Children who witness intimate-partner violence (IPV) in their households often suffer serious effects. This study sought to determine if using childcare services, such as public and private daycares, improves quality of life (QOL) for these children. We looked for improvement in the relationships between (1) IPV and children’s QOL, (2) IPV and primary caregivers’ depressive symptoms, and (3) family function that would be associated with children’s QOL. From February–March 2018, a cross-sectional study using self-report questionnaires was conducted throughout Japan with parents of children aged ≤19 years. From this survey, the data from 884 primary caregivers of children <6 years old were used for this study; 520 used childcare services. Relationship aspects were measured using the Woman Abuse Screening Tool-Short, the PedsQL General Core and Infant Scales, the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, and the Family Apgar Scale. Multiple-group structural equation modeling was used for analysis. For families using childcare services, IPV was only negatively associated with family function (β = −.36). However, for those who did not use childcare services, IPV was negatively associated with children’s QOL (β = −.10), positively associated with primary caregivers’ depressive symptoms (β = .11), and negatively associated with family function (β = −.44). Family function was positively associated with children’s QOL (β = .15). Results indicate that childcare services can buffer both the negative impact of IPV on children’s QOL and depressive symptoms for caregivers exposed to IPV, highlighting these services as important health interventions and the need for policies encouraging abused parents with preschool children to use childcare services.

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使用托儿服务是否会减少亲密伴侣暴力行为对儿童生活质量的影响？：多组结构方程模型

在家庭中亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的孩子经常遭受严重的伤害。这项研究试图确定使用儿童保育服务（例如公共和私人日托）是否能改善这些儿童的生活质量（QOL）。我们寻求改善（1）IPV和儿童QOL，（2）IPV和主要护理人员的抑郁症状以及（3）与儿童QOL相关的家庭功能之间的关系。从2018年2月至3月，在日本全国范围内对19岁以下儿童的父母进行了使用自我报告调查表的横断面研究。从这项调查中，本研究使用了884名6岁以下儿童的主要看护人的数据。520个二手托儿服务。关系方面是使用女性虐待筛查工具-Short测量的，PedsQL总体核心和婴儿量表，Kessler心理困扰量表和家庭Apgar量表。使用多组结构方程建模进行分析。对于使用托儿服务的家庭，IPV仅与家庭功能负相关（β= −.36）。但是，对于那些不使用儿童保育服务的人，IPV与儿童的QOL呈负相关（β= −.10），与主要护理者的抑郁症状呈正相关（β= .11），与家庭功能呈负相关（β= -.44）。家庭功能与儿童的生活质量呈正相关（β= .15）。结果表明，育儿服务既可以缓解IPV对儿童生活质量的负面影响，又可以缓解接触IPV的护理人员的抑郁症状，