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Relationship Between Different Types of Violence and Mental Health in Adults from Northern Mexico Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-05-14 Oscar Armando Esparza-Del Villar, Sarah Margarita Chávez-Valdez, Erik Rolando Jurado-Monzón, Nora Loreto-Quintana, Paola Andrea Ornelas-Ferreyra
The aim of this study is to analyze the relationships between different types of violence (social, cyberbullying, partner violence, and child abuse and neglect) and mental health (depression, anxiety, stress, self-esteem, and paranoid thoughts). There were 421 adult participants, 18 years or older, from the cities of Juarez ( n = 202), Chihuahua ( n = 99), Parral ( n = 57), Nuevo Casas Grandes ( n
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Hidden Wounds: Exploring Racial and Gender Disparities in the Impact of Mass Shooting Events on Suicide Risk Among U.S. High School Students Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-05-12 Arjun Teotia, Francisco Beltran-Silva
This study examines the impact of mass shooting events (MSEs) on youth suicide-related behaviors in schools, focusing on heterogeneity across age, race, and gender. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents and has increased by 63% in the last two decades. Using individual-level data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) and state-level data from the Gun Violence
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Situational Facilitators and Barriers of Bystander Intervention Intent in Image-Based Sexual Abuse Contexts Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-05-12 Chelsea Mainwaring, Adrian J. Scott, Fiona Gabbert
Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) encompasses the taking, sharing, and/or making threats to share nude or sexual images of others without consent. Research shows that a large percentage of individuals have been a bystander to IBSA, but most do not intervene. Currently, there is little understanding of why this is the case. The research presented in this article begins to address this gap in the literature
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Understanding Adult Attitudes Toward Corporal Punishment in Honduras: The Role of Sex, Gender Roles, Education, Childhood Experiences, and Psychopathy Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-05-08 Miguel Landa-Blanco, Yaraní Echenique, Francisco Cruz-Quintana, Manuel Fernández-Alcántara, María Nieves Pérez Marfil, Elena Navarro
Corporal punishment (CP) remains a contentious issue in child-rearing debates, with varying opinions influenced by cultural, educational, and personal experiences. This study investigates the impact of sex, educational level, witnessing domestic violence, and experiencing physical and psychological abuse during childhood on adults’ attitudes toward CP. In addition, it explores the mediating roles of
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Hostile Cognitions and Aggressive Responses Toward Excluders in Young Children Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-05-08 Nozomi Yamamoto, Yusuke Moriguchi
Social exclusion heightens hostile cognition and aggressive responses toward excluders. However, its direct causal effects and relationship with self-construal are unclear in early childhood. This study experimentally investigated the effects of social exclusion on later hostile cognition and aggressive responses toward excluders (vs. includers) in Japanese 5- to 6-year-old preschoolers ( N = 35; M
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Do Parent Influencers Neglect or Abuse Their Children? A Document Analysis Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-05-08 Süreyya Sarvan, Leyla Muslu, Arzu Akcan
For parents, influencer marketing has become a primary profession and income source. Parents share highly personal images of their underage children. In these posts, the privacy and rights of the children can sometimes be overlooked. The aim of this study was to identify situations in which the posts made by parent influencers about their children may negatively affect them. This study analyzed 2,597
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The Effect of Bias Victimization on Mental Health Outcomes among a Sample of Latinx Adults Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-05-08 Jesenia Robles, Sarah Lockwood, Carlos A. Cuevas, Amy Farrell, Sheldon Zhang, Jeff Temple
Bias-motivated victimization, including hate crimes, has steadily been an increasing concern across the country. For Latinx populations, anti-immigrant sentiment and targeted political rhetoric have also been on the rise. Due to this context, it is important to understand the detrimental impact such experiences can have on mental health outcomes such as anger, anxiety, depression, and dissociation
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Social and Psychological Mediators of Sexual and Physical Male-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence Against Young African American Women: The Role of Alcohol Use and Drinking Context Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-05-08 Ariadna Capasso, Kerstin Pahl, Yesim Tozan, Ralph J. DiClemente
Problem alcohol use is prevalent among women who experience male-perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV). However, the pathways by which this occurs remain poorly understood and understudied among African American women. This study sought to examine context-specific social and psychological mediators of this association. Using structural equation modeling (SEM), we tested a conceptual framework
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The Effect of Intimate Partner Violence on Psychological Distress and Suicidal Ideation: An Investigation of Protective Factors Among University Students in the USA Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-05-06 Lindsay B. Gezinski, Julia O’Connor, Rachel Voth Schrag
