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Goldsmith, Rachel E.; Freyd, Jennifer J.; DePrince, Anne P. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Betrayal trauma, or trauma perpetrated by someone with whom a victim is close, is strongly associated with a range of negative psychological and physical health outcomes. However, few studies have examined associations between different forms of trauma and emotional and physical symptoms. The present study compared betrayal trauma to other forms…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Structural Equation Models, Physical Health, Young Adults
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Hendy, Helen M.; Burns, Mary K.; Can, S. Hakan; Scherer, Cory R. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
The present study provides the first available evaluation of how violence with the mother and siblings during adulthood is associated with the occurrence of partner violence in young adults. Because a pattern of reciprocal partner violence is well documented, the authors hypothesized that reciprocal violence would also be found for adults and…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Prevention, Questionnaires, Conflict
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Gormley, Barbara; Lopez, Frederick G. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
This study investigated whether gender, stressful problems common among college students, and adult attachment orientations (anxiety and avoidance) contributed to self-reported perpetration of psychological abuse in dating relationships among 127 college students. College men's stress levels were the strongest predictor of perpetration of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Dating (Social), Psychology, Males
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Stein, Michelle L.; Miller, Audrey K. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Intimate partner violence (IPV) constitutes the majority of assaults against women in the United States, and greater than one third of female homicide victims are murdered by an intimate partner. In a small percentage of cases, battered women kill their abusers, and evidence of battering and its effects may be used to support a plea of…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Females, Family Violence, Psychological Patterns
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Graham-Bermann, Sandra A.; Howell, Kathryn H.; Lilly, Michelle; DeVoe, Ellen – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Children aged 6 to 12 who were exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) within the last year participated in an intervention program found to be successful in reducing their internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. However, little is known about factors that may contribute to this efficacy. Both fixed and modifiable risk factors that…
Descriptors: Evidence, Behavior Problems, Intervention, Mothers
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Vaughn, Michael G.; Fu, Qiang; Beaver, Kevin M.; DeLisi, Matt; Perron, Brian E.; Howard, Matthew O. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
This study examined effects of type of and cumulative burden of childhood adversities on bullying and cruelty to animals in the United States. Data were derived from Waves I and II of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults. Structured psychiatric interviews were…
Descriptors: Animals, Bullying, Child Development, Interviews
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Schechter, Daniel S.; Willheim, Erica; McCaw, Jaime; Turner, J. Blake; Myers, Michael M.; Zeanah, Charles H. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
This study aims to understand if greater severity of maternal posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), related to maternal report of interpersonal violence, mediates the effects of such violence on (a) child PTSS as well as on (b) child externalizing and internalizing symptoms. Study participants were mothers (N = 77) and children 18 to 48 months…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Mothers, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Severity (of Disability)
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Guoping, Huang; Yalin, Zhang; Yuping, Cao; Momartin, Shakeh; Ming, Wei – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between recent life events, attitudes to domestic violence (DV), and DV behaviors among perpetrators of DV in China. A total of 600 participants were assessed for recent life events, psychological functioning, social support, and attitudes to DV. Results demonstrated that recent negative life…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Family Violence, Negative Attitudes, Prevention
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Kimerling, Rachel; Alvarez, Jennifer; Pavao, Joanne; Mack, Katelyn P.; Smith, Mark W.; Baumrind, Nikki – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
Prior research has demonstrated that intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with employment instability among poor women. The current study assesses the broader relationship between IPV and women's workforce participation in a population-based sample of 6,698 California women. We examined past-year IPV by analyzing specific effects of…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Supported Employment, Violence, Females
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Godbout, Natacha; Sabourin, Stephane; Lussier, Yvan – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
This study compared the usefulness of single- and multiple-indicator strategies in a model examining the role of child sexual abuse (CSA) to predict later marital satisfaction through attachment and psychological distress. The sample included 1,092 women and men from a nonclinical population in cohabiting or marital relationships. The single-item…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Marital Satisfaction, Structural Equation Models
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Coohey, Carol – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2004
The purpose of this study is to understand why some battered mothers physically abuse their children. Mothers who were battered and physically abused their children (the co-occurrence group) were compared with mothers who were neither battered nor physically abused, who were only battered, and who only abused (N = 184). The mothers in the…
Descriptors: Mothers, Family Violence, Child Abuse, Family Relationship
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Elklit, Ask; Brink, Ole – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2004
The authors' objective was to examine the ability of acute stress disorder (ASD) and other trauma-related factors in a group of physical assault victims in predicting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 6 months later. Subjects included 214 victims of violence who completed a questionnaire 1 to 2 weeks after the assault, with 128 participating…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Identification, Stress Variables, Emotional Response