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Examining the impact of maternal experiences of domestic violence on the mental health of their adolescent children in India

Title
Examining the impact of maternal experiences of domestic violence on the mental health of their adolescent children in India
Creator
Gourisankar, Amritha; Ravi, Preethi; Kalokhe, Ameeta; Hall, Rachel Waford; Vaidya, Nilakshi; Sharma, Eesha; Holla, Bharath; Basu, Debasish; Bharath, Rose Dawn; Chakrabarti, Amit; Desrivieres, Sylvane; Hickman, Matthew; Kartik, Kamakshi; Ghattu, Krishnaveni; Kalyanaraman, Kumaran; Krishna, Murali; Kuriyan, Rebecca; Murthy, Pratima; Orfanos, Dimitri Papadopoulos; Purushottam, Meera; Kurpad, Sunita Simon; Singh, Rajkumar Lenin; Singh, Roshan Lourembam; Subodh, Bhagyalakshmi Nanjayya; Toledano, Mireille B.; Benegal, Vivek; Schumann, Gunter; Kalyanram, Kartik; Varghese, Mathew; Kandavel, Thennarasu; Urvakhsh, Metha; Girimaji, Satish; Jacob, Preeti; Jayarajan, Deepak; Kumar, Keshav; Narayanan, Gitanjali; Khullar, Madhu; Khandelwal, Niranjan; Ghosh, Abhishek; Amit; Joshi, Nainesh; Chanu, Ningthoujam Debala; Fujica, M.C.; Ph, Victoria; Phurailatpam, Celina; Bhattacharya, Debangana; Haque, Bidisha; Nagraj, Alisha; Ghosh, Arpita; Basu, Anirban; Pandit, Mriganka; Das, Subhadip; Yadav, Anupa; Das, Surajit; Roy, Sanjit; Maurya, Pawan; Rani, Geetha T.; Sujatha, B.; Rangaswamy, Madhavi; Fall, Caroline; Kiran, Kn; Ramya, Mc; Urs, Chaitra; Santhosh, N.; Somashekhara, R.; Divyashree, K.; Rao, Arathi; Poornima, R.; Tripathy, Saswathika; Parashar, Neha; Nayana, K.B.; Seshadri, Ashwini; Kumar, Sathish; Baligar, Suneela; Arumugam, Thamodharan; Safai, Apoorva; Cyril, Anthony; Rashmitha; Roy, Ashika; Dhanalakshmi, D.; Shivamma, D.; Bhavana, B.R.
Description
Background Domestic violence (DV) is experienced by one in three women in India and is linked to poor mental health outcomes. We hypothesize that maternal experiences of DV can have negative impacts on the mental health of their children. Previous studies have demonstrated this link in Western countries, however culturally specific manifestations of DV and mental health disorders and socio-cultural differences in parent-child relationships and home environments necessitate deeper understanding of the impacts of maternal experiences of DV on children in the Indian context. Methods This study presents a secondary analysis of data collected from a seven-center study in urban and rural India examining mental health disorders among adolescents aged 1217 years and psychological, physical, and sexual abuse affecting their mothers. The Indian Family Violence and Control Scale (IFVCS) was used to examine experiences of DV among mothers and the Mini International Neuropsychiatric InterviewKid (MINI-Kid) was used to examine mental health outcomes among adolescents. Multivariate analyses examined the associations between maternal DV and adolescent mental disorders. Results Data from 2,784 adolescent-mother pairs were analyzed. In bivariate analyses, maternal experiences of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse were significantly associated with adolescent common mental disorders including anxiety and depression (p < 0.05). After adjusting for adolescent gender, site, and education status in the multivariate analysis, physical, sexual, and any DV were significantly associated with adolescent anxiety disorders and common mental disorders. Physical abuse was significantly associated with adolescent depressive disorders. Conclusions These results suggest that exposure to maternal DV significantly impacts adolescent mental health in India and underscore the need to develop trauma-informed school programs and enhance DV prevention for women in India. 2025 Gourisankar et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Source
PLOS ONE;Volume;20;Issue;2026-05-05 00:00:00;Article No.;e0304936;
Date
01-01-2025
Publisher
Public Library of Science
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Gourisankar A., Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, United States, Emory Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, United States; Ravi P., Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, United States, Emory Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, United States; Kalokhe A., Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, United States, Emory Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, United States; Hall R.W., Emory Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, United States; Vaidya N., Centre for Addiction Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India, Centre for Population Neuroscience and Precision Medicine (PONS), Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, CharitUniversitsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Sharma E., Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Holla B., Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Basu D., Department of Psychiatry, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Manipur, Imphal, India; Bharath R.D., Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Chakrabarti A., Centre for Ageing and Mental Health, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Kolkata, India; Desrivieres S., Centre for Population Neuroscience and Precision Medicine, MRC Social, Genetic, Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry & Neuroscience, Kings College London, London, United Kingdom; Hickman M., Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; Kartik K., Rishi Valley Rural Health Center, Madanapalle, India; Ghattu K., Epidemiology Research Unit, CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India; Kalyanaraman K., Epidemiology Research Unit, CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India; Krishna M., Institute of Public Health, Bangalore, India; Kuriyan R., NeuroSpin, CEA, UniversitParis-Saclay, Paris, France; Murthy P., Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Orfanos D.P., Molecular Genetics Laboratory, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Purushottam M., Division of Nutrition, St. Johns Research Institute, Bangalore, India; Kurpad S.S., Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India; Singh R.L., Department of Psychiatry, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Manipur, Imphal, India; Singh R.L., Department of Psychiatry, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Manipur, Imphal, India; Subodh B.N., Medical Research Council Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Toledano M.B., Institute for Science and Technology of Brain-inspired Intelligence (ISTBI), Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Benegal V., Centre for Addiction Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Schumann G., Centre for Population Neuroscience and Precision Medicine (PONS), Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, CharitUniversitsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Department of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Ethics, St. Johns Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India; Kalyanram K., Rishi Valley Rural Health Center, Madanapalle, India; Varghese M., Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Kandavel T., Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Urvakhsh M., Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Girimaji S., Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Jacob P., Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Jayarajan D., Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Kumar K., Department of Mental Health and Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Narayanan G., Department of Mental Health and Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Khullar M., Department of Experimental Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India; Khandelwal N., Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India; Ghosh A., Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India; Amit, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India; Joshi N., Department of Experimental Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India; Chanu N.D., Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Manipur, Imphal, India; Fujica M.C., Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Manipur, Imphal, India; Ph V., Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Manipur, Imphal, India; Phurailatpam C., Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Manipur, Imphal, India; Bhattacharya D., Indian Council for Medical Research, Centre for Ageing and Mental Health, Kolkata, India; Haque B., Indian Council for Medical Research, Centre for Ageing and Mental Health, Kolkata, India; Nagraj A., Indian Council for Medical Research, Centre for Ageing and Mental Health, Kolkata, India; Ghosh A., Indian Council for Medical Research, Centre for Ageing and Mental Health, Kolkata, India; Basu A., Indian Council for Medical Research, Centre for Ageing and Mental Health, Kolkata, India; Pandit M., Indian Council for Medical Research, Centre for Ageing and Mental Health, Kolkata, India; Das S., Indian Council for Medical Research, Centre for Ageing and Mental Health, Kolkata, India; Yadav A., Indian Council for Medical Research, Centre for Ageing and Mental Health, Kolkata, India; Das S., Indian Council for Medical Research, Centre for Ageing and Mental Health, Kolkata, India; Roy S., Indian Council for Medical Research, Centre for Ageing and Mental Health, Kolkata, India; Maurya P., Indian Council for Medical Research, Centre for Ageing and Mental Health, Kolkata, India; Rani G.T., Rishi Valley Rural Health Centre, Andhra Pradesh, India; Sujatha B., Rishi Valley Rural Health Centre, Andhra Pradesh, India; Rangaswamy M., Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Fall C., MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, United Kingdom; Kiran K., Epidemiology Research Unit, CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India; Ramya M., Epidemiology Research Unit, CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India; Urs C., Epidemiology Research Unit, CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India; Santhosh N., Epidemiology Research Unit, CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India; Somashekhara R., Epidemiology Research Unit, CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India; Divyashree K., Epidemiology Research Unit, CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India; Rao A., Division of Nutrition, St. Johns Research Institute, Bangalore, India; Poornima R., Division of Nutrition, St. Johns Research Institute, Bangalore, India; Tripathy S., Centre for Addiction Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Parashar N., Centre for Addiction Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Nayana K.B., Centre for Addiction Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Seshadri A., Centre for Addiction Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Kumar S., Centre for Addiction Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Baligar S., Molecular Genetics Laboratory, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Arumugam T., Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Safai A., Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Cyril A., Centre for Addiction Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Rashmitha, Molecular Genetics Laboratory, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Roy A., Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Dhanalakshmi D., Centre for Addiction Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Shivamma D., Centre for Addiction Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India; Bhavana B.R., Centre for Addiction Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
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All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
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ISSN: 19326203; CODEN: POLNC
Format
online
Language
English
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Article

