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Campus Support Providers' Discussion of Consent in Response to Sexual Assault Disclosure Situations: Understanding of Consent Linked to Resource Referrals. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-08-01 Kathryn J Holl,Allison E Cipriano
College sexual assault is a widespread issue and the responses of support providers can greatly affect sexual assault survivors' wellbeing after a disclosure. Although “consent” (or, more precisely, the lack thereof) is the defining feature of sexual assault, little is known about how support providers understand consent and draw from this knowledge in their responses to disclosures. This is particularly
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Data Missingness Patterns in Homicide Datasets: An Applied Test on a Primary Data Set. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-08-01 Melanie-Angela Neuilly,Ming-Li Hsieh,Alex Kigerl,Zachary K Hamilton
Research on homicide missing data conventionally posits a Missing At Random pattern despite the relationship between missing data and clearance. The latter, however, cannot be satisfactorily modeled using variables traditionally available in homicide datasets. For this reason, it has been argued that missingness in homicide data follows a Nonignorable pattern instead. Hence, the use of multiple imputation
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Court-Affiliated Diversion Programs for Prostitution-Related Crimes: A Comprehensive Review of Program Components and Impact. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-08-01 Brieanne Beaujolais,Rebecca Logue Dillard
Objective Court diversion programs offer alternative treatment interventions in lieu of punitive sanctions. Programs have recently been developed for women arrested for prostitution, with a recognition that many of these individuals frequently experience multiple forms of violence and experience multiple barriers to exiting sex work. This review aims to (a) examine programmatic components used across
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The Experiences of Domestic Violence Shelter Workers and Their Perceptions of Shelter Services: A Preliminary Study. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-08-01 Chris Brown,Christine Serpe,Sara Brammer
With domestic violence shelters faced with the persistent and arduous challenge of intimate partner violence, using an online survey, we explored the experiences of 98 shelter workers, including their perceptions of shelter services. Findings revealed that a majority of respondents (94%) indicated that through their work, they have had a positive influence on shelter residents. Moreover, 68% agreed
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Dark Triad Personality Traits in Cyber Aggression Among College Students. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-08-01 Taylor R Nocera,Eric R Dahlen
Despite evidence supporting the importance of cyber aggression among early adolescents (Hinduja & Patchin, 2015), we know less about its correlates among college students. The present study examined the relationships of Dark Triad personality traits to cyber aggression in a college student sample (N = 297). Machiavellian, narcissistic (both grandiose and vulnerable forms), and psychopathic traits positively
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Co-occurrence of Dating Violence Victimization Subtypes: Assessing the Influence of Family Factors, Dating Attitudes, Risky Behaviors, and the Moderating Effect of Gender Among School-Aged Teens. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-08-01 Yok-Fong Paat,Christine Markham,Melissa Peskin
Using data from a nationally representative sample of school-aged teens (n = 795), this study examined covariates associated with three subtypes of dating violence victimization (physical violence, emotional abuse, and imposed isolation). We asked the research questions: What were the family factors, dating attitudes, and risky behaviors associated with three subtypes of dating violence victimization
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The Sexual Victimization of the Elderly: An Empirical Analysis of Officially Reported Incidents, 2007-2016. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-08-01 Jessie L Krienert,Jeffrey A Walsh
As “baby boomers” age through the lifecourse, elderly American's are projected to comprise more than 20% of the U.S. population by 2030 (Ortman, Velkoff, & Hogan, 2014). With a dramatic population increase anticipated, elder abuse and maltreatment has emerged as a focus of violence research. Elder sexual abuse is perhaps the least perceived, acknowledged, detected, and reported type of victimization
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Intersectional Standpoint Methodology: Toward Theory-Driven Participatory Research on Human Trafficking. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Mary K Twis,Kathleen Preble
Human trafficking research has increased over the last 20 years; however, the limited use of empiricism and theory in human trafficking research fuels criticism that extant human trafficking research lacks rigor and legitimacy. This deficit complicates researchers' ability to limit bias and employ measurable variables, ultimately hampering the creation of knowledge and evidence-based interventions
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An Intersectional Content Analysis of Inclusive Language and Imagery Among Sex Trafficking-Related Services. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Lara B Gerassi,Stephanie Skinkis
