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Understanding Adolescent and Family Influences on Intimate Partner Psychological Violence During Emerging Adulthood and Adulthood

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Lohman, Brenda J., Neppl, Tricia K., Senia, Jennifer M., Schofield, Thomas J.·2013·Journal of Youth and Adolescence
DOI 10.1007/s10964-013-9923-7PMC PMC3659774
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The intergenerational transmission of violence directed toward intimate partners has been documented for the past three decades. Overall, the literature shows that violence in the family of origin leads to violence in the family of destination. However, this predominately cross-sectional or retrospective literature is limited by self-selection, endogeneity, and reporter biases as it has not been able to assess how individual and family behaviors simultaneously experienced during adolescence influence intimate partner violence throughout adulthood. The present study used data from the Iowa Youth and Families Project (IYFP; N = 392; 52 % Female), a multi-method, multi-trait prospective approach, to overcome this limitation. We focused on psychological intimate partner violence in both emerging adulthood (19-23 years) and adulthood (27-31 years), and include self and partner ratings of violence as well as observational data in a sample of rural non-Hispanic white families. Controlling for a host of individual risk factors as well as interparental psychological violence from adolescence (14-15 years), the results show that exposure to parent-to-child psychological violence during adolescence is a key predictor of intimate partner violence throughout adulthood. In addition, negative emotionality and the number of sexual partners in adolescence predicted intimate partner violence in both emerging adulthood and adulthood. Exposure to family stress was associated positively with intimate partner violence in adulthood but not in emerging adulthood, whereas academic difficulties were found to increase violence in emerging adulthood only. Unlike previous research, results did not support a direct effect of interparental psychological violence on psychological violence in the next generation. Gender differences were found only in emerging adulthood. Implications of these findings are discussed in light of the current literature and future directions.

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  • Two articles identified that adolescent IPV was associated with later physical and emotional IPV perpetration and victimization.

    “Specifically, two articles identified that adolescent IPV was associated with later physical and emotional IPV perpetration and victimization (Lohman et al., 2013;Sunday et al., 2011).”

    From The relationship between emotional intimate partner violence and other forms of violence: A metaanalytic review. (2024) · cites this paper as Lohman et al., 2013

    The Discussion reports continuity of psychological IPV from emerging adulthood to adulthood and says the findings encompass perpetration and victimization. It does not establish an association between adolescent IPV and later IPV: the adolescent exposure identified as a predictor was parent-to-child psychological violence. The Discussion also states that the study assessed only psychological IPV, not physical IPV. Page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • All seven longitudinal articles highlighted a need to intervene early when IPV is present to lessen the likelihood of more severe forms of violence occurring.

    “All seven of the articles highlighted a need to intervene early when IPV is present to lessen the likelihood of more severe forms of violence occurring (Hardesty et al., 2016;Kuijpers et al., 2012;Lohman et al., 2013;Panuzio & DiLillo, 2010;Stylianou et al., 2013;Sunday et al., 2011;Wyatt et al., 2000).”

    From The relationship between emotional intimate partner violence and other forms of violence: A metaanalytic review. (2024) · cites this paper as Lohman et al., 2013

    The Discussion says psychological IPV can predict physical violence and that targeting its predictors in prevention programs may reduce subsequent physical violence. This supports early prevention, but the paper proposes targeting risk factors rather than specifically intervening when IPV is already present. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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Authors
Lohman, B. J., Neppl, T. K., Senia, J. M., & Schofield, T. J.
Affiliations
Iowa State University (US)
Corresponding author
Lohman, Brenda J.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2013-02-21
Volume
42
Issue
4
Pages
500-517
ISSN
  • 0047-2891 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-6601
DOI
10.1007/s10964-013-9923-7
PMC
PMC3659774
OpenAlex
W1969928804
Cited by
71
References
138
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FWCI
8.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01hd027724-04)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH19734, MH00567, P50MH048165, R01MH062989, R01MH043270, MH051361, MH 48165, R01MH051361, R01MH059355, MH59355, T32MH019734, MH62989, MH 43270, K05MH000567)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA05347)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD 064687, R01HD047573, HD051746, HD047573, HD027724, R01HD051746, R01HD064687)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Keywords
intimate partner violence, psychological violence, intergenerational transmission of violence, emerging adulthood, family stress, negative affectivity, academic difficulties, gender differences, rural households
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Adult, Family, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Iowa, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Sexual Behavior, Sex Offenses, Sexual Partners, Spouse Abuse, Parenting, Young Adult

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