Exposure to Family Violence in Childhood, Self-Efficacy, and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Young Adulthood

Citation:

Muhammad M Haj-Yahia, Hassan-Abbas, Niveen , Malka, Menny , and Sokar, Shireen . 2021. “Exposure To Family Violence In Childhood, Self-Efficacy, And Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms In Young Adulthood”. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence, 36, Pp. NP9548–NP9575. doi:10.1177/0886260519860080.

Abstract:

This study aimed to examine the relationship of exposure to family violence (i.e., experiencing parental physical violence [PH] and psychological aggression [PA] and witnessing interparental PH and PA) during childhood and adolescence with posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) during young adulthood. In addition, the mediating role of self-efficacy in this relationship was investigated. Data were collected from a convenience sample of 516 university and college students in Israel (90.7% female and 9.3% male; Mage = 24.

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