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Gourisankar, Amritha; Ravi, Preethi; Kalokhe, Ameeta; Hall, Rachel Waford; Vaidya, Nilakshi; Sharma, Eesha; Holla, Bharath; Basu, Debasish; Bharath, Rose Dawn; Chakrabarti, Amit; Desrivieres, Sylvane; Hickman, Matthew; Kartik, Kamakshi; Ghattu, Krishnaveni; Kalyanaraman, Kumaran; Krishna, Murali; Kuriyan, Rebecca; Murthy, Pratima; Orfanos, Dimitri Papadopoulos; Purushottam, Meera; Kurpad, Sunita Simon; Singh, Rajkumar Lenin; Singh, Roshan Lourembam; Subodh, Bhagyalakshmi Nanjayya; Toledano, Mireille B.; Benegal, Vivek; Schumann, Gunter; Kalyanram, Kartik; Varghese, Mathew; Kandavel, Thennarasu; Urvakhsh, Metha; Girimaji, Satish; Jacob, Preeti; Jayarajan, Deepak; Kumar, Keshav; Narayanan, Gitanjali; Khullar, Madhu; Khandelwal, Niranjan; Ghosh, Abhishek; Amit; Joshi, Nainesh; Chanu, Ningthoujam Debala; Fujica, M.C.; Ph, Victoria; Phurailatpam, Celina; Bhattacharya, Debangana; Haque, Bidisha; Nagraj, Alisha; Ghosh, Arpita; Basu, Anirban; Pandit, Mriganka; Das, Subhadip; Yadav, Anupa; Das, Surajit; Roy, Sanjit; Maurya, Pawan; Rani, Geetha T.; Sujatha, B.; Rangaswamy, Madhavi; Fall, Caroline; Kiran, Kn; Ramya, Mc; Urs, Chaitra; Santhosh, N.; Somashekhara, R.; Divyashree, K.; Rao, Arathi; Poornima, R.; Tripathy, Saswathika; Parashar, Neha; Nayana, K.B.; Seshadri, Ashwini; Kumar, Sathish; Baligar, Suneela; Arumugam, Thamodharan; Safai, Apoorva; Cyril, Anthony; Rashmitha; Roy, Ashika; Dhanalakshmi, D.; Shivamma, D.; Bhavana, B.R., “Examining the impact of maternal experiences of domestic violence on the mental health of their adolescent children in India,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 19, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/23231.

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