Over 25% of youth in the United States are estimated to witness intimate partner violence (IPV) at some point during childhood. Research has synthesized the physical and behavioral health consequences of children’s IPV exposure, but evidence of links between witnessing IPV and children’s physiological functioning has yet to be integrated. The primary aim of this systematic review is to delineate the patterns by which variation in children’s physiological functioning has been measured to associate with IPV exposure. This study was one component of a broader Evidence and Gap Map (EGM) consolidation of how witnessing IPV affects children’s wellbeing. Seven bibliographic databases were systematically searched through August 2020 and, of 381 total EGM-included citations, 23 examined children’s physiological functioning in the context of IPV exposure. Research evidences a directly deleterious effect of IPV exposure for children’s endocrine, nervous, cardiovascular, and immune functioning and a vulnerability effect of physiological dysregulation across other domains of children’s wellbeing. Additional research on how specific aspects of IPV exposure affect children’s physiologies and wellbeing across time is critical. Future inquiry measuring dynamic associations between various physiological responses in the aftermath of witnessing IPV is needed. Further elucidating the physiological context of children’s IPV exposure is important for developing and implementing interventions that maximize children’s opportunities for resilience.

据估计，美国超过 25% 的青年在童年时期的某个时候目睹过亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV)。研究已经综合了儿童暴露于 IPV 的身体和行为健康后果，但尚未整合目击 IPV 与儿童生理功能之间联系的证据。本系统评价的主要目的是描述测量儿童生理功能变化与 IPV 暴露相关联的模式。这项研究是更广泛的证据和差距图 (EGM) 整合的一个组成部分，该图整合了目击 IPV 如何影响儿童的福祉。截至 2020 年 8 月，系统搜索了 7 个书目数据库，在包含 EGM 的 381 篇引文中，23 篇在 IPV 暴露背景下检查了儿童的生理机能。研究表明，IPV 暴露对儿童的内分泌、神经、心血管和免疫功能具有直接有害影响，以及生理失调对儿童福祉的其他领域的脆弱性影响。进一步研究 IPV 暴露的特定方面如何影响儿童的生理机能和福祉是至关重要的。未来的调查需要在目睹 IPV 之后测量各种生理反应之间的动态关联。进一步阐明儿童接触 IPV 的生理背景对于制定和实施最大限度地提高儿童恢复能力机会的干预措施非常重要。和免疫功能以及生理失调对儿童健康其他领域的脆弱性影响。进一步研究 IPV 暴露的特定方面如何影响儿童的生理机能和福祉是至关重要的。未来的调查需要在目睹 IPV 之后测量各种生理反应之间的动态关联。进一步阐明儿童接触 IPV 的生理背景对于制定和实施最大限度地提高儿童恢复能力机会的干预措施非常重要。和免疫功能以及生理失调对儿童健康其他领域的脆弱性影响。进一步研究 IPV 暴露的特定方面如何影响儿童的生理机能和福祉是至关重要的。未来的调查需要在目睹 IPV 之后测量各种生理反应之间的动态关联。进一步阐明儿童接触 IPV 的生理背景对于制定和实施最大限度地提高儿童恢复能力机会的干预措施非常重要。未来的调查需要在目睹 IPV 之后测量各种生理反应之间的动态关联。进一步阐明儿童接触 IPV 的生理背景对于制定和实施最大限度地提高儿童恢复能力机会的干预措施非常重要。未来的调查需要在目睹 IPV 之后测量各种生理反应之间的动态关联。进一步阐明儿童接触 IPV 的生理背景对于制定和实施最大限度地提高儿童恢复能力机会的干预措施非常重要。