본 연구는 자녀의 가정폭력경험 특성을 파악하고, 이러한 폭력경험 특성이 자녀의 정서적, 행동적, 사회적 부적응에 미치는 영향을 분석함으로써 폭력가정 자녀의 적응을 돕는 효율적인 사회복지실천 개입방안을 모색하는 기초자료를 제공하는 데 목적이 있다. 상기의 목적을 달성하기 위해 본 연구가 중학교 2학년 남녀학생 943명을 대상으로 조사․분석하여 얻은 시사점은 아래와 같다. 먼저, 가정폭력경험이 가장 심각한 가정폭력 중복경험 자녀의 부적응정도가 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다. 세부적으로 살펴보면, 행동적 부적응은 가정폭력경험의 심각성에 정서적, 사회적 부적응은 가정폭력 경험 유무에 영향을 받은 것으로 나타났다. 또한 직접적인 자녀폭력 뿐만 아니라 부모간의 폭력을 목격만한 자녀도 적응상의 어려움을 보였다. 특히 철회는 부부폭력 목격집단과 가정폭력 중복집단에서만 가정폭력 비경험집단에 비해 어려움 정도가 큰 것으로 나타나 부부폭력 가정 자녀에게 나타나는 두드러진 특징으로 분석되었다. 이러한 결과로 볼 때, 가정폭력 경험은 자녀의 적응문제를 진단하는 위험요인이 됨을 확인할 수 있다. 따라서 가정폭력 경험자녀의 부적응을 중재하기 위한 임상적 사정에서는 자녀의 직접적인 가정폭력경험 정도만을 분석하는 것이 아니라 부부폭력 목격, 즉 부부폭력과 자녀폭력의 관련성에 초점을 둔 ‘중복성’에 관한 분석을 기초로 사회복지실천을 하는 것이 효과적이라고 판단된다.

To prevent and treat child abuse, more effectively, practitioners, policy-makers and researchers need greater understanding of factors related to violence toward children. The present study was aimed to advance our understanding of the children's response to family violence as well as to examine the effect of family violence on the children's maladjustment. The study-subjects were 2nd grade middle school students (n=943) in Korea. Firstly, different adjustment problems were noted in children belong to each group. Children who were witnessed to marital violence as well as experienced violence committed to themselves revealed more maladjustment problems than the others. And children who are the victims or witnesses to violence in home are at risk for experiencing both emotional and behavioral problems some what at risk for impaired social functioning. Thus children experienced to family violence had severer maladjustment problems than non-experienced group. In particular, specific problems such as withdrawal were significantly confined to children who exposed to marital violence in home. There was significantly positive correlation between family violence and children's maladjustment. Thus for setting up an effective intervening social work program for these children experienced to family violence, it would be the first to understand the characteristics of family violence and to know children's problems related with family violence. In conclusion, social workers are encouraged to use a comprehensive assessment approach which addresses the nature of the children's experiences of family violence and a range of developmental outcomes.

To prevent and treat child abuse, more effectively, practitioners, policy-makers and researchers need greater understanding of factors related to violence toward children. The present study was aimed to advance our understanding of the children's response to family violence as well as to examine the effect of family violence on the children's maladjustment. The study-subjects were 2nd grade middle school students (n=943) in Korea. Firstly, different adjustment problems were noted in children belong to each group. Children who were witnessed to marital violence as well as experienced violence committed to themselves revealed more maladjustment problems than the others. And children who are the victims or witnesses to violence in home are at risk for experiencing both emotional and behavioral problems some what at risk for impaired social functioning. Thus children experienced to family violence had severer maladjustment problems than non-experienced group. In particular, specific problems such as withdrawal were significantly confined to children who exposed to marital violence in home. There was significantly positive correlation between family violence and children's maladjustment. Thus for setting up an effective intervening social work program for these children experienced to family violence, it would be the first to understand the characteristics of family violence and to know children's problems related with family violence. In conclusion, social workers are encouraged to use a comprehensive assessment approach which addresses the nature of the children's experiences of family violence and a range of developmental outcomes.

the overlap between child abuse and marital violence, witness marital violence, child abuse, maladjustment