and psychological aggression on this outcome.

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  1. National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System (116B-2), 150 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02130, USA

    Laura E. Watkins, Casey T. Taft, Claire L. Hebenstreit, Lynda A. King & Daniel W. King

  2. Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Casey T. Taft, Lynda A. King & Daniel W. King

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Watkins, L.E., Taft, C.T., Hebenstreit, C.L. et al. Predictors of Child Behavior Problems among Children of Female Vietnam Veterans. J Fam Viol 23, 135–140 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-007-9135-6

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