Despite a growing body of research on the negative mental health impacts of intimate partner violence (IPV) on college students, little work has explored the potential of protective factors to buffer symptoms. This study used the American College Health Assessment (ACHA) dataset to examine protective factors (campus belonging, campus safety, flourishing, and resilience) in addressing psychological
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Healing Through Self After Harm by Others: The Associations Between Self-Compassion, Trauma-Related Shame, and Physical Health Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-05-03 Katherine L. Morris, Crystal G. Marroquin, Elizabeth Flynn, Audrey Lavender
Those who have experienced interpersonal violence are at an increased risk for a variety of adverse mental and physical health outcomes. As such, it is imperative that research look for ways to offset some of these adverse outcomes. Current studies suggest that self-compassion may help reduce the adverse physical health effects associated with interpersonal violence, including trauma-related shame
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Characteristics and Consequences of Intimate and Non-Intimate Partner Stalking in Lithuania Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-05-03 Liubovė Jarutienė, Ilona Laurinaitytė, Ilona Michailovič, William J. Burk
It is widely acknowledged that intimate partner violence can occur in various disturbing forms, including stalking behaviors. However, until recently, intimate partner stalking remained an understudied phenomenon in Lithuania. This study investigated the characteristics of intimate partner (IP) stalking, victims’ emotional reactions, and their coping strategies in a Lithuanian sample. A representative
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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Intergenerational Relationships in Young Adulthood: Variation Across Gender, Race and Ethnicity Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-05-03 Jooyoung Kong, Xing Zhang, Isak Kim
Young adults’ quality relationships with parents are essential for their meaningful achievements and transition into adulthood. We aimed to examine the long-term effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on young adults’ relationships with parents and the moderating roles of gender and race/ethnicity. We used data from Waves I, III, and IV of Add Health and focused on respondents’ reports of
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The Intimate Partner Violence Impact on Maternal Parenting: The Mediational Role of Depressive Symptoms Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-05-03 Gaia Cuccì, Serena Grumi, Luca Milani
Currently, intimate partner violence (IPV) constitutes a major public health issue and those women experiencing IPV in the context of motherhood have to face additional challenges related to parenting. Literature on how IPV impact on maternal parenting characteristics is controversial and the role of maternal depression on parenting in the context of IPV is still understudied. The current preliminary
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College Students’ Perceptions and Willingness to Report Intimate Partner Violence Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-05-03 Lainee Mclennan, Magen Lyne, Kameko Halfmann
Past research suggests that college students perceive nonphysical (e.g., psychological) intimate partner violence (IPV) as less severe than physical IPV, but less is understood about how situational factors may impact perceptions of IPV. There is also less research on victim blaming across different types of IPV and IPV in non-heteronormative relationships. We used a mixed design with the type of IPV
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Childcare Subsidies and Reduced Intimate Partner Violence Victimization: An Unintended Benefit Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Katherine Marçal, Kathryn Showalter, Yanghyun Park, Kathryn Maguire-Jack, Olivia D. Chang, Rujeko Machinga, Eric Thibodeau, Catherine A. Murphy, J. Bart Klika
Mothers in low-income households face an increased risk for intimate partner violence (IPV). The high costs of raising young children can create household conflict that makes violence more likely to occur. Furthermore, a lack of formal childcare can force women out of the workforce, rendering them financially dependent on partners. Childcare subsidies, which cover a portion of the expenses associated
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Bystander Helping Intentions in Risky Alcohol Use and Teen Dating Violence Situations Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-04-30 Katie M. Edwards, Lorey Wheeler, Seungju Kim, Gabby Miller, Catherine Napolitano, Weiman Xu, Heather Littleton, Joseph Gardella, Alexander Farquhar-Leicester, Alexis Chavez
Despite research suggesting that sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) experience high rates of risky alcohol use (RAU) and teen dating violence (TDV), and that RAU and TDV co-occur at high rates, we know little about how to prevent these deleterious behaviors among SGMY. One promising approach to the prevention of RAU and TDV among SGMY is cross-cutting programs that teach SGMY how to intervene
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Sexual Violence Among a State Sample of High School Students: The Impact of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-04-30 S. Rachel Kennedy, Kehan Li, Sophie Rosenberg, Ashley Brooks-Russell
Sexual violence is a pervasive public health issue that has a direct and disproportionate impact on U.S. adolescents. Sexual violence victimization (SVV) is strongly associated with adolescent depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and suicidality, and sexual violence perpetration (SVP) with substance abuse and other health risk behaviors. Gender and sexual-orientation–diverse youth may be at
