Purpose

This study builds on knowledge of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration by examining theoretically important aspects of this crime within an Australian community sample. More specifically, the current study examines the relationship between IPV offenders’ levels of self-control and offense specialization and determines whether this relationship differs by gender.

Method

An online survey advertised on social media yielded an analysis sample of 155 females and 170 males. Self-control was measured using the Brief Self-Control scale and specialization was measured with the Offense Specialization Coefficient (OSC) and a multilevel item response theory measurement approach.

Results

Findings indicate that IPV offenders with low levels of self-control are more versatile in their offending and that this relationship was more evident and pronounced for females.

Conclusions

Findings are mostly supportive of Gottfredson and Hirschi’s General Theory of Crime and highlight important differences within IPV offender populations that should be considered when designing targeted prevention and intervention methods.

中文翻译：

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自我控制在预测澳大利亚社区样本中亲密伴侣暴力专业化中的作用

目的

这项研究建立在对亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 犯罪的了解的基础上，通过在澳大利亚社区样本中检查这种犯罪的理论上的重要方面。更具体地说，目前的研究考察了 IPV 犯罪者的自我控制水平和犯罪专业化之间的关系，并确定这种关系是否因性别而异。

方法

在社交媒体上发布的一项在线调查产生了 155 名女性和 170 名男性的分析样本。使用简要自我控制量表测量自我控制，使用进攻专业化系数（OSC）和多级项目反应理论测量方法测量专业化。

结果

研究结果表明，自我控制水平低的 IPV 犯罪者在犯罪方面更加灵活，这种关系在女性中更为明显和明显。

结论

调查结果大多支持 Gottfredson 和 Hirschi 的犯罪一般理论，并强调了在设计有针对性的预防和干预方法时应考虑的 IPV 犯罪人群之间的重要差异。