Comparison of male and female victims of intimate partner homicide and bidirectionality—an analysis of the national violent death reporting system

2019 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 331-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine G. Velopulos ◽  
Heather Carmichael ◽  
Tanya L. Zakrison ◽  
Marie Crandall
Keyword(s):  
Reporting System ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Violent Death ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Victims

Pregnant Victims of Intimate Partner Homicide in the National Violent Death Reporting System Database, 2003–2014: A Descriptive Analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052094372
Author(s):  
Penelope K. Morrison ◽  
Chelsea Pallatino ◽  
Rachel A. Fusco ◽  
Tanya Kenkre ◽  
Judy Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Violent Death ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Service Engagement ◽  
History Of

Intimate partner homicide (IPH) is a leading cause of maternal mortality in the United States. However, very little information exists as to the circumstantial factors associated with IPH during pregnancy. We conducted a descriptive study of the demographic characteristics, psychosocial service engagement, and crises experiences (i.e., life and relationship stressors) among pregnant and nonpregnant victims to understand what differences, if any, exist in their risk profile for IPH. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) were used for this study. The NVDRS is a national opt-in tracking system of all violent deaths in the United States. Pregnant victims ( N = 293) were significantly more likely to be 5 years younger than nonpregnant victims, African American, and never married. Pregnant victims were more likely to be seen in the emergency room following the fatal incident. Nonpregnant victims ( N = 2,089) were significantly more likely to have suspected alcohol use at the time of their death. In strictly proportional terms, we also observed higher rates of mental health problems, a history of mental health treatment, and a reported history of intimate partner violence (IPV), crisis, or family problems among nonpregnant victims. A wider range of IPH-related risk factors (e.g. substance abuse) need to be included IPV assessments. Future studies should seek to develop effective interventions to prevent IPH, particularly among reproductive aged women.

Place, Injury Patterns, and Female-Victim Intimate Partner Homicide

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 654-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Reckdenwald ◽  
Alec Szalewski ◽  
Alexis Yohros
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Violent Death ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Injury Patterns ◽  
Female Victim ◽  
Using Data

Research demonstrates place matters in the study of intimate partner violence (IPV) and intimate partner homicide (IPH) with rural women experiencing more severe IPV and a higher risk of IPH. In addition, research points to variations in injury patterns with intimates characterized by more wounds and facial injuries. Little is known whether injury for female IPH victims differs across place; however, research suggests that abuse is a product of a larger social context. Using data from the National Violent Death Reporting System, results indicate that some variations exist based on degree of urbanicity of the county in which the IPH occurred.

Lethal Intimate Partner Violence: An Interactional Perspective on Women’s Perceptions of Lethal Incidents

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 772-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solveig Karin Bø Vatnar ◽  
Stål Bjørkly
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Lethal Violence ◽  
Female Victims ◽  
Women’S Perceptions

Intimate partner homicide (IPH) is the only lethal violence in which women are the principal victims. This research reports on an investigation of possible differences between dynamics of lethal and nonlethal intimate partner violence (IPV). A representative sample of 157 help-seeking female victims of IPV in Norway was interviewed. Results from multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that women who perceived they had been subjected to lethal IPV were different from those who had not perceived the IPV as lethal concerning interactional dimensions of IPV and in their help-seeking responses. There was no difference related to sociodemographic factors. Because some IPV help-seeking women may be at a heightened risk for lethal violence, it is imperative that their efforts to seek assistance are responded to with care and structured risk assessment.

Intimate Partner Homicide in Chicago Over 29 Years

1995 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 496-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Rebecca Block ◽  
Antigone Christakos
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Female Victims ◽  
The People ◽  
Racial Ethnic

From 1965-1993, in Chicago 2,556 people were killed in intimate partner homicides (marital, ex-marital, common-law, ex-common-law, boyfriend/girlfriend or ex-boyfriend/girlfriend, or gay domestic relationship). These homicides ranged from fewer than 70 to more than 130 per year, occurred in a variety of situations, and involved about half male and half female victims of diverse ages and racial/ethnic groups. In this analysis, the authors identify the major trends in intimate homicide over this 29-year period discuss the people who are most at risk and the high-risk situations and explore implications for intervention strategies are explored.

scholarly journals Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Cognitive Function in a Mixed-Sex Epidemiological Sample of Urban Adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 1133-1148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan R. Williams ◽  
Christopher M. Murphy ◽  
Gregory A. Dore ◽  
Michele K. Evans ◽  
Alan B. Zonderman
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Completion Time ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Victims ◽  
Wide Range

Intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization is associated with a wide range of mental and physical health problems, but little is known about the effect of IPV on cognitive decline. Previous research suggests an association between IPV victimization and cognitive dysfunction, but the few studies that have examined this phenomenon were cross-sectional in design and focused only on female victims of IPV. This study examined cognitive function over time among a diverse population of both male and female victims of IPV. Regression analyses indicated increased completion time on Trail Making Test (TMT) A for both male and female victims of IPV living below poverty as well as for female victims of IPV without previously depressive symptomatology. Results also indicated increased completion time on TMT B for male victims of IPV. Our findings support an association between IPV victimization and increased cognitive decline that is moderated by poverty status and previous depressive symptomatology.

scholarly journals Socio-demographic and psychosocial characteristics of male and female perpetrators in intimate partner homicide: A case-control study from Region Västra Götaland, Sweden

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. e0256064
Author(s):  
Linnea Carlsson ◽  
Henrik Lysell ◽  
Viveka Enander ◽  
Karin Örmon ◽  
Solveig Lövestad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Psychosocial Characteristics ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Male Perpetrators ◽  
Female Perpetrators ◽  
One Year

Risk factor studies on male-perpetrated intimate partner homicide (IPH) are often compared with studies on intimate partner violence (IPV) or non-partner homicide perpetrators. This not only excludes female perpetrators, but also fails to take socio-demographic and psychosocial differences between perpetrators and the general population into consideration. The aim of this study was to examine male- and female-perpetrated IPH cases, and to compare socio-demographic factors in IPH perpetrators and in matched controls from the general population. Data were retrieved from preliminary inquiries, court records and national registers for 48 men and 10 women, who were perpetrators of IPH committed in 2000–2016 and residing in Region Västra Götaland, Sweden. The control group consisted of 480 men and 100 women matched for age, sex and residence parish. Logistic regression, yielding odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI), was performed for male perpetrators and male controls to investigate associations for selected socio-demographic and psychosocial characteristics. This was not performed for females due to the small sample size. Female perpetrators were convicted of murder to a lesser extent than male perpetrators. No woman was sentenced to life imprisonment while five men were. Jealousy and separation were the most common motivational factors for male perpetration while the predominant factor for female perpetrators was subjection to IPV. Statistically significant differences were found between male perpetrators and male controls in unemployment rate (n = 47.9%/20.6%; OR 4.4; 95% CI 2.2–8.6), receiving benefits (n = 20.8%/4.8%; OR 5.2; 95% CI 2.3–11.7) and annual disposable income (n = 43.8%/23.3% low income; OR 5.2; 95% CI 1.9–14.2) one year prior to the crime. Female IPH perpetrators were less educated than female controls (≤ 9-year education 30%/12%) and were more often unemployed (70%/23%) one year before the crime. Male and female IPH perpetrators were socio-economically disadvantaged, compared with controls from the general population.

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