Publications

Much of what I know about family violence is contained in my published writings (which also rely on work with various collaborators and on others' published studies). Copyright restrictions and technical issues preclude my reproducing those writings here. Nonetheless, this site does include a nearly complete list of my publications and descriptions of the measures that I have developed. Where possible, I have provided links to facilitate your obtaining these materials. In addition, in this site's intervention programs section, I offer a description and slides detailing two intervention programs for children exposed to violence.

Over the past 12 years I have worked to develop a model of the ways in which violence affects children's social and emotional adjustment. A number of slides are provided below that give a brief introduction to and overview of this model. Next, is the list of publications. This is followed by some suggestions regarding databases that provide abstracts (summaries) of my own and others' work.


How Violence Affects Children's Adjustment:A Cognitive/Contextual Approach -- the slides from a research presentation outline the approach to understanding the effects of violence that prevailed in the 1970s, and sketches a more sophisticated model.

How Violence Affects Children's Adjustment:A Cognitive/Contextual Approach (140k)

Who funded the research? (108k)

The Direct Effects Model (94k)

New Model: The Expanded Context of Violence (274k)

Cognitive Schemas Mediate Effects of Violence (108k)

The Context of Risk and Protection (213k)

Social Adjustment Outcomes (204k)

Summary, Collaborators (207k)

Publications
Graham-Bermann, S. A. & Edleson, J. L. (Eds.) (2001). Domestic violence in the lives of children: The future of research, intervention, and social policy. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Books.

Graham-Bermann, S. A. (in press). Child abuse in the context of domestic violence. J. E. B. Myers (Editor), APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment. Second Edition. Sage Publications.

Graham-Bermann, S. A. & Eastin, J. (in press). Stress and coping, in J. Worell, Editor in Chief, Encyclopedia of Gender, Academic Press.

Eastin, J., Graham-Bermann, S. A., Levendosky, A. A. (in press). Observed sibling conflict and psychological maltreatment among children with a range of family violence experiences. Journal of Emotional Abuse.

Haworth Press. Single or multiple copies of all Journal of Emotional Abuse articles are available from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-342-9678, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (EST).

Seng, J. S., Oakley, D. J., Sampselle, C. M., Killion, C., Graham-Bermann, S. & Liberzon, I. (2001). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Pregnancy Complications Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 97:17-22.

Graham-Bermann, S. A. & Brescoll, V. (2000). Gender, power, and violence: Assessing the family stereotypes of the children of batterers. Journal of Family Psychology, 14 (4), 600-612.

Levendosky, A. A. & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (2000). Parenting in battered women: A trauma theory approach. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 3(1), 25-36. Reprinted in P. Jaffe & R. Geffner (Eds.) Current issues in research on children who witness domestic violence. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press.

Haworth Press. Single or multiple copies of all Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma articles are available from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-342-9678, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (EST).

Graham-Bermann, S. A. (2000). Evaluating interventions for children exposed to family violence. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, , 4 (1), pp.191-216. Reprinted from D. Finkelhor & S. K. Ward (Eds.) Program evaluation and family violence research, pp.191-216, Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press.

Levendosky, A. A., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (2000). Behavioral observations of parenting in battered women. Journal of Family Psychology, 14, 80-94.

Levendosky, A. A. & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (2000). Parenting in battered women: The effects of domestic violence on women and children. Journal of Family Violence.

Lynch, S., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (2000). Woman abuse and self affirmation: Influences on women’s self esteem. Violence Against Women, 6(2), 178-197.

Levendosky, A. A., Lynch, S., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (2000). Maternal perceptions of the impact of violence on their parenting strategies. Violence Against Women, 6, 247-271.

Graham-Bermann, S. A. (1999). Family Worries Scale (FWS). in J. Touliatos, B. Perlmutter, & G. Holden (Eds.) Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques, Second Edition (Vol. 1), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Graham-Bermann, S. A. (1999). The Brother-Sister Questionnaire (BSQ), in J. Touliatos, B. Perlmutter, & G. Holden (Eds.) Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques, Second Edition (Vol. 1), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Logan, D., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (1999). The role of domestic violence in children's adjustment and ability to identify and regulate emotion. Journal of Emotional Abuse, 1(3), 39-64.

Graham-Bermann, S. A. (1998). Preventing Domestic Violence, in H. Friedman (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Mental Health, San Diego, CA: Academic Press, Vol. 1, 1-16.