The extent to which services are available for and inclusive of diverse survivors of sex trafficking remains understudied. This content analysis in a U.S. Midwestern region designated as a hub explores the availability of sex trafficking-specific organizations and perceived inclusivity of organizations regarding diverse identities (including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, or Queer [LGBTQ]+ and racial/ethnic
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Human Trafficking Efforts to Protect Connecticut's Vulnerable Children and Youth: Incorporating the Voices of Community Practitioners. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Miriam G Valdovinos,Rebecca L Thomas,Lorin N Tredinnick,Maritza Vasquez Reyes
Research demonstrates a growing number of exploited and trafficked children in the United States, but few studies address how practitioners continue to respond to these issues. Multiple efforts identify victims of human trafficking and provide services since the passing of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) in 2000 and its reauthorization. However, the TVPA oftentimes failed to protect the
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Sex Trafficking Knowledge and Training: Implications From Environmental Scanning in the American Midwest. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Kathleen M Preble,Sarah Tlapek,Erica Koegler
Large gaps exist in our knowledge about the effectiveness of sex trafficking training. This study surveyed knowledge and training regarding sex trafficking among service providers (N = 66; i.e., social workers, law enforcement offers, and medical providers) in one Midwestern state. The study aimed to: (a) determine the goodness-of-fit between respondents' agency criteria for victim identification and
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Mental Health Service Needs of Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth: Voices of Survivors and Stakeholders. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Rachel Robitz,Emilio C Ulloa,Marissa Salazar,Monica D Ulibarri
Youth who experience commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) have complex mental health needs. This study describes what CSE survivors and stakeholders who work with them desire in mental health services. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 10 CSE survivors 16–20 years old, and 15 community experts on CSE (n = 25). Thematic analyses indicated CSE survivors value mental health services including
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Victim or Prostitute? The Classification of Commercial Sex Events Involving Minors in the National Incident-Based Reporting System. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Teresa C Kulig,Erica R Fissel,Valerie R Anderson,Bonnie S Fisher
Sex trafficking is recognized as a national problem that inflicts serious harm on its victims, yet, legislative responses to trafficking vary depending on jurisdiction. Federal legislation considers youths who engage in commercial sex acts as trafficking victims. States, however, vary in the evidence required to prove a juvenile is a victim of sex trafficking, as opposed to an offender of prostitution
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Structural Vulnerabilities, Personal Agency, and Caste: An Exploration of Child Sex Trafficking in Rural India. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Rochelle L Dalla,Trupti Jhaveri Panchal,Sarah Erwin,Jessie Peter,Kaitlin Roselius,Ramani Ranjan,Mrinalini Mischra,Sagar Sahu
The commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is considered normative and expected among some Indian castes. Focusing on the Bedia specifically, we sought to identify factors responsible for the intergenerational continuation of CSEC as well as opportunities for prevention. To this end, three questions were posed, including: (a) What structural factors perpetuate CSEC among the Bedia? (b) What
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Before Saying "I Do": Legal and Policy Considerations for Facilitating Clarity on Human Trafficking and the Protection of Children in Albania. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Loria-Mae Heywood
Data available on victims of human trafficking in Albania does not appear to point to a significant problem of human trafficking in the country. For example, from the years 2016 to 2018, 61 persons were officially determined to be victims of human trafficking, in a context where the average population for that period was 2,871,978 persons. However, beneath this representation of an ostensible average
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Introduction to the Special Issue on Human Trafficking. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Nadine M Finigan-Carr
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Bullying and Delinquency: The Impact of Anger and Frustration. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-04-01 Charern Lee,Justin W Patchin,Sameer Hinduja,Alexandra Dischinger
Few studies have explored whether individuals who are bullied at school or online are more likely to engage in delinquent behavior. Even less is known about whether negative emotions (i.e., anger or frustration)—as a result of being victimized—mediate the relationships between being bullied or cyberbullied and delinquency (as predicted by Agnew's general strain theory). The current study uses data
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Sexual Assault Prevention: A Randomized Control Trial of a Standard Military Intervention and a Motivational Interview Enhancement. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-04-01 Christine R Gedney,Brad Lundahl,Peter R Fawson
Despite increased efforts to prevent sexual assault in military environments, the problem continues at an alarming rate. Sexual assault prevention programs (SAPP) attempt to respond to this issue, yet little is known about their effectiveness within a military environment. This randomized controlled trial examined the potential efficacy of the 2015 United States Air Force (USAF) SAPP compared to that
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Pathways From Intimate Partner Violence to Academic Disengagement Among Women University Students. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-04-01 Rachel Voth Schrag,Leila Wood,Noël Busch-Armendariz
More knowledge is needed related to collegiate intimate partner violence (IPV) and the pathways between experiencing physical and psychological IPV and academic disengagement. Students in a University System in the southwest completed an online survey including measures of physical and psychological IPV, academic disengagement, sense of community, and safety on campus. Conditional process analyses
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LGBTQ-Related Individual Differences Predict Emotional Reactions to the Pulse Nightclub Shootings. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-04-01 Ralitsa S Maduro,Brynn E Sheehan,Phoebe Hitson,Alexander T Shappie,Valerian J Derlega
This study examined, among 232 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning (LGBTQ) participants, the association of identity centrality and public regard with negative affect about the Pulse nightclub shootings in Orlando, Florida. Identification with victims and perceived threat to personal safety were sequential mediators. Identity centrality was associated with greater identification
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Does Alcohol Use in Large Group Contexts Mediate the Association Between Sex-Related Alcohol Expectancies and Rape? Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-04-01 Emily A Waterman,Eva S Lefkowitz
Women who hold positive beliefs about alcohol's role in sexual experiences may be more likely to drink alcohol in large group contexts such as bars and parties than other women. These contexts may confer risk for rape. In the current article, we examined the association between sex-related alcohol expectancies and rape during college, and whether drinking in large group contexts mediates this association
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The Impact of PTSD-Linked Strain Sensitivity on Violent Offending: Differences in Effects During Adolescence Versus Early Adulthood. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-04-01 Thomas W Wojciechowski
Objectives Investigate the relevance of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-linked strain sensitivity associated with exposure to violence for predicting violence outcomes among juvenile offenders during adolescence and early adulthood. Methods This study uses the Pathways to Desistance data and to test relevant relationships. Two series of negative binomial regression models were estimated to test
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Prosecutorial Response to Nonfatal Strangulation in Domestic Violence Cases. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-04-01 Amy Reckdenwald,Donna J King,Adam Pritchard
Recent research has pointed to the need for systematic law enforcement training on domestic violence when nonfatal strangulation is involved to improve evidence-based prosecution of these potentially deadly assaults; however, virtually no research has examined the legal response to nonfatal strangulation since many states have made it a separate criminal felony. The current exploratory study examines
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Peer Victimization Patterns and Trauma Symptoms in a National Longitudinal Sample of Youth. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-04-01 Heather A Turner,Kimberly J Mitchell,Lisa M Jones
Using a nationally representative sample of 791 youth, ages 8–17 at baseline, this study identified patterns over a 2-year period in specific forms of peer victimization and examined differences in the mental health consequences of those patterns. Findings show that, among the victimized, physical assault had relatively high persistence compared to other forms, while physical intimidation and emotional
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An Exploration of Sexual Assault Survivors' Discourse Online on Help-Seeking. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-02-01 Rebecca Abavi,Allison Branston,Robin Mason,Janice Du Mont
Although sexual assault is associated with significant negative psychological health outcomes, few survivors seek support from formal providers. This study explored the barriers to accessing and benefitting from services for sexual assault, as disclosed in narrative posts on social media, using qualitative methodology. Of the 1,179 narratives posted to the subreddit‘r/rapecounseling’ that were reviewed
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Information to Help Stalking Victims on College and University Websites: It's Not Easy to Find. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-02-01 Catherine A Simmons,Joy A Clay,Kayah Swanson
Content analysis was used to explore the availability, type, and location of stalking prevention and intervention information posted on publicly available Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) websites. A stratified sample representing 20% of the IHEs in the United States (N = 619) across 12 stratified groups identified significant gaps in the information provided. A fourth of the sites posted no
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How "Conditions of Confinement" Impact "Conditions of Employment": The Work-Related Well-Being of Provincial Correctional Officers in Atlantic Canada. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-02-01 Rosemary Ricciardelli,Nicole Gerarda Power
Internationally, researchers studying correctional officer (CO) work have examined CO self-presentation, staff-prisoner relationships, and emotional labor. We build on this research by drawing on occupational literature to examine officer mental health outcomes that result from correctional work. We examine the impact of working in prison on COs' well-being, paying particular attention to aspects of
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Negative Impact of the Job: Secondary Trauma Among Juvenile Detention and Juvenile Probation Officers. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-02-01 Gayle Rhineberger-Dunn,Kristin Y Mack
The purpose of this article is to extend the existing literature on the workplace experiences of staff who work with juvenile offenders. We do this by assessing the extent of secondary trauma among a sample of juvenile detention officers and juvenile probation officers, and examine whether or not predictors of secondary trauma differ by position. Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression results based
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Relational Aggression Victimization as a Predictor of Middle-School Girls' Self-Disclosure to Peers. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-02-01 Jayme L Jones,Jeffrey H Kahn,Samantha DeHaan Sullivan
Being a victim of relational aggression is associated with many negative outcomes among adolescent girls, and diminished self-disclosure to peers may be one of them. Given this possibility, it is important to examine potential mediators of this relation. Middle-school girls (N = 180) completed paper-and-pencil measures of relational aggression victimization, self-disclosure to their peer group, and
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Comparing Prevalence and Correlates of Intimate Partner Sexual Victimization Relative to Other Victim-Offender Relationships in College Students. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-02-01 Nicole L Johnson,Samantha C Holmes,Dawn M Johnson,Caron Zlotnick
Research on sexual victimization (SV) in college women often focuses on perpetration by nonpartners thus, little is known about SV by intimate partners on college campuses. To address this gap in the literature, the current study compared prevalence and revictimization rates and negative correlates of SV based on victim–offender relationship. Findings suggest higher prevalence rates of SV perpetrated
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Violent Victimization: The Role of Social Support and Risky Lifestyle. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-02-01 Andia M Azimi,Leah E Daigle
Although engagement in risky lifestyle and routine activities play a major role in increasing the risk of violent victimization, less is known about the factors that precede engagement in risky lifestyles. The quality of interpersonal relationships is shown to be an important factor that influences one's life. Therefore, the lack of social support may be a potential factor that shapes why individuals
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Measurement of Economic Abuse Among Women Not Seeking Social or Support Services and Dwelling in the Community. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2020-02-01 Rachel J Voth Schrag,Kristen Ravi
Scholars have defined economic abuse (EA) as tactics used by abusive partners to undermine the self-sufficiency and economic self-efficacy of survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). However, no measures of EA have been tested in non-IPV-service seeking samples. The current study assesses the psychometric properties of the Scale of Economic Abuse (SEA)-12 (Postmus, Plummer, & Stylianou, 2016)
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Longitudinal Associations Between Bullying and Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents and Young Adults Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Avanti Adhia, Allegra R. Gordon, Andrea L. Roberts, Garrett M. Fitzmaurice, David Hemenway, S. Bryn Austin
This study assessed longitudinal associations between bullying and intimate partner violence (IPV) among adolescents and young adults in a U.S.-based cohort study. Participants (N = 5,279) reported past-year bullying when they were 14–20 years old and reported lifetime experiences of IPV when they were 20–27 years old. The results indicate that participants reporting being bullied more than twice were
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Examining Attempted and Completed Intimate Partner Homicide: A Qualitative Synthesis Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Jacqueline Harden, Jingshuai Du, Chelsea M. Spencer, Sandra M. Stith
Intimate Partner Homicide (IPH) is one of the leading causes of death for women in the United States. Recent research has identified the strongest risk markers for IPH from quantitative studies, but there is still a need to synthesize what is known about IPH from qualitative studies. Additionally, few studies have examined perpetrator-reported motivations for IPH, along with victim's and co-victims'
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Participants' Views About the Survivor Contact Element of IPV Perpetrator Programs: A Preliminary Study Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Tony McGinn, Mary McColgan, Margaret Daly, Brian Taylor
Advocacy services, for victims and survivors, are at the core of our response to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). The survivor contact element of IPV perpetrator programs is recognized as a necessary safety measure for their operation. Within the context of equivocal evaluations of these programs, and the impetus to find opportunities to enhance their effectiveness, this study report explores the service
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Factors Associated With Types of Sexual Assault Victimization and Bystander Behavior Among South Korean University Students Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Dong Ha Kim, Myung-Yong Um, Hyunkag Cho, Eui Bhin Lee, Jong Serl Chun, Heesuk Chang
The aim of the current study was to gain understanding about incidences of sexual misconduct and bystander behaviors in South Korean universities. Specifically, risk factors were examined associated with three different types of sexual assault victimization (verbal or visual sexual harassment, physically forced sexual assault, and incapacitated sexual assault) and investigated the factors related to
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An Experimental Investigation of the Perceived Credibility of Complainants of Sexual Revictimization: Disbelief and Victim-Blame Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Nadia M. Wager
This study investigated whether attitudes toward a complainant of sexual assault are affected by the knowledge that the complainant had previously made a similar allegation. This was a 3 (previous allegation; none, child sexual assault or adult sexual assault) × 2 (whether the previous allegation was substantiated) × 2 (the implied mental health status of the complainant; mental health issue vs. none)
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Bullying Among International Adoptees: Testing Risks and Protective Factors Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Eveliina Holmgren, Hanna Raaska, Helena Lapinleimu, Marko Elovainio
This study examined the risks and protective factors for experiencing bullying and especially racist bullying among internationally adopted children in Finland. Factors examined were related to children's background, adoptive family, children's social problems and social skills, and their associations with bullying experiences. About 56.9% of children reported bullying victimization and 24.2% racist
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Self-Protection, Routine Activities, and Victimization: Studying Arab Americans in Metro-Detroit Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Yuning Wu, Charles Klahm
Despite continued publicity after 9/11, knowledge on Arab Americans' experience with criminal victimization remains limited and narrowly focused. Based on face-to-face interview data collected from a random sample of residents in the Detroit metropolitan area, this study compared the prevalence and covariates of property and violent crime victimization between Arab and non-Arab Americans. The main
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Associations Between Attachment Insecurities and Psychological Violence in a Sample of Court-Mandated Batterers Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Daniel Sonkin, Regardt J. Ferreira, John Hamel, Fred Buttell, María T. Frias
We conducted a survey-based study looking at the associations among attachment insecurities (anxiety and avoidance), relationship functioning, and psychological domestic violence. We looked at three relationship functioning variables (i.e., anger management, communication, and conflict resolution) and three domestic psychological violence variables (i.e., derogation and control, jealous-hypervigilance
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Romantic Attachment and Physical Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration in a Chilean Sample: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation Difficulties. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2016-12-10 Mnica Guzmn-Gonzlez,Marie-France Lafontaine,Christine Levesque
Despite evidence that adult attachment insecurity has been linked to the perpetration of physical intimate violence, the mechanisms underlying this link need further exploration. The goal of this study was to evaluate the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties in the association between romantic attachment and the use of physical intimate partner violence. To this end, 611 students recruited
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Peer Victimization, Internalizing Problems, and Substance Use in Urban African American Adolescents in Chicago: The Relevance of the Self-Medication Hypothesis. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-10-01 Jun Sung Hong,Yi-Ping Hsieh,Kelly Lynn Clary,Theda Rose,Ryan Russ,Dexter R Voisin
The aim of the study was to explore the link between peer victimization and substance use and tested the mediating role of internalizing problems in urban African American adolescents in Chicago. Six hundred and thirty-eight adolescents in Chicago's Southside participated in the study. Results from the hierarchical linear regression analysis showed that youth who reported peer victimization were at
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Sexual Assault Policing and Justice for People With Developmental Disabilities. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-10-01 Sandra Smele,Andrea Quinlan,Curtis Fogel
The Services and Supports to Promote Social Inclusion of Persons With Developmental Disabilities Act that passed in 2008 was intended to improve services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities in Ontario, Canada. This legislation introduced a new mandatory police reporting policy for any suspected abuse, including sexual assault. While heralded as a significant advancement, questions
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Psychopathology in Violent Offenders Against Healthcare Workers. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-10-01 Rustem Askin,Fatih Vahapoglu,Sinay Onen,Bilgen Bicer Kanat,Ibrahim Taymur,Ersin Budak
Workplace violence in healthcare is gradually becoming a major concern in many countries around the world and research has usually been focused on the victims of violence. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychopathology of individuals who commit violence against healthcare workers. The study included 50 subjects (patient or relative of patient) aged 18–65 years who had committed violence
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Childhood Polyvictimization and the Life Course: Associations With Depression and Crime. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-10-01 Richard S Carbonaro
Exposure to multiple forms of victimization has been shown to have increasingly negative outcomes, but their unique trajectory-setting effects have been largely unexplored. Using a life course approach, this article examines the life trajectories of child polyvictims. I use a nationwide sample including 3,652 respondents after cleaning and preparation. Seemingly unrelated regressions were used to predict
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The Role of Metacognitions and Thinking Styles in the Negative Outcomes of Adolescents' Peer Victimization. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-10-01 Gianluca Gini,Claudia Marino,Marcantonio M Spada
Psychological mechanisms that may explain the link between peer victimization and its adverse outcomes are still understudied. The current study aimed to apply the Self-Regulatory Executive Function (S-REF) model of psychopathology (Wells & Matthews, 1994, 1996) to help explain this link in a sample of adolescents. A total of 1,169 Italian adolescents (47.7% females; Mage = 15.79, SD = 1.07) completed
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Examination of a New Brief Screener to Measure Trauma Symptoms and Violence Exposure Among Young Children. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-10-01 Daniel J Flannery,Krystel Tossone,Jeff Kretschmar,Frederick Butcher,Mark I Singer
The purpose of this study was to create a reliable, quick and easy to administer screening measure of violence exposure and trauma for children from infancy through age 7. In a sample of 6,676 children, caregivers completing a 22-item screener reported nearly one out of five youth had been exposed as witness or victim to at least one kind of violence. For trauma, caregivers reported that their children
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Gang-Related Attitudes and Affiliations Among African American Youth: An Ecological Model. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-08-01 Adia S Gooden,Susan D McMahon,Yan Li
An array of individual and ecological factors promotes and detracts from gang involvement. Using a transactional-ecological framework, we test a theoretical model in which ecological and individual factors influence gang-related attitudes and affiliations. African American adolescents (N = 174), in 5th–8th grades, from two schools in a disadvantaged community, participated. Path analysis demonstrated
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Recurring Online Victimization Among College Women: Risk Factors From Within the Hookup Culture. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-08-01 Bradford W Reyns,Erica R Fissel
Online crime and victimization are widespread, and cyber-criminologists have made significant progress in understanding the extent and nature of many forms of cybercrime. Recurring online victimization, however, has been comparatively unexplored. Using self-report survey data collected from 541 college women, the current study seeks to examine various forms of repeated online victimization, including
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Turnover Intention and Job Satisfaction Among the Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault Workforce. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-08-01 Leila Wood,Karin Wachter,Diane Rhodes,Alex Wang
This study examined multi-level factors associated with turnover intention and job satisfaction among the intimate partner violence and sexual assault workforce. Researchers conducted a cross-sectional analysis with data from 530 respondents. Key measures included turnover intention, job satisfaction, burnout, secondary traumatic stress, compassion satisfaction, and areas of work–life fit. Regression
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Toward a Comprehensive Model of Physical Dating Violence Perpetration and Victimization. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-08-01 Brian Ermon Tussey,Kimberly A Tyler
Though physical dating violence is prevalent among college students, the literature remains disjointed due to the number of studies that are a theoretical. As such, we examine physical dating violence perpetration and victimization informed by three theories: the background-situational model of dating violence, social learning theory, and attachment theory. Results revealed that gender, child abuse
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Human Services Utilization Among Male IPV Perpetrators: Relationship to Timing and Completion of Batterer Intervention Programs. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-08-01 Penelope K Morrison,Kelley Jones,Elizabeth Miller,Patricia A Cluss,Donna George,Rhonda Fleming,Lynn Hawker,Terry Bicehouse,Judy C Chang
Limited information exists on the extent to which male perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) are engaged in the use of human services for co-occuringpsychosocial and health issues. The current analysis uses administrative data from one batterer intervention program (BIP) and data from the local Department of Human Services to explore perpetrators' engagement with human services, and the relationship
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When Abused Women Decide to Seek Help From a Victims Assistance Program: Their Perceived Needs and Self-Reported Mental Health Symptoms. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-08-01 Cecilia Mengo,Christine Gidycz
This study examines the nature of perceived needs of women victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) and their association with social demographic characteristics and self-reported mental health symptoms. The study uses data from case records of women victims of IPV (n = 154) seeking help from a victim assistance program housed within city police station located in the southwest, United States. The
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Hate the Players, or the Game? The Role of Court Mediators and Hearing Officers in the Civil Protection Order Process. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-08-01 Ava T Carcirieri,Ruth E Fleury-Steiner,Susan L Miller
Civil Protection Orders (CPOs) are among the most common legal tools that victims of intimate partner violence and abuse (IPV/A) use to protect themselves. The current study adds to the CPO research by using quantitative data to look at how female survivors' experiences with court personnel (attorneys, mediators, and hearing officers) shape their satisfaction with the court process, and what types
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The Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Reasons for Disclosing Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Scale. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-08-01 Sidney Turner,Elizabeth A Moschella,Victoria L Banyard
A wide body of research has studied what happens when survivors disclose interpersonal violence (Ullman, 2010; Ullman & Filipas, 2001). Less studied is why survivors disclose their experiences. Although research in other disciplines has created measures to assess the reasons for disclosing other concealable identities (Derlega, Winstead, Folk-Barron, & Petronio, 2000), the present study aimed to fill
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Dangerous Liaisons: The Role of Hookups and Heavy Episodic Drinking in College Sexual Victimization. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-06-01 Maria Testa,Jennifer A Livingston,Weijun Wang
Heavy episodic drinking (HED) and hookups increase college women's vulnerability to sexual victimization. We examined whether the effect of HED on first year college sexual victimization severity was mediated via hookups, that is, casual sexual encounters between individuals not in a relationship. We also tested the hypothesis that greater sexual limit-setting would attenuate the positive effect of
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Beliefs About Consent and Sexual Assault Perpetration in a Longitudinal Study of College Men. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-06-01 Heidi M Zinzow,Martie Thompson
This study examined the mediating role of beliefs about both active and passive consent in the prospective associations between sexual assault (SA) risk factors and coercive, incapacitated, and forcible attempted/completed SA among college men. Participants were 471 college men who completed self-report surveys at the end of each of their 4 years of college. SA risk factors (risky behavior, rape-supportive
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Intimate Partner Violence, Negative Attitudes Toward Pregnancy, and Mother-to-Fetus Bonding Failure Among Japanese Pregnant Women. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-06-01 Sachiko Kita,Kaori Umeshita,Hiromi Tobe,Mayu Hayashi,Kiyoko Kamibeppu
We examined the associations between intimate partner violence (IPV) before and during pregnancy, negative attitudes toward pregnancy, and mother-to-fetus bonding. Participants were 636 pregnant women in the third trimester, who completed the Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale, Violence Against Women Screen, and ad hoc questions (for IPV before pregnancy, negative attitudes, and demographics). We found
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Interpersonal Style and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Female Victims of Dating Violence. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-06-01 Nicola K Bernard,Alytia A Levendosky,Matthew M Yalch,Brittany K Lannert
Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are some of the most common mental health symptoms women experience following exposure to dating violence (DV). However, not all women who experience DV exhibit PTSD symptoms. One factor that may influence whether or not women exhibit PTSD symptoms in the aftermath of DV exposure is interpersonal style, often operationalized in terms of two orthogonal
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Social Disconnection as a Pathway to Sexual Risk Behavior Among Victims of Intimate Partner Violence. Violence and Victims (IF 0.598) Pub Date : 2019-06-01 Jacqueline Woerner,Tami P Sullivan
Intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization is a strong predictor of women's sexual risk behavior. Social disconnection may be central to understanding this association. In a sample of 204 IPV victims, we (a) evaluated the extent to which social disconnection underlies the association between IPV severity and sexual risk behavior, and (b) tested the idea that the association between social disconnection
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