Family Violence in Europe, Child Homicide and Intimate Partner Violence

2011 ◽  
pp. 171-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Pritchard
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Child Homicide

Childhood family violence history and women’s risk for intimate partner violence and poor health

2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lillian Bensley ◽  
Juliet Van Eenwyk ◽  
Katrina Wynkoop Simmons
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Violence History

scholarly journals Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling Analysis and Validity of the Family Needs Screener

2019 ◽  
pp. 088626051988851
Author(s):  
Miranda P. Kaye ◽  
Tara Saathoff-Wells ◽  
Amanda M. Ferrara ◽  
Nicole R. Morgan ◽  
Daniel F. Perkins
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
The Family

Assessment that accurately categorizes families’ risk for family violence (i.e., intimate partner violence and child maltreatment) and identifies areas of family need is essential for prevention program planning, practice, and resource allocation. The Family Needs Screener (FNS) assesses risk for intimate partner violence and child maltreatment. It is used as a tool to prioritize those who are in the greatest need of services as well as plan prevention efforts in selected prevention services offered to military families. To date, no peer-reviewed studies examine the factor structure of the FNS. In this study, we examined measurement aspects of the FNS as an assessment tool in identifying risk of family violence. Data were drawn from Army families ( N = 18,159) who were screened between 2009 and 2013 and matched to substantiated cases of family violence. Exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) was used to examine the factor structure, measurement invariance, and predictive validity of the FNS. Results supported a shortened measure with a five-factor structure and full gender invariance. In particular, relationship issues were predictive of both intimate partner violence and child maltreatment. In addition, family of origin/history of family violence was predictive of substantiated cases of child maltreatment. Findings support the use of the FNS to assess risk, allocate, and plan for services in an Army population. Implications for scale modifications and use, as well as prevention efforts, are discussed.

scholarly journals The Appropriateness of the Duluth Model for Intimate Partner Violence and Child-to-Parent Violence: A Conceptual Review

Partner Abuse ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 517-532
Author(s):  
Alexandra Papamichail ◽  
Elizabeth A. Bates
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Gender Socialization ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Etiological Factor ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Complex Phenomenon ◽  
Conceptual Frameworks ◽  
Duluth Model

Research demonstrates that child-to-parent violence (CPV), an under researched form of family violence, is associated with intimate partner violence (IPV). The aim of this article is to critically explore the influence of the Duluth model of IPV on the overarching conceptual frameworks used to explain CPV. Although gender socialization could indeed be a factor implicated in CPV, the prefixed assumptions of the Duluth model about gender as the ultimate etiological factor, have shaped and dominated the discourses of CPV resulting in devaluation of a range of other factors pertinent for understanding this type of violence. It has been established that violence, and more specifically family violence, is a highly complex phenomenon that has history and continuity; as such contextual, multi-modal explanations are favored (Asen & Fonagy, 2017). This article discusses the tenets of the theory and consequently, its influence on discourses around etiology and maintenance of this narrative. Future recommendations include ecological, lifespan approaches based upon tailored, evidence-based interventions.

Alcohol-Involved Family and Domestic Violence Reported to Police in Australia

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052092863
Author(s):  
Richelle Mayshak ◽  
Ashlee Curtis ◽  
Kerri Coomber ◽  
Lorraine Tonner ◽  
Arlene Walker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Incidence Data ◽  
Alcohol Involvement ◽  
Life Threatening

Family and domestic violence (FDV) is a significant social issue that causes major harm across Australia. Alcohol has been identified as a contributing factor to FDV, and as such increased understanding of the role of alcohol in police-reported FDV incidents may provide the basis for developing specific clinical and forensic approaches. This study aims to identify the key correlates of alcohol-related FDV within police-reported FDV incidence. Data sourced from several states and territories across Australia were used to profile demographic and personal factors involved in police-reported FDV incidents, and to identify the types of incidents involving alcohol. For each state, three separate binary regressions were conducted for family violence, intimate partner violence, and FDV incidents in which alcohol was involved. Between 24% and 54% of FDV incidents reported to police were classified as alcohol-related. Although there appeared to be an association between relative socioeconomic disadvantage and an incident being alcohol-related, this association varied across states. Where victim and offender data were available, offenders were significantly more likely to be alcohol-affected than victims. Alcohol-related FDV incidents were also twice as likely to involve severe physical violence including injuries that were life threatening, as well as an increased likelihood of recidivism. This study demonstrates that alcohol plays a substantial role in police-reported FDV across Australia. It also demonstrates that other factors such as drug use, breach of orders, and repeat offending are associated with alcohol involvement across family violence and intimate partner violence.

