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Children may be affected through direct exposure to violence and through disruptions in the caregiving environment, including caregiver trauma, psychological distress, parenting stress, and reduced emotional availability. This commentary examines a proposed developmental pathway linking domestic violence, parenting self-efficacy, and child well-being. Parenting self-efficacy refers to caregivers\u2019 beliefs in their ability to effectively carry out parenting responsibilities and positively influence their children\u2019s development. Domestic violence may undermine these beliefs by diminishing caregivers\u2019 emotional resources, autonomy, and confidence, potentially affecting parenting practices, parent\u2013child relationships, and children\u2019s cognitive, emotional, behavioral, social, and physical well-being. Conversely, stronger parenting self-efficacy may support responsive caregiving, emotional security, adaptive coping, and family resilience. The commentary identifies parenting self-efficacy as a potentially modifiable target and proposes priorities for research, practice, and family-centered intervention. These priorities include expanding qualitative research on family experiences and parenting processes, strengthening parenting self-efficacy through trauma-informed and family-centered approaches, and developing developmentally responsive support for children. Addressing the interconnected needs of caregivers and children may strengthen family functioning and reduce the long-term consequences of domestic violence for children and families.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fsoc.2026.1771909","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,21]],"date-time":"2026-09-21T05:37:32Z","timestamp":1789969052000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Domestic violence and child well-being: parenting self-efficacy as a developmental pathway"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Vanisha L.","family":"Brown","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, School of Global Health, Meharry Medical College","place":["Nashville, TN, United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chelsei K.","family":"Granderson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tennessee Department of Health","place":["Nashville, TN, United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Leah R.","family":"Alexander","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, School of Global Health, Meharry Medical College","place":["Nashville, TN, United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chau-Kuang","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institutional Research, Meharry Medical College","place":["Nashville, TN, United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marya L.","family":"Shegog","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Power Integration Center","place":["Las Vegas, NV, United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shannon","family":"Alvarez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Power Integration Center","place":["Las Vegas, NV, United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"April E.","family":"Curry","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Graduate Studies, Meharry Medical College","place":["Nashville, TN, United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adrian Dexter","family":"Samuels","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Health Policy, School of Global Health, Meharry Medical College","place":["Nashville, NY, United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Leslie","family":"Halpern","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Oral\/Maxillofacial Surgery Residency, New York Medical College","place":["Valhalla, NY, United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pandu","family":"Gangula","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Oral Diagnostic Sciences and Research, School of Dentistry, Meharry Medical College","place":["Nashville, TN, United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"427","DOI":"10.1177\/1524838019849582","article-title":"Hope, agency, and the lived experience of violence: a qualitative systematic review of children\u2019s perspectives on domestic violence and abuse","volume":"22","author":"Arai","year":"2021","journal-title":"Trauma Violence Abuse"},{"key":"ref2","volume-title":"Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control","author":"Bandura","year":"1997"},{"key":"ref3","volume-title":"Intimate Partner Violence Surveillance: Uniform Definitions and Recommended data Elements (Version 2.0)","year":"2015"},{"key":"ref4","volume-title":"The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016\/2017 Report on Victimization by sexual Identity","author":"Chen","year":"2023"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"75","DOI":"10.1007\/s40894-023-00216-w","article-title":"A systematic review of parental self-efficacy among parents of school-age children and adolescents","volume":"9","author":"Glatz","year":"2024","journal-title":"Adolesc. 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