Findings indicate that emotions varied significantly depending upon gender, exposure to violence, victim or perpetrator role, and age, with witness children and girls attributing greater peace to victims and greater violence to perpetrators. In addition, all children in the study were easily provoked to anger, with witness children assisting more readily in anger regulation and female witnesses reacting to provocation the most peacefully. The data provided evidence that being exposed to interparental violence modified the affective meaning of violent people and situations for young children. The consequences of witnessing interparental violence continue to be documented. Research indicates that child witnesses are at a higher risk of experiencing emotional difficulties and other mental health concerns. A review of the emotion processes that may be involved when children witness interparental violence may help to explain these increased risks of children and encourage new approaches to reducing their mental suffering and tendencies to perpetuate violence in their own relationships. One hundred and fifteen witness and nonwitness children ages 6 through 11 responded to questions concerning emotions in violent and anger-provoking scenarios. Figures and references