Gender, Relationship Concerns, and Intimate Partner Violence in Young Adulthood
AbstractFew studies have examined gender-specific concerns within intimate relationships that may be associated with conflict escalation and intimate partner violence (IPV). While prior theorizing has emphasized issues such as men ’s feelings of jealousy, the role of concerns and conflict related to men’s actions has not been as thoroughly investigated. We draw on the life course perspective as background for assessing conflict areas related to men’s and women’s actions during the young adult period, and subsequently the association between such concerns and the odds of reporting IPV in a current/most recent relati...
Source: Journal of Family Violence - April 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Experiences of Women Accessing Violence Against Women Outreach Services in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Brief Report
AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on violence against women (VAW), including increased prevalence and severity, and on VAW service delivery. The purpose of this research was to study women ’s experiences with VAW services in the first stages of the pandemic and describe their fears and concerns. This cross-sectional study was conducted from May through October 2020. Our VAW agency partners across Ontario, Canada invited women using outreach services to participate in a study about t heir experiences during the pandemic. In total, 49 women from 9 agencies completed an online survey. Quantitative da...
Source: Journal of Family Violence - April 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Distinct Psychological Profiles Linking Childhood Adversity and Substance Misuse in High-Risk Young Adults
AbstractAdverse childhood experiences (ACEs) constitute a key determinant in the development of substance misuse. However, the understanding of how ACEs cultivate this risk lacks the specificity needed to inform effective prevention and intervention practices. This issue may be remedied by exploring the distinction between ACEs and their effects on development. The present study investigated whether distinct patterns of adversity are differentially associated with substance misuse along unique profiles of psychological variables, namely anxiety and punishment sensitivity – an internalizing profile – versus reward sensi...
Source: Journal of Family Violence - April 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Incarcerated Women ’s Strategic Responses to Intimate Terrorism
AbstractIncarcerated women disproportionately experience intimate partner violence (IPV). Using Johnson ’s typology as a guiding framework, we investigated 114 women’s strategic responses to intimate terrorism (IT) prior to their incarceration. Research questions included: (1) What formal help-seeking strategies do women use to cope with IT?; and (2) Is the nature of IT and/or the subsequent conse quences associated with formal help-seeking? Face-to-face interviews occurred in an upstate New York jail. Physical violence, coercive control, psychological distress, violence-related injuries, perceived social support, and ...
Source: Journal of Family Violence - April 27, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Parsing Through Public Records: When and How is Self-Reported Violence Documented and When Does it Influence Custody Outcomes?
This study involved data collected in two federally funded projects on IPV, divorce, and custody. The initial phase involved self-reported data collected from 195 mothers early in the divorce process. The second phase involved matched administrative divorce, civil protective order, and criminal court records. Self-reports of IPV among a general sample of divorcing mothers were generally not documented in divorce cases regardless of whether situational couple violence or coercive controlling violence was reported. Women who self-reported IPV (of either type), however, were more likely to use mental cruelty grounds for divor...
Source: Journal of Family Violence - April 26, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
