Meta-Analysis on Interventions for Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence

Several reviews have been conducted on children’s outcomes following exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV), but there remain inconsistent findings. We conducted a meta-analysis on child emotional and behavioral outcomes of IPV exposure interventions, based on published reviews that included a child component. We also explored relative effect sizes by examining moderators of the effect sizes across studies. This meta-analysis included 21 evaluation studies across 12 published reviews, which were located using a multiple database systematic search of English publications between 2000 and 2019. Studies were required to evaluate IPV interventions that included children, to gather quantitative pre- and post-intervention data on child outcomes, to use standardized instruments, and to present data in a format that could be used in a meta-analysis. Results indicated an overall pre- to post-intervention medium effect size ( d = 0.49), with effect sizes ranging from small to large depending on the specific outcome. Improvements at follow-up were maintained for internalizing behaviors but decreased for trauma-related symptoms and social, externalizing, and total behaviors. However, externalizing and total behavior outcomes still had significant effect sizes in the small-to-medium range ( d = 0.36 and 0.44). There were greater intervention effects when treatment was not exclusively trauma-specific. It appears that IPV exposure interventions are generally effective for improving children’s emotional and behavioral well-being, although interventions would benefit from greater tailoring to children’s specific needs. Interventions may also benefit from incorporating various content areas (both trauma-specific and non-trauma-specific) and from greater focus on ensuring the maintenance of treatment gains.

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Risk Markers for Women’s Physical Intimate Partner Violence Victimization in Iran: A Meta-Analysis

Violence Against Women ◽

10.1177/1077801220965744 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 107780122096574

Author(s):

Fatemeh Nikparvar ◽

Chelsea M. Spencer ◽

Sandra M. Stith

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Emotional Abuse ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Significant Risk ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Poor Mental Health ◽

Medium Effect ◽

Risk Markers ◽

Iranian Women

In this study, evidence from 14 studies examines 16 unique risk markers for intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization for Iranian women. Large-to-medium effect sizes were found for emotional abuse victimization, depression, poor mental health, poor physical health, partner’s drug use, living in a patriarchal household, and partner having experienced child abuse as risk markers. Higher levels of education and higher levels of household income were significant protective markers against IPV victimization for Iranian women. Partner’s education, partner’s employment, being employed, being pregnant, age, partner’s age, and length of the relationship were not significant risk markers for IPV victimization among Iranian women.

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Assessing the Efficacy of a Cultural and Artistic Intervention for Indigenous Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence

Violence Against Women ◽

10.1177/10778012211058220 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 107780122110582

Author(s):

Crystal J. Giesbrecht ◽

Laleh Jamshidi ◽

Carrie LaVallie ◽

JoLee Sasakamoose ◽

R. Nicholas Carleton

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Well Being ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Indigenous Women ◽

Self Report ◽

Post Intervention ◽

One Year

nato’ we ho win is a trauma-and-violence-informed artistic and cultural intervention for Indigenous women who have experienced intimate partner violence. The results of this study provide evidence that engagement in nato’ we ho win had a positive impact on participants’ well-being. Participants completed self-report questionnaires at intake, post-intervention, and at one-year follow-up. Multilevel modeling analyses assessed for within-participant changes over time. There was a statistically significant increase in participants’ self-reported sense of resilience ( p < 0.001), personal agency, connectedness, and post-traumatic growth ( ps < 0.05). There were statistically significant decreases in participants’ self-reported anxiety and depression ( p s < 0.01) from intake to one-year follow-up.

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The Relation of Anxiety and Avoidance Dimensions of Attachment to Intimate Partner Violence: A Meta-Analysis About Victims

Trauma Violence & Abuse ◽

10.1177/15248380211050595 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 152483802110505

Author(s):

Cataudella Stefania ◽

Guyonne Rogier ◽

Sara Beomonte Zobel ◽

Patrizia Velotti

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Physical Violence ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Attachment Anxiety ◽

Effect Sizes ◽

New Directions ◽

Moderate Effect ◽

The Relationship

Objective: Attachment theory is a useful framework for understanding the phenomenon of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimisation. Many studies have examined the relationship between attachment and IPV victimisation. The need to examine the nature of this relationship through a meta-analytic approach arises from an awareness of the amount of contrasting data surrounding the topic. Method: Searching five databases (PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science and PubMed) and screening 4343 records, resulted in 34 studies comprising 1271 individuals who met the inclusion criteria for this meta-analysis. Results: Results about attachment anxiety showed significant and moderate effect sizes (ranging from .18 for generic violence to .25 for sexual violence). Results about attachment avoidance also showed significant and moderate effect sizes (ranging from .18 for physical violence to .30 for generic violence). Conclusions: The meta-analysis findings highlight that the relationship between the dimensions of anxiety and the avoidance of attachment are significantly related to all forms of IPV victimisation, with moderate and moderate-to-strong effect sizes, respectively. These results are significant in that they confirm the importance of the relationship between attachment and IPV victimisation, suggesting promising new directions in which this field can further develop.

