title: Family dynamics from the perspective of parents and children involved in domestic violence against children and adolescents.
abstract: We sought, in this investigation, to understand the family dynamics in the view of parents and children involved in Domestic Violence against children and adolescents institutionalized in the Center of Assistance to the Victimized Child and Adolescent (CACAV), in Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil. This is a qualitative study with semi-structured interviews applied to parents and children from six families involved in domestic violence. The data were analyzed through content analysis. Ecology of human development was used as theoretical reference. Domestic violence was reported, though it is understood as common practice for the families. We identified that the parents' view favors the denial of the violence perpetrated. The children, on the other hand, point that love ties and affection are more significant for their development than blood relations. We believe that the knowledge acquired as how violence is experienced, can contribute with intervention strategies capable of breaking the perverse cycle of violent family relationships.
authors.affiliation: University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto, College of Nursing, WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing Research Development, Brazil. camilla@eerp.usp.br
authors.forename: Camilla Soccio
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Maria das Graças Carvalho
authors.initials: Md
authors.lastname: Ferriani
authors.forename: Marta Angélica Iossi
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Nide Regina
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Zahr
authors.forename: Kátia Michelli Bertoldi
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Arone
authors.forename: Eliana Mendes de Souza Teixeira
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Roque
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents