Adversity, Trauma-Related Symptoms, Parenting Perceptions, and Attachment in Domestic Violence-Exposed Caregiver–Child Dyads
This study of 56 domestic violence-exposed caregiver-child dyads reveals high levels of trauma and significant discrepancies between caregivers' idealized perceptions of their attachment and children's actual experiences, highlighting the need for trauma-informed, dyad-centered interventions to break intergenerational cycles of adversity.