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Intimate partner violence and psychological well-being: Examining the effect of economic abuse on women’s quality of life.

Psychology of Violence ◽

10.1037/vio0000174 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 517-525 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Adrienne E. Adams ◽

Marisa L. Beeble

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Well Being ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Economic Abuse

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Gender Differences in Witnessing and the Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence from the Perspective of Children in Finland

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18094724 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (9) ◽

pp. 4724

Author(s):

Johanna Hietamäki ◽

Marjukka Huttunen ◽

Marita Husso

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Well Being ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Clinical Samples ◽

Chi Square ◽

Child Victim ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

And Gender ◽

Gender Variations

Background—Intimate partner violence (IPV) has both direct and longer-term effects on children’s well-being. Much of the research thus far has relied on caregiver reports of IPV and clinical samples of children. By contrast, minimal research has examined violence between parents from the perspective of children using nationwide samples. Objective—This study explored the frequency of IPV witnessed by children and gender variations regarding the victims, perpetrators, and witnesses. Methods—The data were derived from a sample of 11,364 children from the Finnish Child Victim Survey 2013. The children were between 11 and 17 years old and were enrolled in the Finnish school system. The main methods of analysis included crosstabulation and the chi-square test. Results—The results indicate that children witnessed more IPV against their mother (4.9%) than their father (3.5%). Girls reported having witnessed more violence against both their mother (7.0%) and father (5.1%) than boys did (mothers 2.7%, fathers 1.8%). Girls’ reports of IPV against both parents were twice or more than twice as common as boys’ reports. Conclusions—The above differences might result from gendered expectations and boys’ and girls’ different relationships to violence, as well as differences in the recognition and interpretation of violent incidents. Therefore, practitioners should adopt a gender-sensitive approach as a precondition and practice for working with children in social and health care.

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PROTOCOL: Technology‐based and digital interventions for intimate partner violence: A meta‐analysis and systematic review

Campbell Systematic Reviews ◽

10.1002/cl2.1132 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Chuka Emezue ◽

Tina L. Bloom

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Digital Interventions

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Multiple Losses: The Psychological and Economic Well-Being of Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260517706760 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 35 (15-16) ◽

pp. 3054-3078 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Elizabeth W. Sauber ◽

Karen M. O’Brien

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Low Income ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Financial Distress ◽

Male Partner ◽

Well Being ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Hierarchical Regression ◽

Conservation Of Resources ◽

Resource Loss

This study advanced knowledge regarding the mechanisms through which intimate partner violence relates to psychological and financial distress with a sample of diverse low-income women. Data were collected from 147 female domestic violence survivors who were abused by a male partner within the past 6 months. Three hierarchical regression analyses revealed that psychological, physical, and economic abuse were predictive of posttraumatic stress, depression, and economic self-sufficiency among survivors. Guided by the Conservation of Resources Theory, the loss of financial, work, and interpersonal resources also predicted these three outcomes, above and beyond abuse experiences (i.e., economically controlling behaviors, economic sabotage, and interpersonal resource loss were unique predictors). In addition, bootstrap mediation analyses showed that interpersonal resource loss partially mediated the relationship between psychological abuse and mental health outcomes. Together, these findings can be used to inform future interventions to promote the financial and psychological well-being of survivors.

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Intimate Partner Violence Screening and Referral Practices in an Outpatient Care Setting

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260517724253 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 35 (23-24) ◽

pp. 5877-5888 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Cari Jo Clark ◽

Lynette M. Renner ◽

Mary E. Logeais

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Primary Care Clinic ◽

Well Being ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Care Providers ◽

Care Clinic ◽

Barriers And Opportunities ◽

Academic Primary Care

Health care providers who screen for intimate partner violence (IPV) and counsel patients can reduce victimization and positively impact women’s health and well-being; yet only 2% to 50% of medical professionals report routinely screening female patients. The purpose of this study was to identify current practices, policies, barriers, and opportunities for a coordinated and routinized response to IPV in an outpatient academic primary care clinic. Data were collected through interviews and the Physician Readiness to Manage Intimate Partner Violence questionnaire. Data on IPV screening practices over a 5-month period were also available through the electronic health record. Study participants expressed that there was no uniform method of documenting screening results and great variability in the patient populations and circumstances that prompted screening. Over two thirds of the survey respondents reported either a lack of IPV protocol or a lack of knowledge about one if it existed. Providers and staff who participated believed it was within their scope of work to screen for IPV and recognized IPV as a serious health threat; however, they cited an absence of patient education resources, a lack of staff training and awareness, and no established IPV referral network as barriers to screening for IPV. The results of the pilot are in line with existing research highlighting a general lack of screening, variability in process, and the absence of systems-level policies and protocols and linkages to community resources. Pilot findings have been used to initiate a project which encompasses routinized screening, documentation, and care coordination between providers and community organizations to improve patient well-being.

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