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Understanding Anti-Trans Sanctuary Harm in Domestic Violence Services: The Role of Polyvictimization and Biographical Factors Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-04-21 Brandon M. Craig
Transgender (trans) people comprise about 2 million members of the U.S. population. While these communities are blueprints for culture and liberation, they face an acute threat of interpersonal violence, including domestic violence (DV) by intimate partners and family. Trans people are especially susceptible to polyvictimization : experiencing multiple types of violence, often across multiple settings
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Gaslighting in Teen Dating Violence: Links to Anxiety and Depression Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-04-12 Elyse J. Thulin, Justin E. Heinze
Gaslighting (manipulating perceptions and thoughts) is associated with worse health outcomes in adults, yet little is known about the association between gaslighting and other established domains of dating violence (i.e., cyber, verbal, physical, and sexual) nor the unique contribution of gaslighting to worse mental health in adolescents (ages 13–18 years). Drawing data from the Healthy Minds 2 study
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Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men’s Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence in Four Celtic Nations: A Mixed-Method Study Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-04-12 Steven Maxwell, Kareena McAloney, Dimitra Strongylou, Rosaleen O’Brien, Rosie Stenhouse, Jamie Frankis
This study investigates the prevalence, forms, and unique cultural manifestations of intimate partner violence (IPV) among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in four Celtic nations (Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Wales) while recognizing differences due to gendered heteronormativity. The research involved a cross-sectional survey of 1,389 participants and in-depth
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Housing Insecurity Among College Students: Associations with Interpersonal Violence Victimization Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-04-12 Laura Johnson, Julia Cusano, Leila Wood, Sarah McMahon
One of the most significant economic impacts of sexual and dating violence across the lifespan is housing insecurity and homelessness. However, research on the association between housing instability and interpersonal violence among college students is limited. As such, the purpose of this study is to better understand the association between sexual and dating violence victimization and housing security
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Anger Management and Social Integration as Determinants of Resilience among University Students Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in Tanzania Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-04-12 Faustine Bwire Masath, Budeba Petro Mlyakado
Experience and exposure to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) are reported worldwide across various age groups. However, little is known about resilience and its associated factors, such as anger management and social integration, among the victims of IPV at universities in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in Tanzania. We employed a cross-sectional design to examine 276 students (41.7% female;
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“Did You See That Too?” Who Are the Observers of Workplace Mistreatment Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-04-12 Sarah McMahon, Lauren Manley, Laura Johnson, Patricia Greenberg, Alexandra I. Zelin, Tracy Andrews, Victoria L. Banyard
Bystander intervention (BI) is an approach that has been used widely for addressing sexual and dating violence and has more recently been extended to other settings and types of harm, including workplace mistreatment. Understanding more about the opportunity to intervene—including the types of observed behaviors, who is observing them, and the frequency and breadth of those observations—is an important
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Staying or Leaving: The Dialectics of Reconstructing Couple Relationships Following Intimate Partner Violence Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-04-12 Eli Buchbinder, Hany Asherovich, Zvi Eisikovits
The current discourse in the field of intimate partner violence is based mostly on the expectation that violence terminates the relationship and the partners separate to reconstruct their lives. This expectation is based on an either/or paradigm, which appears problematic given the reality of couples struggling with staying or leaving. This article examined the meanings couples attributed to remaining
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University Students Who Report Providing Sexual Services, Acts, or Materials for Financial Compensation: Survey Results at a Public, Midwestern University Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-04-12 Lara B. Gerassi, Laura Zimmerman, Kate Walsh
Young adults provide sexual services, acts, or materials for pay or financial compensation (SSAMP), which include in-person (e.g., contact), virtual (e.g., videos), and material (e.g., underwear) forms. Whether and how university students provide SSAMP in the United States is not well understood primarily because of a lack of survey-based research using methodologically rigorous measures in university
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Individual Differences in Masculine Honor Beliefs and Men’s Perceptions of Insults Targeting Their Masculinity Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-04-04 Donald A. Saucier, Stuart S. Miller, Conor J. O’Dea
