%0 Journal Article
%T Domestic Property Violence: A Distinct and Damaging Form of Parent Abuse
%A Kate van Heugten
%A Latesha Murphy-Edwards
%J Journal of Interpersonal Violence
%@ 1552-6518
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0886260515613341
%X This article reports on the qualitative phase of mixed method research conducted in a medium-size city in New Zealand, which examined 14 parents¡¯ experiences of child- and youth-perpetrated domestic property violence (DPV). The research used semi-structured interviews and interpretative phenomenological analysis, enabling parents¡¯ perceptions of the causes and impacts of this form of family violence to be explored in depth. Three superordinate themes were identified in the analysis: damage done, the various impacts of DPV; staying safe and sane; and making sense of DPV, parents¡¯ perspectives. An ecological meaning-making theory emerged from the data and provided an overarching interpretative framework for considering the themes both separately and together. The findings showed that DPV is a distinct form of parent abuse and one that can have serious impacts of a financial, emotional, and relational nature. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed along with ideas for further research into this problem
%K disclosure of domestic violence
%K intervention/treatment
%K perceptions of domestic violence
%K youth violence
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0886260515613341