{"id":1450,"date":"2023-09-21T11:17:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T15:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multifemmes.com\/domestic-violence\/consequences-of-domestic-violence\/"},"modified":"2023-09-22T14:11:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T18:11:15","slug":"consequences-of-domestic-violence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/multifemmes.com\/en\/domestic-violence\/consequences-of-domestic-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Consequences of domestic violence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1450\" class=\"elementor elementor-1450\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ca6fb3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ca6fb3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36bb366d\" data-id=\"36bb366d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7baa0689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7baa0689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Consequences of domestic violence on women<\/h2>\n<p>Being subjected to violence means living in a state of hyper-vigilance 24 hours a day. Remaining in this state leaves emotional, physical and psychological scars.<\/p>\n<p>A victim of domestic violence can, for example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Low self-esteem, difficulty asserting oneself, doubts about one&#8217;s perceptions;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">See your tolerance threshold for violence rise;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Insomnia, nightmares, flashbacks;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Anxious, distressed, hyperventilating, panic attacks;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Loss of appetite or bulimia, digestive problems, headaches, migraines, low energy;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Confusion, ambivalence, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, difficulty expressing oneself;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Feeling guilty, sad, powerless, distrustful, humiliated;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Isolation, fear, substance abuse (drugs, alcohol, medication), job loss;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Be depressed, have suicidal thoughts or attempt suicide;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Consequences of domestic violence on children<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Domestic violence is not without consequences in the lives of children. Whether witness or victim, physical, verbal or psychological violence always leaves its mark. Researchers say that these children &#8220;are as affected as if they were abused themselves because exposure to domestic violence is in itself emotional abuse of the child.&#8221;<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Children&#8217;s exposure to domestic violence can affect many areas of their lives, jeopardizing their development and well-being.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It&#8217;s important to remember that every child is unique, and that the consequences of exposure to domestic violence differ from one young person to the next.<\/p>\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<h5><strong>Physical consequences<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Allergies, asthma, stomach aches, headaches, bedwetting, nightmares, eczema, appetite problems, loss of sleep, speech difficulties, etc.<\/p>\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<h5><strong>Psychological consequences<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cognitive:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Language learning problems,<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Difficulty concentrating,<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Decreased or increased school performance, truancy,<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">School phobias;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div> <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Emotional: <\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Regressive behaviors;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Depression, anxiety, irritability and low self-esteem;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Feelings of terror, fear of death, fear of losing a parent, rage, guilt, confusion, hopelessness and helplessness, anger;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Perception of the world as unpredictable, hostile and threatening;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Shyness;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Tendency to isolate;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Ambivalent feelings;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div> <\/div>\n<h5><strong>Behavioral consequences<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Tendency to cling to adults;<\/li>\n<li>Aggressive behaviour, hyperactivity and impulsivity;<\/li>\n<li>Violent reactions to conflicts with peers, siblings and teachers;<\/li>\n<li>Seductive, manipulative and oppositional behaviors in their relationships with others;<\/li>\n<li>Tendency to lie, disobey, cheat, destroy objects or be cruel;<\/li>\n<li>Stuttering;<\/li>\n<li>etc. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h5><strong>Social consequences<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Difficulty establishing meaningful interpersonal relationships, whether with teachers, family members or peers;<\/li>\n<li>Tendency to isolate themselves, refusing to open up about their experiences or to bring friends home;<\/li>\n<li>etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h5><strong>Academic consequences<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Poor performance at school due to attention, concentration and memory problems; frequent absences, low involvement in extracurricular activities;<\/li>\n<li>etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h5><strong>Adolescence<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Delinquent, violent and antisocial behavior;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Criminal acts (e.g. assault, rape or murder);<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Truancy, dropping out of school, drug or alcohol abuse, running away from home;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Suicide attempts,<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">etc.<a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">1]<\/a>Lessard, G. and Paradis, F. (2003).  <em>Children exposed to domestic violence and protective factors. Literature review<\/em>Institut national de sant\u00e9 publique du Qu\u00e9bec, p. 9 and 10 <a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur la Violence Familiale et la Violence faite aux Femmes (2014), <em>Children Exploded by Domestic Violence, Consequence<\/em>, &lt;http:\/\/www.enfants-exposes.criviff.qc.ca\/consequences&gt;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consequences of domestic violence on women Being subjected to violence means living in a state of hyper-vigilance 24 hours a day. Remaining in this state leaves emotional, physical and psychological scars. 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