“Slurs against masculinity” are insults that directly target a man’s traditional, heterosexual masculinity. Research has shown that men perceive these insults to be particularly offensive and likely to provoke physically aggressive responses (Saucier et al., 2015). We conducted two studies online with adult male participants (Study 1 N = 144 (84% White, mean age = 29.71, SD = 8.85) and Study 2 N =
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Interpersonal Violence and Depression: Posttraumatic Cognitions as Mediators Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-04-04 Sarah Reiland
Depression is a known risk after trauma exposure, but the nature of the trauma plays a role in the risk. Traumas that involve interpersonal aggression tend to be associated with poorer mental health outcomes. Identifying factors that influence the relationship between event type and depression may aid in the identification of modifiable risk factors to improve mental health outcomes in survivors of
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Development and Validation of the Psychological Abuse in Relationships Scale Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-04-03 Elizabeth Veronica-Mary McLindon, Cynthia Brown, Mandy McKenzie, Laura Tarzia, Kelsey Hegarty
Psychological abuse within intimate relationships is a highly prevalent subtype of intimate partner violence (IPV) that is frequently associated with other types of IPV such as sexual or physical violence. Psychological abuse can cause enduring harm, including the loss of agency and self-belief, and entrapment in a relationship. Previous measures of psychological abuse have been characterized by inconsistencies
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Coercive Control and Mother–Child Relationships: Exploring Mothers’ Experiences of Talking With Their Children About the Abuse Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-31 Sarah Kelly, Olga Luzón
Coercive control (CC) is a severe and relentless form of domestic abuse whereby perpetrators often directly target and undermine women’s relationships with their children. A “conspiracy of silence” can surround the abuse, with mothers and children not speaking to each other about what has happened, which has been described as negatively impacting the mother–child relationship. Our understanding of
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Gendered IPV Disclosure: Understanding Factors That Influence Women’s Decision to Report IPV Experiences to the Police Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-29 Loretta Addo Danso, Francis D. Boateng
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is pervasive and has several negative consequences. However, IPV victims mostly do not disclose their victimization experiences to law enforcement agencies, and this attitude largely hinders their ability to receive needed treatment. The main purpose of the current study was to examine factors that impact IPV victims’ decisions to call the police about their victimization
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Offender–Victim Interactions in Serial Sexual Offending: A Behavioral Approach Using Descriptive Statistical Analysis Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-27 J. Carmelo Visdómine-Lozano
This paper uses a descriptive behavioral analysis to present a study of the offending behavior of 34 serial rapists. All offenders were males adjudicated for committing sexual assaults upon two or more victims. Since no experimental control was feasible to be applied, an individual data analysis of the information contained in the offenders’ case files is made. The fundamental procedure consists of
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Heterogeneous Effects of Environmental Exposure to Gun Violence on Adolescent Problem Behavior Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-24 Xiaoya Zhang, Amanda J. Aubel, Angela Bruns, Shani A. L. Buggs, Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz
Mounting evidence suggests that gun violence occurring within a community can affect community members even when they do not experience it firsthand. Building on this expanded view of exposure, the present study examined the effects of environmental exposure to gun violence—that is, living or attending school within 1,300 m of a past-year firearm homicide occurrence—on adolescents’ problem behaviors
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Substance Misuse, Executive Function, and Young Adult Intimate Partner Violence: Direct and Indirect Pathways Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-24 Ellen Martin, Keren N. Lebrón Ramos, Edoardo Modanesi, Linda C. Mayes, Carla S. Stover
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant issue in young adult relationships, with immediate and long-term health and well-being consequences. The factors contributing to IPV are complex and span from the level of individual neurobiology to the wider socioecological system. The interplay across these domains in predicting IPV has been understudied. We, therefore, aimed to examine the factors
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Testing Comparability of Gender Bullying Victimization Assessments Through a Latent Class Approach Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-24 María-del-Carmen Navarro-González, José-Luis Padilla, Álvaro Postigo
Bullying is a social and health problem that requires appropriate interventions based on valid and fair evaluations of bullying experiences. The validity of interpretations of bullying victimization scores can be compromised by measurement artifacts or biases that may arise during the assessment process. Boys’ and girls’ bullying experiences could lead to differences in their response processes when
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U.S. Defense Attorneys’ Implicit Questioning of Children in Child Sexual Assault Trials Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-24 Lea Sobrilsky, Breanne E. Wylie, Kelly McWilliams, Angela D. Evans, Stacia N. Stolzenberg
