Objective: To explore the impact of domestic violence on the development of anxiety among mothers and their adolescent children. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional research design and purposive sampling technique were used. The study was conducted from July 2021 to March 2022. Data was collected from the three Districts, District Gujrat, District Sargodha, and District Khushab, Central Punjab Pakistan. Data was collected from 1280 participants, mothers with experience of domestic violence n=320, mothers without experience of domestic violence n=320, adolescents who witness domestic violence on mothers n= 320, and adolescents who did not witness domestic violence on mothers n= 320, were included in the study. For the data collection, emotional distress scale for adult version and adolescent version were used. Results: Domestic violence has a significant predictive relationship with anxiety among mothers [R2=.420; F (1, 318) = 229.940, p<.01] and mothers who experience domestic violence scored higher on anxiety as compare to those mothers who did not experience domestic violence. Witnessing domestic violence on mothers also has a significant predictive relationship with anxiety among adolescent children [R2=.113; F (1, 318) = 40.432, p<.01], adolescents who witness domestic violence against mothers scored higher on
the anxiety as compared to adolescents who did not witness domestic violence against mothers. Conclusion: It is concluded that domestic violence has strong influence on the development of anxiety among mothers and their adolescents.