DOMESTIC VIOLENCE'S PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES ON CHILDREN

Domestic violence is a serious problem of today's society, which is not limited to only husband-wife or two members of the family. It affects the entire family, especially children. As can often be seen that activities related to women are the victims of this phenomenon, but in reality, domestic violence affects all members of the family, especially children. Children are valuable for national development, but domestic violence is harmful to children Children are going through the most sensitive phase of their lives and the environment in which they grow up forms the foundation of their personality. When this environment is full of violence, abuse and fear, it has a profound negative impact on the mental, emotional and social development of children. The purpose of this research is to briey review the impact of witnessing and being a victim of domestic violence on children. This study focuses on the literature related to the impact of domestic violence on children, in fact, domestic violence is also one of the problems that lead children to antisocial activities such as disobedience, crime, drug addiction, abuse. The literature review shows that domestic violence has an impact on the child's physical, mental, family and educational relationships.