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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Laura W. Stoff, Lisa M. Bates, Sidney Ruth Schuler, Lynette M. Renner, Darin J. Erickson, Theresa L. Osypuk
Summary: The study showed that social connection, particularly instrumental support, may protect married women in rural Bangladesh from experiencing intimate partner violence.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Sharon L. Stein, Jonathan T. Bliggenstorfer, Asya Ofshteyn, Marion C. Henry, Patricia Turner, Barbara Bass, Celeste Hollands, Emily Steinhagen, Marie Crandall
Summary: This study surveyed 882 practicing surgeons and trainees, with 61% reporting experiencing behaviors consistent with intimate partner violence (IPV). Emotional abuse was the most common form of IPV, with a prevalence of 57.3%. Various risk factors including history of mental illness, alcohol use, and childhood abuse were associated with IPV among surgeons.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Enryka Christopher, Ndeye D. Drame, Germana H. Leyna, Japhet Killewo, Till Baernighausen, Julia K. Rohr
Summary: This study examines the prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) among adults aged 40+ years in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania using both list experiments and direct questions. The findings suggest that women are more likely to openly report experiencing physical violence, while IPV experienced by men is often underreported and understudied.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Hunter K. Holt, George F. Sawaya, Alison M. El Ayadi, Jillian T. Henderson, Corinne H. Rocca, Carolyn L. Westhoff, Cynthia C. Harper
Summary: Research shows that women who have experienced pressured sex from an intimate partner are more likely to delay clinic visits for contraception and prefer to avoid pelvic examinations, which may hinder their access to contraceptive healthcare. There were no significant associations found between verbal or physical abuse and these choices.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Jonathan Thackeray, Nina Livingston, Maya I. Ragavan, Judy Schaechter, Eric Sigel
Summary: The American Academy of Pediatrics and its members acknowledge the significance of improving physicians' ability to identify intimate partner violence (IPV), understand its impact on child health and development, and recognize its role within the context of family violence. Pediatricians have a unique role in identifying IPV survivors, assessing and treating children exposed to IPV, and connecting families with local and national resources. Children exposed to IPV are at a heightened risk of abuse, neglect, and a wide range of adverse health, behavioral, psychological, and social consequences in the future. Pediatricians should be aware of these profound effects and provide support and advocacy for IPV survivors and their children.
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Criminology & Penology
H. Luz McNaughton Reyes, Suzanne Maman, May S. Chen, Allison K. Groves, Dhayendre Moodley
Summary: This study utilized latent class analysis to identify three patterns of intimate partner violence (IPV) among pregnant South African women, including nonvictims, multiform severe controlling IPV victims, and moderate IPV victims. Results showed that age, education, cohabitation status, experience of childhood abuse, and forced first sex were associated with class membership in terms of IPV victimization. Victims of multiform severe controlling IPV reported higher emotional distress compared to moderate IPV victims and nonvictims both during pregnancy and postpartum.
JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
(2021)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Richard Thomas, George S. M. Dyer, Paul Tornetta, Hyesun Park, Rahul Gujrathi, Babina Gosangi, Jordan Lebovic, Najmo Hassan, Steven E. Seltzer, Kathryn M. Rexrode, Giles W. Boland, Mitchel B. Harris, Bharti Khurana
Summary: Upper extremity injuries in victims of intimate partner violence are most commonly seen in the hand and fingers. Fingers are the most common site of fracture and the medial hand is the most common region of fracture in the upper extremity in victims of intimate partner violence. In intimate partner violence victims with upper extremity injuries, concomitant injuries and subsequent injuries are most commonly seen in the head and neck region.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2021)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Patricia Macia, Ana Estevez, Iciar Iruarrizaga, Leticia Olave, Ma Dolores Chavez, Janire Momene
Summary: This study aimed to analyze the relationship between emotional dependence, violence in relationships, and addictive behaviors among adolescents. The findings showed significant correlations between emotional dependence and received violence, while compulsive spending and sex addiction were related to emotional dependence and received violence respectively. Received violence mediated the relationship between emotional dependence and addictions.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Nathalia Quiroz Molinares, Maria Camila Navarro Segura, Carlos Jose de los Reyes-Aragon, Annie-Lori C. Joseph, Mark Vangel, Eve M. Valera
Summary: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of brain injury (BI) and its relationship to cognitive and psychological outcomes in women survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Colombia, South America. The results showed that 31% of women sustained at least one BI during an abusive relationship, and 10% sustained repetitive BIs. Furthermore, BI was negatively associated with measures of long-term and working memory, cognitive flexibility, as well as a trending positive association with depression. All of these relationships remained significant even after controlling for abuse severity, socioeconomic status, and educational level, except for the relationship between BI and cognitive flexibility.
JOURNAL OF HEAD TRAUMA REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lucy C. Potter, Richard Morris, Kelsey Hegarty, Claudia Garcia-Moreno, Gene Feder
Summary: This study explores the associations of different categories of intimate partner violence (IPV) on women's mental and physical health. It found that all categories of IPV were associated with poorer health outcomes, with combined abuse categories being the most damaging, particularly those involving sexual IPV.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Criminology & Penology
Yangjin Park, Kathrine Sullivan, Lyndon A. Riviere, Julie C. Merrill, Kristina Clarke-Walper
Summary: Military spouses are a neglected population when it comes to intimate partner violence perpetration, with unique risk factors such as marital discord and anger playing a significant role in IPV perpetration. The study shows that most violence occurs in the form of mutual violence between spouses, emphasizing the importance of tailored support and anger management programs for military spouses to reduce IPV.
JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Rakshya Sharma, Hari Prasad Kaphle
Summary: This study aimed to measure the prevalence of intimate partner violence during pregnancy (IPVDP) and identify its associated factors. Among the 263 married women interviewed, 30% experienced IPVDP during pregnancy, with controlling behavior being the most common type (20.2%), followed by emotional (18.6%), sexual (10.6%), economic (6.1%), and physical violence (5.3%). The study found that alcohol and tobacco consumption by husbands, lack of family support, and undefined marriage timing were associated with higher likelihood of experiencing IPVDP.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Shamsun Nahar, Courtney Cronley
Summary: This study focuses on transportation barriers among immigrant women survivors of intimate partner violence, revealing that transportation is used as a means of control and coercion by perpetrators. Insufficient access to transportation resources impedes the process of exiting IPV situations and regaining independence and stability. More multi-modal and creative transportation solutions are needed to overcome accessibility obstacles and enhance safety for this population.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Suzaily Wahab, Rubini Sivarajah, Amirul Danial Azmi, Norliza Chemi, Raynuha Mahadevan
Summary: This cross-sectional study examines the correlation between childhood trauma, intimate partner violence (IPV), and parenting self-efficacy among women who reported using amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) in an institutional drug rehabilitation center. The study found that most of these women had experienced emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and physical neglect in their childhood. It is imperative that any form of childhood abuse be recognized and stopped early to reduce the harm it brings to women later in life.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Corinne A. Riddell, Krista Neumann, N. Jeanie Santaularia, Kriszta Farkas, Jennifer Ahern, Susan M. Mason
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in Google searches related to child abuse and child-witnessed IPV. The increase in child abuse searches was associated with the end of the Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program, while the increase in child-witnessed IPV searches occurred after the introduction of shelter-in-place policies.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)