APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Self-Efficacy and Internalizing Problems In Child Witnesses of Intimate Partner Violence
- Eleanor McNamee
University of North Carolina-Wilmington - Nicole Rafidi
University of North Carolina WIlmington - Brittanie Moore
University of North Carolina-Wilmington - McKenna Cottingham
University of North Carolina-Wilmington - Mia Falco
University of North Carolina-Wilmington - Ava Lea
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Kaitlyn Zezza
University of North Carolina-Wilmington - Caroline Clements
University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Abstract
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.
