Self-Efficacy and Internalizing Problems In Child Witnesses of Intimate Partner Violence

This study assessed how witnessing parental IPV affected self-efficacy and internalizing problems in early adolescence. Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Theory was applied to examine the relationship between witnessing IPV, self-efficacy, and internalizing problems. Children who had witnessed IPV reported significantly lower self-efficacy and more internalizing problems than non-witnesses. Implications will be discussed.