Objective: The present study was carried out to compare emotional and affective temperament in trauma-exposed women with and without post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following intimate partner violence. Method: 195 trauma-exposed women with and without PTSD participated in the study, and completed the Affective and Emotional Composite Temperament Scale (AFECTS). Collected data were analyz...

BACKGROUND The Domestic Violence Prevention Act came into effect in Japan in 2001, but covers only marriage partner violence and post-divorce partner violence, and does not recognize intimate partner violence (IPV). The present study was performed to determine the experience of harassment, both toward and from an intimate partner, and recognition of harassment as IPV among Japanese university s...

Substance use is cited as a major contributing factor to intimate partner violence in South Africa. The aim of the study was to assess the association between the frequency and severity of several types of intimate partner violence against women, who have been granted a protection order, and the use of alcohol and illicit drug use by perpetrators. Using systematic sampling, 268 women (18 years ...

This study examines the relationships between college students’ attitudes regarding gender roles and gendered violence and their perpetration of intimate partner violence. Although findings from previous studies demonstrate associations between gender role and gendered violence-related attitudes and intimate partner violence, research to date fails to fully explore these associations. In an att...

OBJECTIVES This work explores the association between socio-economic position (SEP) and intimate partner violence (IPV) considering the perspectives of men and women as victims, perpetrators and as both (bidirectional). STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional international multicentre study. METHODS A sample of 3496 men and women, (aged 18-64 years), randomly selected from the general population of re...

This article reviews the articles in this special issue on the effects of intimate partner violence on women and children, integrating the findings into critical questions about intergenerational transmission of violence. The author's own psychodynamically informed framework is used to interpret the results of the studies. Finally, clinically relevant implications and research directions are br...

OBJECTIVE Identifying the incidence and severity of types of intimate partner violence against women exposed to this in their communities and the pertinent socio-demographic characteristics. METHODOLOGY This was a cross-sectional descriptive study of 150 women suffering intimate partner violence. The Severity of Violence Against Women Scale was used to explore demographic variables, e.g. age,...

Data from the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study were used to address how specific relationship dynamics, perceived alternatives, social support, and intimate partner violence (IPV) itself influenced breakups among respondents in nonviolent and violent dating relationships (n = 700). Both positive and negative relationship dynamics, perceived alternatives, and messages from significant other...

Intimate partner violence is a significant women's health issue. Since the news media can play a role in policy development, it is important to understand how newspapers have portrayed training and screening. The purpose of this study was to describe the frequency and nature of print news coverage of health issues related to partner violence, specifically, provider training and screening by hea...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its associated factors among adolescents and younger women. METHODS This study analyzed data from nine countries of the WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against Women, a population based survey conducted in ten countries between 2000 and 2004. RESULTS The lifetime prevalence...