Interparental aggression often co-occurs with aggression toward kids

(Penn State) Parents in the midst of a psychologically or physically aggressive argument tend to also be aggressive with their children, according to researchers at Penn State. The team found that this 'spillover' of aggression toward children causes kids to exhibit greater fear during future incidents of interparental aggression, regardless of the severity of those future incidents, than children who do not experience this spillover effect.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news