title: Research With Children Exposed to Partner Violence: Perspectives of Service-Mandated, CPS- and Court-Involved Survivors on Research With Their Children.
abstract: Rapidly growing numbers of female survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) who are the primary caregivers for their children are being mandated to services by child protective services (CPS) and/or the court system. Research is needed to better understand the experiences of these children; however, such research is hindered by the dearth of empirical evidence to guide researchers in how best to recruit and collect data about and from IPV-exposed children whose families are mandated to services. From a qualitative study with 21 CPS- and/or court-involved mothers, this article reports findings about participants' perspectives regarding research with their IPV-exposed children. Our analyses determined three key findings: (a) mothers' reasons or motivations for allowing their children to participate in research, (b) mothers' reasons for refusing consent for their children to participate, and (c) strategies for increasing research participation among this population. Based on these findings, we offer recommendations for enhancing research participation among IPV-exposed children from CPS- and/or court-involved families mandated to services, including specific recruitment and data collection strategies. These recommendations and strategies also hold value for research with other vulnerable families and children struggling with violence.
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Rizo
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Macy
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Dania M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ermentrout
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: McLean D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Pollock
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dababnah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000068216:Child Protective Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009042:Motivation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D015144:Southeastern United States; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: children exposed to domestic violence; domestic violence; intervention/treatment