The Role of Corporal Punishment of Children in the Perpetuation of Intimate Partner Violence in Australia

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelika Poulsen
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Corporal Punishment ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Antisocial Behaviour ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Longitudinal Outcomes ◽  
The Family

Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been widely acknowledged as a prominent problem throughout Australia. A growing body of research has linked corporal punishment of children in the home with numerous adverse outcomes both in childhood and adulthood. Some of these adverse outcomes in childhood, such as aggression and antisocial behaviour, may be antecedents for involvement in violence as an adult. Adverse longitudinal outcomes of corporal punishment in childhood include involvement in intimate partner violence as an adult, both as victim and as perpetrator. Corporal punishment is a type of family violence that is legal in Australia, yet its role in the family violence scenario is not yet fully appreciated. This article presents extant scientific literature on the link between corporal punishment in childhood and involvement in intimate partner violence in adulthood, and argues for the employment of this knowledge in the implementation of policy making around corporal punishment of children.

scholarly journals Anger-Related Dysregulation as a Factor Linking Childhood Physical Abuse and Interparental Violence to Intimate Partner Violence Experiences

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 564-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine M. Iverson ◽  
Katie A. McLaughlin ◽  
Kathryn C. Adair ◽  
Candice M. Monson
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Interparental Violence ◽  
Childhood Physical Abuse

Objective: Childhood family violence exposure is associated with increased risk for experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) in adulthood, but the mechanisms underlying this relationship remain inadequately understood. Difficulties with emotion regulation may be one factor that helps to explain this relationship. Method: Childhood physical abuse and interparental violence, as well as subsequent IPV experiences, were assessed in a large sample of young adults (N = 670). Several indicators of anger-related dysregulation were also assessed. Structural equation modeling was used to create a latent variable of anger-related dysregulation, which was examined as a potential mediator of the associations between childhood family violence exposure and IPV. Results: Childhood physical abuse and interparental violence were associated with greater physical, sexual, and emotional IPV victimization. Childhood physical abuse and interparental violence were also associated with anger-related dysregulation, which was positively associated with all three types of IPV experiences. Anger-related dysregulation fully mediated the association between witnessing interparental violence and physical IPV. Anger-related dysregulation partially mediated the association between witnessing interparental violence and psychological IPV and the associations of childhood physical abuse with all three forms of IPV. These associations were consistent across gender. Conclusions: Interventions aimed at reducing IPV risk among survivors of childhood family violence may benefit from including techniques to target anger-related emotion regulation skills.

The "Original Couple": Enabling Mothers and Infants to Think About What Destroys as Well as Engenders Love, When There Has Been Intimate Partner Violence

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Jones, ◽  
Wendy Bunston
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Object Relations ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Attachment Theory ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Clinical Vignette ◽  
Infant Mental Health ◽  
Relationship History

This paper addresses the importance for therapists, working with infants, of holding in mind all aspects of the parental couple's relationship history, both positive and negative. This also includes the therapists' possible ambivalence about a violent father. Using object relations and attachment theory frameworks we articulate our approach to the "original couple" when working in the area of family violence and infant mental health. We propose that if therapists can develop this capacity, it assists both mothers, and ultimately their infants, in tolerating thinking about their violent experiences. Work with infants and their mothers in an infant/mother psychotherapy group for those affected by family violence is described, illustrated by a clinical vignette.

scholarly journals The Development of Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence: An Examination of Key Correlates Among a Sample of Young Adults

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 1357-1387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer E. Copp ◽  
Peggy C. Giordano ◽  
Monica A. Longmore ◽  
Wendy D. Manning
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Family Of Origin ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
The Family

Social learning theory remains one of the leading explanations of intimate partner violence (IPV). Research on attitudes toward IPV represents a logical extension of the social learning tradition, as it is intuitive to expect that individuals exposed to violence in the family of origin may internalize behavioral scripts for violence and adopt attitudes accepting of IPV. Yet despite this assumed link between family violence and attitudes toward IPV, few studies have empirically examined factors associated with the development of such attitudes. Using data from the Toledo Adolescent Relationship Study (TARS), we examine the role of family violence on the adoption of attitudes accepting of IPV among a sample of young adults ( n = 928). The current investigation contributes to existing literature on attitudes toward IPV by (a) providing an empirical examination of factors associated with attitudes toward IPV in predictive models; (b) relying on a multifaceted index, describing specific conditions under which IPV may be deemed justifiable; (c) examining extra-familial factors, in addition to family violence exposure, to provide a more comprehensive account of factors associated with attitudes toward IPV; and (d) focusing particular attention on the role of gender, including whether the factors associated with attitudinal acceptance of IPV are similar for men and women. Findings indicated considerable variation in overall endorsement of attitudes regarding the use of violence across conditions, with greater endorsement among women. Consistent with social learning approaches to IPV, exposure to violence in the family of origin was associated with attitudes toward IPV. Yet findings also signaled the salience of factors beyond the family, including a range of sociodemographic, relationship, and adult status characteristics. We discuss the relevance of our findings for future theorizing and research in the area of attitudes toward IPV.

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