Graham-Bermann, S. A. (1998) The impact of woman abuse on children's social development, in G. W. Holden, R. Geffner, & E. N. Jouriles (Eds.) Children and marital violence: Theory, research, and intervention. Washington, DC.: APA Books, 21-54.

Graham-Bermann, S. A., & Hughes, H. M. (1998). The impact of domestic violence and emotional abuse on children: The intersection of research, theory, and clinical intervention. Journal of Emotional Abuse,1(2). (invited two-part review article), 1-22.

Hughes, H. M. , & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (1998). Children of battered women: Impact of emotional abuse on development and adjustment. Journal of Emotional Abuse, 1(2), 23-50.

Graham-Bermann, S. A., & Levendosky, A. A. (1998). Traumatic stress symptoms of children of battered women. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 13 (1), 111-128.

Levendosky, A. A., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (1998). The moderating effects of parenting stress on children's adjustment in woman-abusing families. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 13(3), 383-397.

Graham-Bermann, S. A. & Levendosky, A. A. (1998). The social functioning of preschool-age children whose mothers are emotionally and physically abused. Journal of Emotional Abuse, 1(1), 59-84.

Banyard, V. L., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (1998). Surviving poverty: Stress and coping in the lives of homeless women. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 68, 479-489.

Graham-Bermann, S. A. (1996). Family Worries: The assessment of interpersonal anxiety in children from violent and nonviolent families. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 25(3), 280-287.

Graham-Bermann, S. A., Banyard, V., Coupet, S., Egler, L., & Mattis, J. (1996). The interpersonal relationships and adjustment of children in homeless and economically distressed families. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 25(3), 250-261.

Banyard, V. L., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (1995). Building an empowerment policy paradigm: Self-reported strengths of homeless mothers. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 65(4), 479-491.

Graham-Bermann, S. A., Cutler, S. E., Litzenberger, B. W., & Schwartz, W. E. (1994). Perceived sibling violence and emotional adjustment during childhood and adolescence. Journal of Family Psychology, 8(1), 85-97.

Graham-Bermann, S. A., & Cutler, S. E. (1994). The Brother-Sister Questionnaire (BSQ): Psychometric assessment and ability to predict well functioning and dysfunctional childhood sibling relationships. Journal of Family Psychology, 8(2), 224-238.

Graham-Bermann, S. A. (1994). The assessment of childhood sibling relationships: Varying perspectives on cooperation and conflict. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 155(4), 457-469.

Graham-Bermann, S. A. (1994) Effects of sibling conflict and violence. Clincian's Research Digest: Briefings in Behavioral Science, 12 (10), 1.

Masten, A.S., Miliotis, D.M., Graham-Bermann, S. A., Ramirez, M., & Neeman, J. (1993). Children in homeless families: Risks to mental health. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 61(2), 335-343.

Banyard, V.L., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (1993). Can women cope? A gender analysis of coping with stress. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 303-318. Reprinted in (1998). Psychology and Gender, Cambridge University Press.

Graham-Bermann, S. (1992). Sibling abuse: Prevalence, emotional and social outcome. Juvenile Justice Digest, 20(22), 1-3.

Graham-Bermann, S. A. (1991). Siblings in dyads: Relationships among perceptions and behavior. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 152 (2), 207-216.

Graham-Bermann, S. A. (1990). Review of Siblings in Therapy: Lifespan and Clinical Issues, by Michael D. Kahn and Karen G. Lewis, The Link, 7(1), University of Minnesota.

(Graham-)Bermann, S. A., & Richardson, V. (1986-87). Social change in the salience of death among adults in America: A projective assessment. Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying, 17(3), 195-207.

Richardson, V., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (1984-85). Social change in the salience of illness among adults in America. Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 9(1), 26-36.

Richardson, V., Graham-Bermann, S. A., & Piwowarski, M. (1983). Projective assessment of the relationships between the salience of death, religion and age among adults in America. Journal of General Psychology, 109, 149-156.

Manuscripts Under Editorial Review
Graham-Bermann, S. A., Levendosky, A. A., Porterfield, K., & Okun, A. (under review). Children exposed to family violence: An ecological model of the role of stress and social relationships on children’s adjustment.

Graham-Bermann, S. A., & Lynch, S. (under review). The contributions of family

violence, child adjustment, and maternal resources to suicidality in the children.

Rubin, S., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (under review). Systems that maintain violence against women during high school and adulthood: Those who knew, ignored, and tried to help.