As the intergenerational transmission of family violence is associated with numerous negative outcomes, interventions are needed to interrupt this cycle. Our aim is to review the family violence intervention literature and to assess whether and how interventions interrupt the intergenerational transmission of family violence. Papers about interventions were identified through database searches (PubMed, JSTOR, CINAHL, PsycINFO), supplemented by review of references and relevant review papers. Eligibility criteria included: empirical studies detailing interventions to interrupt or prevent child abuse/maltreatment and/or intimate partner violence, published between January 2000 and August 2020, and written in English. Of the 14 papers included in this narrative review, only 3 explicitly stated that they aimed to break the cycle of family violence; 12 papers came from high-income countries, and 10 focused on individuals, with half focusing on mothers. We identify effective intervention approaches, including long-term one-on-one coaching and home visits to improve parenting. Results demonstrate a dose-response relationship, suggesting the lasting value of increased intervention frequency and duration. We highlight gaps in the literature, including the need for interventions in low-income countries, and those geared toward fathers and neighborhoods/communities. We also examine the many methodological challenges of this work, such as possible biases related to the use of retrospective data, lack of objective outcome measures, and absence of long-term follow-up. Our recommendations for future research include incorporating trauma-informed frameworks, developing standardized definitions and measures to facilitate the comparison of intervention results, and designing more interventions specifically for fathers/husbands and for the prevention of intimate partner violence.

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打破家庭暴力的循环：对家庭暴力干预措施的批评。

由于家庭暴力的代际传播与许多负面结果相关，因此需要采取干预措施来中断这一循环。我们的目的是回顾家庭暴力干预文献，并评估干预措施是否以及如何阻断家庭暴力的代际传播。有关干预措施的论文是通过数据库搜索（PubMed、JSTOR、CINAHL、PsycINFO）确定的，并通过参考文献和相关综述论文的审查进行补充。资格标准包括：2000 年 1 月至 2020 年 8 月期间发表的、以英文撰写的实证研究，详细介绍了中断或预防虐待儿童和/或亲密伴侣暴力的干预措施。在这篇叙述性评论中收录的 14 篇论文中，只有 3 篇明确表示他们的目的是打破家庭暴力的循环；12 篇论文来自高收入国家，其中 10 篇关注个人，一半关注母亲。我们确定有效的干预方法，包括长期一对一辅导和家访，以改善育儿方式。结果证明了剂量反应关系，表明增加干预频率和持续时间具有持久价值。我们强调文献中的空白，包括低收入国家干预措施的必要性，以及针对父亲和邻里/社区的干预措施。我们还研究了这项工作的许多方法论挑战，例如与回顾性数据的使用相关的可能偏差、缺乏客观的结果测量以及缺乏长期随访。我们对未来研究的建议包括纳入创伤知情框架、制定标准化定义和措施以促进干预结果的比较，以及专门针对父亲/丈夫和预防亲密伴侣暴力设计更多干预措施。