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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打破家庭暴力循环：对家庭暴力干预的批判

由于家庭暴力的代际传播与许多负面结果有关，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中断家庭暴力的代际传播。通过数据库搜索（PubMed、JSTOR、CINAHL、PsycINFO）确定有关干预的论文，并辅以参考文献和相关评论论文的审查。资格标准包括：2000 年 1 月至 2020 年 8 月期间发表并以英文撰写的详细说明干预以中断或防止虐待/虐待和/或亲密伴侣暴力的干预措施的实证研究。在这篇叙述性评论中包含的 14 篇论文中，只有 3 篇明确表示它们旨在打破家庭暴力的循环；12 篇论文来自高收入国家，10 篇关注个人，一半关注母亲。我们确定有效的干预方法，包括长期的一对一辅导和家访，以改善育儿。结果证明了剂量-反应关系，表明增加干预频率和持续时间的持久价值。我们强调了文献中的空白，包括低收入国家干预的必要性，以及针对父亲和邻里/社区的干预。我们还检查了这项工作的许多方法学挑战，例如与使用回顾性数据相关的可能偏差、缺乏客观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，