TY  - SER
AU  - Carroll-Lind, Janis
AU  - Chapman, James
AU  - Raskauskas, Juliana
TI  - Children's perceptions of violence: the nature, extent, and impact of their experiences
U1  - 305.23 CAR 
KW  - FVC
KW  - ADOLESCENTS
KW  - CHILDREN AT RISK
KW  - CHILDREN
KW  - DEMOGRAPHICS
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - EDUCATION
KW  - EMOTIONAL ABUSE
KW  - PHYSICAL ABUSE
KW  - POLICY
KW  - PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
KW  - STATISTICS
KW  - CHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE
KW  - SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 2011, 37: 1-13; nz
N2  - This paper reports on a study that examined children's perceptions of the prevalence, incidence and impact of violence experienced or witnessed by them, and factors that mitigated and reduced its impact. A national survey was undertaken of New Zealand children aged 9 to 13 years, with a representative sample of 2,077 children from 28 randomly selected schools of various sizes, geographic areas and socio-economic neighbourhoods. A questionnaire was developed for children to report the nature and extent of physical, sexual and emotional violence (including bullying) experienced at home, school and in the community.

To assess the impact of this violence, as well as children's perceptions of school, their coping experiences and the extent to which they used violence in their own interpersonal relationships, analyses of data examined frequencies, bivariate correlations, t-tests and multiple regressions. Results showed a high prevalence of physical, emotional and sexual violence. The study also examined the ethical considerations and philosophy underpinning research that involves children. Guided by Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the findings support the controversial ethical decision to adopt a passive consent procedure and demonstrated children's competence to express the ways in which violence has affected them. Abstract.


UR  - http://www.msd.govt.nz/documents/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/journals-and-magazines/social-policy-journal/spj37/02-carroll-lind-et-al.pdf
ER  -