 The intergenerational effects of intimate partner violence on child developmentDung Duc Le and Long Thanh Giang Children and Youth Services Review, 2025, vol. 172, issue C Abstract: This study investigates the intergenerational effects of intimate partner violence (IPV) on child development in Vietnam. We contribute to the growing literature by examining the relationship between IPV and internalizing and externalizing behavior problems in Vietnamese children. Employing an instrumental variable approach to address potential endogeneity concerns, we analyzed data from the National Survey on Domestic Violence Against Women. Two-stage least squares regressions show that a one standard deviation increase in the IPV index led to a 0.378-point increase in the child behavioral problem score.The effect was mainly driven by children living in rural areas and less wealthy households. We further suggest that witnessing IPV and the negative impacts of IPV on women’s health may be pathways through which IPV affects children’s development. These findings highlight IPV as a major risk factor for negative child development outcomes,thus informing public health initiatives and social service interventions. Keywords: Intimate partner violence; Domestic violence; Health; Child development; Vietnam; Instrumental variable (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:172:y:2025:i:c:s0190740925001379 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108254 Access Statistics for this article Children and Youth Services Review is currently edited by Duncan Lindsey More articles in Children and Youth Services Review from Elsevier |
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