Childhood Neglect History, Depressive Symptoms, and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration by College Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626051990030
Author(s):  
Carolyn L. Brennan ◽  
Robyn A. Borgman ◽  
Samantha S. Watts ◽  
Rebecca A. Wilson ◽  
Kevin M. Swartout
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Childhood Maltreatment ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Childhood Neglect ◽  
Physical Neglect ◽  
Ipv Perpetration ◽  
The Impact

College students experience intimate partner violence (IPV) at an alarming rate, and preventing such violence depends on identifying factors that contribute to perpetration. Although there is extensive research that has established a link between childhood neglect and later physical IPV perpetration, less is known about the specific mechanisms through which childhood neglect leads to IPV perpetration. In the present study, we examined potential mediators of the relationship between childhood neglect and IPV perpetration by college students, with special emphasis on the role of depressive symptoms and IPV victimization. A total of 302 college students reported on their experiences of childhood maltreatment, depressive symptoms, and IPV victimization and perpetration. Results indicate that increasing levels of childhood emotional and physical neglect correspond with increasing rates of IPV perpetration, after accounting for the effect of childhood emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. This effect between childhood neglect and IPV perpetration was fully mediated by the combination of IPV victimization and depressive symptoms for the overall sample. However, when examining the model for men and women separately, only the indirect effect through victimization remained statistically significant for men. Our findings suggest that research on the link between childhood neglect and IPV perpetration should also consider the impact of IPV victimization, as neglect may lead to IPV perpetration within the context of a mutually aggressive relationship. Furthermore, these findings indicate that childhood neglect leads to long-term emotional consequences that contribute to later IPV perpetration, and treating depressive symptoms may help prevent IPV perpetration against college students who experienced childhood neglect.

A History of Childhood Maltreatment and Intimate Partner Violence Victimization Among Native American Adults

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (18) ◽  
pp. 2826-2848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jooyoung Kong ◽  
Soonhee Roh ◽  
Scott D. Easton ◽  
Yeon-Shim Lee ◽  
Michael J. Lawler
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Native American ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Childhood Maltreatment ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Attachment Patterns

This study examined the association between childhood maltreatment and intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization among Native American adults. Based on Riggs’s theoretical model of the long-term effects of childhood abuse, we also examined the mediating roles of insecure attachment patterns and depressive symptoms. The current study was a secondary data analysis using the 2013 General Well-Being Among Native Americans dataset ( N = 479). Structural equation modeling was used to examine the hypothesized relationships among key constructs. Consistent with existing literature of revictimization, our findings showed that the experience of childhood maltreatment was positively associated with IPV victimization. Mediation analyses indicated that depression was a significant mediator in the association between childhood maltreatment and IPV victimization. In addition, all the paths linking childhood maltreatment, fearful attachment, depressive symptoms, and IPV victimization were statistically significant, although the overall mediation effect was not significant. The results of this study suggest that Riggs’s model can serve as a useful theoretical framework for understanding the long-term effects of childhood maltreatment among Native American adults. Practitioners in the area of IPV should include maltreatment history and current attachment patterns in client assessments, which could help address conflict and violence within intimate relationships.

The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence, Substance Use, and HIV on Depressive Symptoms Among Abused Low-Income Urban Women

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (14) ◽  
pp. 2831-2848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha L. Illangasekare ◽  
Jessica G. Burke ◽  
Karen A. McDonnell ◽  
Andrea C. Gielen
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Urban Women ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
The Impact

Emotion Regulation and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration in Undergraduate Samples: A Review of the Literature

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483802110360
Author(s):  
Elizabeth C. Neilson ◽  
Natasha K. Gulati ◽  
Cynthia A. Stappenbeck ◽  
William H. George ◽  
Kelly Cue Davis
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Hazardous Alcohol Use ◽  
Relevant Risk Factor ◽  
Ipv Perpetration

Intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration increases throughout young adulthood and is particularly widespread among college students, resulting in mental health and academic consequences. Deficits in emotion regulation (ER) are an important factor associated with IPV perpetration; the developmental tasks and challenges associated with college, including relationship stressors and hazardous alcohol use, implicate ER as a particularly relevant risk factor for IPV perpetration. Thus, college presents an important opportunity for intervention in order to change the trajectories of IPV perpetration across young adulthood. The purpose of this review was to synthesize findings regarding ER and psychological, physical, and sexual IPV perpetration among college students. Twenty-one articles met inclusion criteria. Studies were organized into five categories: (a) direct associations of ER with IPV perpetration, (b) qualitative assessment of ER and IPV, (c) ER in indirect effects models, (d) ER in moderation models, and (e) experiments with ER instructional sets. Overall, ER emerged as an important inhibiting factor for IPV perpetration, particularly impulse control and access to ER strategies. ER deficits in the context of impelling (e.g., negative affect, trauma history) and instigating (e.g., provocation) factors emerged as consistent predictors of psychological and physical IPV perpetration for both male and female students. Deficits in ER were associated with sexual IPV perpetration among men; however, very few studies examined sexual IPV. Experimental paradigms suggest cognitive reappraisal may reduce IPV perpetration, while suppression may, in some contexts, increase perpetration. Methodological strengths and weaknesses and implications for IPV prevention and interventions programming for college students are discussed.

