The Impact of Domestic Violence on Young people - UK
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Running head: DISSERTATIONTo investigate the impact ofdomestic violence on young peopleaged 13 - 18 in the UK between 2015and 2017 and the strategies to stoptheseName of the StudentModule codeCourse codeDate of submissionTotal word count
1AbstractIt has been identified from thethat domestic violence has havehas negativean impactimpactson the young people and their families as well. However, in certain cases, the young peopleare more affected, aswhich is revealed from the cases when the young peoplethey becomethe perpetrators of domestic violence, at a later stage in their life. Hence, interventions arerequired in order to make sure that theto lower the severity of these conditions, therebyeliminating the could be lowered and the adverse impacts created on the physical and mentalhealthon theof the children and adolescents young people could be lowered to a certainextent. Domestic violence could also lead to problems in brain development and behaviouraldevelopment in among children and young adults. This could be predicated fromcan getmanifested in the form of disordered eating patterns of individuals. The childrenChildren whowitness domestic violence have varioustry to resort to several coping mechanisms which thathave long term adverse effects on their health and wellbeing.
2Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction..................................................................................................3Chapter 2: Background and Rationale/Context for the study........................................5Research Aim.............................................................................................................6Research Objectives...................................................................................................6Chapter 3: Literature Search Strategy............................................................................7Chapter 4: Findings from the literature reviewed........................................................14Chapter 5: Discussion and Conclusion........................................................................19Discussion................................................................................................................19Conclusion................................................................................................................20References....................................................................................................................22
3Chapter 1: IntroductionDomestic violence is a form of abuse made by one person against another, within adomestic setting. The term domestic setting refers to households, where individuals arebounded in a marriage setting, family setting or ‘co-habilitation’. In most cases, an individualcommits domestic violence against his/her partner. However, domestic violence is alsocommon towards children, parents, and elderly people. Domestic violence can be in any formsuch as, physical, emotional, verbal, and sexual abuse [ CITATION Pah16 \l 2057 ]. On aglobal basis, women are the main victims and demonstrate more susceptibility ofexperiencing severe forms of domestic violence within the household setting [ CITATIONSap12 \l 1033 ]. However, a crucial consequence of domestic violence is its potentialnegative impact on the children who live and grow in the houses that are ruled by domesticviolence. The environment of these houses is unpredictable and filled with tension, fear andanxiety that significantly affect the emotional and psychological level of the young people orchildren. A survey conducted by NSPCC revealed that around 6% of the children in the UKhave been exposed to severe domestic violence at some point of their childhood. In somecases, the children are still living with varying levels of the domestic violence [ CITATIONSom18 \l 1033 ]. Witnessing domestic violence imposes both a short-term and long-term effects on thedevelopment of the young people. Some of the reactions that the young people display in caseof domestic violence are helplessness, grief, fear, ambivalence, terror, worry, sadness, shame,anger and numbness [ CITATION Dom18 \l 2057 ]. These persistent reactions can damagethe cognitive and mental ability of the young people as they might suffer from emotional andbehaviour problems. Some short-term impacts of domestic violence on young people of theage group 13-18 years include anxiety, withdrawal, depression, poor communication skills,poor self-image, eating disorder, low academic achievement, low self-esteem, violentoutbursts and physical injuries [ CITATION Wel11 \l 1033 ]. According to Devaney (2015),domestic violence can be in the form of emotional and psychological abuse, which is difficultto measure and quantify. The extent of this type of abuse is disturbing as the controllingtactics of the perpetrator inflicts the belief that the victim is at fault. Some long-term effectsof the domestic violence on the young people include anti-social behaviour, high levels ofteenage pregnancy, alcohol and drug abuse, youth crimes and suicidal ideations. It must benoted that the domestic violence is a devastating crime that has the potential to shatter and
4ruin the lives of both the victims and their family [ CITATION Ogb13 \l 1033 ]. Therefore,there is an immediate need to identify the young people at risk of harm due to domesticviolence and efforts must be taken by the government for early intervention to address theproblems faced by the young people. The purpose of this research is to identify the impacts ofthe domestic violence on the young people of age 13-18 years in the UK.
5Chapter 2: Background and Rationale/Context for the studyDomestic violence is a burgeoning issue, which has multifaceted impacts on thevictim. It creates negative impacts on the health of the victim and also affects the society andthe existing criminal justice agencies. However, there are mounting evidences that haveexplored the effects of domestic violence on children and young people. Domestic violence isnot considered as a recently recognised phenomenon, since it has been identified as a majorpublic concern, for the past three decades. Even with an increase in awareness and politicalconsensus, there are latent cases of domestic violence that are not reported publicly. Over theyears, a comprehensive idea about the impact of the domestic violence was gained whichhelped the researchers to conduct studies upon the children and young people. Based on theresults reported by British Crime survey, it was found that more than 50% of the householdsthat reported domestic violence included children of ages sixteen years and younger[ CITATION Res15 \l 1033 ]. According to the “Royal College of Psychiatrists”, childrenand young adults can develop several complex problems as a result of witnessing domesticabuse. These include becoming depressed or anxious, developing sleep disorders, havingflashbacks and nightmares, physical symptoms like wetting the bed and tummy aches.Temper tantrums, becoming aggressive or isolating themselves from social company, lowself-worth, and indulgence in drug abuse are other common manifestations of these incidents.[ CITATION wom18 \l 2057 ]. Apart from these manifestations as evident in children andyoung adults witnessing physical abuse, they may be directly targeted by the perpetrator. Asper Stark and Flitcraft, (1988), child abuse is preceded by the infliction of physical abuse onthe mother. However, the extent to which a child will be impacted by domestic abusedepends on the time of abuse, the age of the child, whether the child is subjected to physicalabuse besides benig a witness to domestic violence, secure attachment with a parent figureand coping skills of the child. The context of this research is to explore the different impactsof domestic violence on young people aged 13-18 years, which would be an indicator for theUK government to assess the needs of these people and ensure providing them support andprotection from domestic violence. There have been researches that focused on the domestic violence by exploring therole of the parents in the reaction of the young person, within the family. Stanley et al. (2012)had studied the perspectives of the parents and young people experiencing domestic violencein two places in England. Each of the victims, perpetrators and young people depicted
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