The present study examined the frequency and content of implicit questions asked to 6- to 17-year-olds during cross-examinations ( N = 122) of children in child sexual assault trials and analyzed how often they rebutted these questions. Through qualitative content analysis, we found that defense attorneys most commonly asked children implicit questions about: ulterior motives, coaching, being untruthful
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Intimate Partner Violence Among Poor Disabled Women in Egypt Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-24 Amr Abdelwahed, Xindong Zhao, Daad Fouad, Maha Abo Gendia, Ebrahim Amer
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive global issue that disproportionately impacts women with disabilities, yet remains underexplored in many contexts. This study examines the prevalence and determinants of IPV among poor disabled women in Egypt, aiming to identify the key factors contributing to their heightened vulnerability. Specifically, it addresses the following questions: What are the
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The Hidden Problem: Verbal Sexual Abuse in Higher Education from a Linguistic Perspective. Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-20 Yusri,Ainul Mu'minin,Gunawan,Clarissa Anggita Karangan,Sarfina,Andi Muhammad Thoriq,Sultan
The present study aims to investigate the prevalence of various forms of verbal sexual abuse among students in higher education. Specifically, the study seeks to explore the linguistic features and types of utterances used in verbal sexual abuse and to examine how male and female students perceive such abuse. A mixed-methods design was employed, incorporating both qualitative and quantitative approaches
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We Need Olivia Benson: College Student and Employee Perspectives on Norms and Beliefs About Sexual Violence Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-18 Arielle A. J. Scoglio, Laksana Rachman, Ariel Hyunseo Kim, Susan B. Marine
Rape culture in higher education is a term used to describe an environment in which sexual violence is accepted or tolerated as part of campus life. Prior exploration of rape culture has largely focused on sexual violence among and against students, although limited work has examined perspectives of university employees. This qualitative study sought to further identify cultural norms and beliefs in
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Voices Behind the Chair: Training Needs in Addressing Sex Trafficking and Intimate Partner Violence Among Indiana Salon Professionals Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-18 Alexandra T. Hughes-Wegner, Evan G. Coblentz, Ashton Z. Allen, Lily Renke, Hope Zickmund, Elizabeth A. Freudenthal, Sophia E. Yohman, Andrea L. DeMaria, Kathryn C. Seigfried-Spellar
Human trafficking, encompassing sex trafficking and forced labor, is a global issue often linked with intimate partner violence (IPV). Existing support systems for these vulnerable populations remain insufficient. This study explores the pivotal role of salon professionals within communities as trusted figures, aiming to develop targeted programs that empower them to prevent and respond to violence
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The First 72 Hours After Child Sexual Assault: Reporting Children, Young People, and Mothers’ Experiences of Police, Hospital, and Psychosocial Care in Victoria Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-17 Caroline Whitehouse, Peter McKenzie, Carmel Hobbs
In Victoria, Australia, children who are reported to authorities to have experienced very recent sexual assault routinely undergo a forensic medical examination and receive psychosocial care. There is very little known about how children and their families experience this process and whether current practices are meeting their needs. This study seeks to understand these experiences by undertaking a
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Dimensional Structure of Parent–Child Emotion Dialogues in Families Exposed to Interpersonal Violence: Associations with Internalizing, Externalizing and Trauma Symptoms Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-15 J. C. de Schipper, M. M. Overbeek, M. H. M. de Moor
The way in which parents discuss children’s past emotional events with them is associated with various outcomes in children, such as emotion regulation skills and behavior problems. For children growing up with adverse experiences such as witnessing domestic violence, it is particularly important to understand the link between emotion dialogues and child functioning, because parents’ guidance in dialogues
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Is Internet Gaming Disorder Associated with Trauma and Stress? Testing the Trauma Model of Addiction Among Young Adults Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-14 Hong Wang Fung, Guangzhe Frank Yuan, Caimeng Liu, Henry Wai-Hang Ling, Colin A. Ross, Vincent Wan Ping Lee, Stanley Kam Ki Lam, Janet Yuen-Ha Wong
Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is a growing public health concern, with longitudinal studies linking it to a range of negative outcomes, including psychological distress and poor academic achievements. While the trauma model has been applied to other addictive behaviors, little is known about the relationship between childhood trauma, trauma-related symptoms, and IGD symptoms. This preliminary study
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General Outcomes of Bystander Action Scale: Factor Structure and Utility in Predicting Future Bystander Behaviors Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-14 Alison Krauss, David Rosenfield, Renee McDonald, Victoria L. Banyard, Ernest N. Jouriles