The Association of Partner Abuse Types and Suicidal Ideation Among Men and Women College Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin Wolford-Clevenger ◽  
Noelle C. Vann ◽  
Phillip N. Smith
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Women Clinicians

Despite the well-documented relations between intimate partner violence and suicidal ideation, gender differences regarding the relationships between intimate partner violence types and suicidal ideation are less understood. In addition, few studies have examined the risk that harassment may confer for suicidal ideation in the context of intimate partner violence. This study examined gender differences in the associations of harassment, emotional, and physical intimate partner violence with suicidal ideation in 502 college students, while controlling for the influence of depressive symptoms. Results indicated that physical abuse, but not harassment or emotional abuse, was associated with increased suicidal ideation in men. In contrast, emotional abuse, but not physical abuse or harassment, was associated with increased suicidal ideation in women. Clinicians should consider potential gender differences in the impact of intimate partner violence on suicidal ideation when assessing suicide risk.

The Impact of Childhood Maltreatment on PTSD Symptoms Among Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 984-999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robyn L. Gobin ◽  
Katherine M. Iverson ◽  
Karen Mitchell ◽  
Rachel Vaughn ◽  
Patricia A. Resick
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Childhood Maltreatment ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Ptsd Symptom ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Symptom Clusters ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
The Impact

Objective: Intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors often report histories of childhood maltreatment, yet the unique contributions of childhood maltreatment on IPV survivors’ distinct posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms remain inadequately understood. Method: Using interview and self-report measures, we examined IPV as a potential mediator of the association between childhood maltreatment and severity of PTSD symptom clusters (reexperiencing, avoidance, numbing, and hyperarousal) among a sample of 425 women seeking help for recent IPV. Results: Structural equation modeling demonstrated that while both childhood maltreatment and IPV were both positively associated with PTSD symptom clusters, IPV did not mediate the association between childhood maltreatment and severity of PTSD symptom clusters among acute IPV survivors. Conclusions: Childhood maltreatment has persistent effects on the PTSD symptoms of IPV survivors, suggesting that child maltreatment may need to be addressed in addition to IPV during PTSD treatment.

Childhood Community Risk Factors on Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration and Victimization Among College Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110500
Author(s):  
Hyesu Yeo ◽  
Y. Joon Choi ◽  
Esther Son ◽  
Hyunkag Cho ◽  
Sung Hyun Yun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Community Cohesion ◽  
Community Factors ◽  
Community Environment ◽  
Ipv Perpetration ◽  
Community Poverty

The study examined the effect of community environments, such as community cohesion, community safety, and community poverty, in childhood on the likelihood of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) perpetration and victimization in young adulthood. The study used the cross-sectional survey data of 2,082 college students collected in 2016–2017 from six universities in the U.S. and the data for the childhood community environment from the 2007–2011 American Community Survey. Hierarchical regressions were performed separately by gender to 1) assess the effects of community factors in addition to individual factors for IPV perpetration and victimization, and to 2) identify the interaction effect of community cohesion with community poverty on IPV perpetration and victimization. Community factors of community cohesion and community poverty were significantly correlated to different types of IPV. For IPV perpetration, only community cohesion was significant for, the interaction effect between community cohesion and poverty showed that higher community cohesion lowered the risk of community poverty on later IPV perpetration in both genders. For IPV victimization, only female students were affected by community poverty, whereas none of the community factors had an impact on male students. The findings imply the significance of early interventions and policies strengthening the community environment, especially community cohesion, for preventing IPV. The findings also suggest that assessing risk and protective factors on IPV in multiple contexts during childhood is important to develop effective programs preventing IPV.

Structural Pathways Between Race/Ethnicity, Substance Use, Military Service, and Male-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence in Pre-9/11 Military Families

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (23-24) ◽  
pp. 5624-5651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Cancio
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Military Families ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Ipv Perpetration ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
The Impact

Along with service members, military families bear the brute consequences of global U.S. military intervention. Various studies have concluded that these deployments put military families at high risk for intimate partner violence (IPV). Using structural equation modeling (SEM) as a novel approach to examine IPV among pre-9/11 military families, this study considers variations of self-reported IPV from the point of the abused partner to test the impact of several life events and demographic factors on the type of IPV most prevalent among perpetrators. The study sample contains information about 599 male perpetrators from the Nature and Scope of Violence Against Women in San Diego, California (1996-1998), a survey about domestic violence from clients admitted to women’s shelters. Perpetrators race/ethnicity, age, military experience, previous exposure to abuse, income, and education were modeled using SEM procedures to determine the frequency of IPV perpetrated under the influence of certain substances and etiologic characteristics. Particular attention focused on the differences among the military’s racial and ethnic groups and on the overall differences between IPV perpetrations among military families to nonmilitary families. Study findings indicate that (a) irrespective of race, pre-9/11 veteran perpetrators commit verbal/mental abuse more often than other forms of IPV, (b) when taking race/ethnicity into account, for veterans, there are differences with IPV perpetration trends and substance use, and (c) IPV perpetration trends are different between veteran and nonveteran groups, irrespective of race.

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