Predictors of family violence in North Carolina following initial COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although there is evidence that family violence increased in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, few studies have characterized longitudinal trends in family violence across the course of initial stay-at-home orders.

Objective

The purpose of the present study is to investigate patterns and predictors of family violence, such as child maltreatment and harsh punishment, during the first eight weeks of the pandemic after initial stay-at-home orders in North Carolina.

Participants and setting

Participants included 120 families with children ages 4-11 (53% non-White, 49% female) and a primary caregiver (98% female) living in rural and suburban areas in North Carolina. Participants were recruited based on high risk of pre-pandemic family violence expo

SUBMITTER: Machlin L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8556186 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature