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Association Between Different Types of Intimate Partner Violence Experienced by Women

NCJ Number
236525
Journal
Journal of Family Violence Volume: 26 Issue: 6 Dated: August 2011 Pages: 487-500
Author(s)
Christopher Krebs; Matthew J. Breiding; Angela Browne; Tara Warner
Date Published
2011
Length
14 pages
Annotation
This study examined if those who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) are subjected to multiple types of victimization.
Abstract
Those who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) are often subjected to multiple types of victimization such as physical violence, sexual violence, psychological aggression, and stalking. However, relatively few studies have used a national population-based sample and multivariate methods to analyze the associations between these different types of violence. This study uses multivariate methods to analyze a national population-based sample of women in order to document empirically the extent to which different types of IPV overlap, while controlling for personal and behavioral characteristics. Results indicated significant levels of overlap, with victims often experiencing more than one type of victimization by an intimate partner. Findings also indicated that women who had experienced violence by non-intimate partners were often more likely to experience violence by intimates. Finally, women who had experienced stalking by an intimate were more likely to experience more forms of IPV on average than those who had experienced physical violence, sexual violence, or emotional aggression. (Published Abstract)