Many universities have implemented bystander training programs to prevent relationship violence and sexual assault. Such programs encourage students to engage in behaviors to prevent interpersonal violence (i.e., bystander behaviors) if they witness situations that seem likely to escalate to violence. Bystander behaviors, however, often result in consequences, both positive and negative, for those
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Understanding Gender Differences in Acceptance of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: Are Women Truly More Accepting Than Men? Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-14 Joseph A. Kilgallen, Susan B. Schaffnit, Yusufu Kumogola, Mark Urassa, David W. Lawson
A surprisingly consistent finding from the global health literature on physical intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) indicates that women self-report greater agreement with statements justifying IPVAW than men. This pattern has been interpreted as evidence of women’s internalization of inequitable gender norms and used to support the development of intervention programs that target harmful
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“I Thought I Was Going to Die”: Identifying Gaps in the Intimate Partner Violence Service Provision System for Black Women Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-12 Bernadine Y. Waller, Karen A. Johnson, Dawn Goddard-Eckrich, Whittni L. Holland, Michelle Richardson-Ridley, Alicia M. Wilson, Chiamaka Chide, Amanda Taffy, Temiloluwa Adeyemo, Tricia B. Bent-Goodley
Black women experience the highest mortality and morbidity resulting from intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization, yet there remains a dearth of culturally responsive interventions designed to meet their needs within the coordinated community response system. We employed the Theory of Help-Seeking Behavior to explicate the barriers that Black women experience when securing assistance from providers
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Exploring Moderators of the Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Bullying Involvement: A Social Cognitive Theory Perspective Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-12 Ilias Saripanidis, Antonios K. Travlos, Panagiota Antonopoulou, Athanassios Strigas, Despoina Ourda
The phenomenon of bullying/victimization affects millions of students globally and is associated with enduring consequences and internalizing problems for all the participants. Drawing upon Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory, this study examines the moderating effects of individual attributes (gender and educational stage) and environmental factors (social support size and social support satisfaction)
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“Many Endure Because of What People Will Say.” Psychological Gender-Based Violence in Spanish Rural Women Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-03-04 Laura Pavón-Benítez, Carmen Ruiz-Repullo
Gender-based violence, understood as the most extreme expression of asymmetric power relations based on gender, aims primarily to perpetuate inequalities, acting as a significant obstacle to progress toward equality. The psychological gender-based violence manifests as a prelude to a complex scenario of abuse within and outside heterosexual partner relationships and emerges as the main strategy of
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Losing Confidence and Networks as an Impact of Staff/Faculty-Student Sexual Harassment: Quantitative Findings From the UK Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-28 Anna Bull, Alexander Bradley
Sexual misconduct perpetrated by faculty/staff in higher education can have severe and long-lasting impacts. This study reports on a survey of 1,768 current and former students in U.K. higher education carried out in 2018, of whom 734 had experienced at least one incident of sexual misconduct. Sexual misconduct was measured by questions on sexual conduct from faculty/staff that aimed to establish whether
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Victim Blaming, Gender, and Social Media Commentary: A Randomized Vignette Study of Audience Comments on News Reports of Intimate Partner Homicide Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-28 Emily Wright, Li Eriksson, Christine E. W. Bond
Public perceptions of intimate partner homicide victims are influenced by how the news media frames incidents, often perpetuating gendered stereotypes. In particular, research has found that victim blaming is common in the reporting of intimate partner homicide. However, the way the public engages with news media has changed, as social media platforms allow audiences to engage in news creation by posting
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Suicide Involving Intimate Partner Problems Among Immigrants in the United States Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-28 Woojong Kim, Jeongsuk Kim, Hyunkag Cho, Kaytlyn Gillis
Individuals facing intimate partner problems (IPP) often experience mental health issues, including suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Immigration status may increase risk due to the stress of acculturation and barriers to health care affecting immigrants. This study aims to identify patterns of risk factors among immigrants who died by suicide while experiencing IPP and explore variations in patterns
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The Bidirectional Mediation Roles of Depression and Hostile Attribution Bias in the Relationship between Peer Conflict and Adolescents’ Cyberbullying Perpetration: A Two-Wave Study Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-28 Huimin Ding, Chengjiao Zhao, Feng Huang, Li Lei
Previous research has established that the quality of peer relationships significantly impacts adolescents’ physical and mental health. However, the relationship between peer conflict and cyberbullying perpetration remains insufficiently explored. Based on the General Aggression Model and the General Strain Theory, this study investigates the mediating role of depression and hostile attribution bias
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Gendered Pathways From Victimization to Offending: The Influences of Victimization Subtype and Low Self-Control Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-27 Samantha Kopf, Danielle C. Kuhl, Sheridan Clark
A criminological fact is that there is an overlap between victims and offenders. Yet within this line of research less is known about the impact of specific types of victimization and how this relationship varies by gender and levels of low self-control (LSC). Employing a gendered perspective, this study expands the understanding of the victim-offender overlap by highlighting how the experiences of
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Poly-Victimization Patterns and Their Correlates Among International Asian and Latina Sex Trafficking Survivors in New York City Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-27 Jiepin Cao, John J. Chin, Lori Cohen, Sahnah Lim
International Asian and Latina women who are sex trafficking survivors experience a wide spectrum of gender-based violence throughout their life course and suffer from its adverse mental and physical health outcomes. However, there is limited research among this seldom heard population. This study aims to explore poly-victimization patterns of child abuse, intimate partner violence (IPV), client violence
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The Prevalence and Consequences of Gender-Based Violence Among Trans and Gender Diverse University Students in Ontario Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-27 Jia Qing Wilson-Yang, Michael R. Woodford, Harrison Oakes, Zack Marshall, Simon Coulombe
Community studies documenting gender-based violence (GBV) experienced by trans and gender diverse (TGD) people often find differences in prevalence across TGD subgroups. In contrast, studies with university students tend to treat TGD students as a homogenous group, leaving differences across subgroups unknown. Using data from TGD Ontario university students, we examined the prevalence and impacts of
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Longitudinal Associations Between Exposure to Physical Interparental Violence and Dating Violence in Young Adulthood and the Moderating Role of Sex, Socioeconomic Status, and Antisociality Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-26 Andrés E. Montiel, Margot Peeters, Gonneke W. J. M. Stevens
Dating violence (DV) is a widespread problem that undermines the well-being of young adults. Consistent with social learning theory, exposure to interparental violence (IV) and childhood maltreatment have been identified as risk factors for DV perpetration and victimization. However, former research on these associations is mainly U.S.-based, cross-sectional, and focused on physical DV. To address
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Intimate Partner Violence Against Men in Germany—A Study on Prevalence, Victim–Offender Overlap, and the Role of Parental Violence Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-26 Jonas Schemmel, Dario Maciey, Laura-Romina Goede
We present data on intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization, perpetration, and victim–offender overlap in Germany, focusing on the impact of parental violence. We collected a sample using a register-based procedure where 183 randomly selected municipalities provided the addresses of 12,000 randomly selected men aged 18 to 69. Out of these men, a total N of 1,209 answered questions on their experiences
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The Association Between Women’s Empowerment and Physical Intimate Partner Violence in Afghanistan Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-25 Noorulhaq Ghafoori, Jamshid Yolchi, Marwa Yolchi
This study delves into the intricate association between women’s empowerment and physical intimate partner violence (PIPV) in Afghanistan. In this country, nearly half of all women have experienced PIPV at some point in their lifetime. Utilizing data from the Afghanistan Demographic and Health Survey 2015, a nationally representative survey of women and men aged 15 to 49 years, this study employs multiple
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Exploring Help-Seeking Behaviors among Black Sexual Minority Cisgender Women in Late Adolescence: The Role of Abuse Experiences Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-25 Lauren V. Butler, Cassidy M. Sandoval, Charlotte A. Dawson, Kristin E. Heron
Sexual minority youth (e.g., lesbian, queer, bisexual) encounter higher rates of abuse compared to their heterosexual peers. Similarly, Black youth are disproportionately affected by adverse experiences, including abuse. Seeking help after experiencing abuse has been shown to improve both mental and physical health outcomes. There is a lack of research on how the intersection of these identities affects
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Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Drug Use: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation Difficulties Journal of Interpersonal Violence (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-25 Abriana M. Gresham, Sophie L. Kjærvik, Nicholas D. Thomson
Intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization is a risk factor for drug use, which has the potential to negatively impact survivor health and well-being. However, few studies have explored the role of emotion regulation in the association between IPV exposure and drug use. Understanding whether difficulties with emotion regulation mediate the association between IPV victimization and drug use may be