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Intimate partner physical abuse perpetration and victimization risk factors: A meta-analytic review

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Stith, Sandra M., Smith, Douglas B., Penn, Carrie E., Ward, David B., Tritt, Dari·2004·Aggression and Violent Behavior
DOI 10.1016/j.avb.2003.09.001
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  • Most meta-analyses to date have not focused on psychological IPV and have either solely focused on physical IPV exposure or combined different types of IPV.

    “Most meta-analyses to date have not focused on psychological IPV and have either solely focused on the mental health implications of physical IPV exposure (e.g., Golding, 1999; Spencer et al., 2019; Stith et al., 2004), or have combined different types of IPV (e.g., Beydoun et al., 2012; Devries et al., 2013; Trevillion et al., 2012).”

    From The Trauma and Mental Health Impacts of Coercive Control: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2024) · cites this paper as Stith et al., 2004

    The Inclusion Criteria section says the meta-analysis required distinct data on physical violence and excluded studies focused solely on psychological abuse. But the Results and introductory sections describe an analysis of risk factors for physical abuse perpetration and victimization, not the mental health implications of physical IPV exposure. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Studies in various countries have identified a range of factors that influence IPV risk.

    “Studies in various countries have identified a range of factors that influence IPV risk [9-13]”

    From What factors are associated with recent intimate partner violence? findings from the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence (2011) · cites this paper as [13]

    The introduction says numerous risk factors are associated with partner violence, and the Discussion reports findings for a range of factors. The copy does not establish that the studies came from various countries. It also describes risk factors as associations, not necessarily causal influences. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Other forms of IPV victimization (e.g., emotional and physical) are associated with IPV perpetration.

    “With this, there are previous findings that suggest that other forms of IPV victimization (e.g., emotional, and physical) are associated with IPV perpetration (Okuda et al., 2015;Stith et al., 2004).”

    From The relationship between emotional intimate partner violence and other forms of violence: A metaanalytic review. (2024) · cites this paper as Stith et al., 2004

    The Abstract reports an association between physical violence victimization and the victim using violence toward her partner. The Microsystem Risk Factors section also links emotional abuse with physical abuse perpetration, but it measures emotionally abusing a partner—not experiencing emotional victimization. Thus, the source supports the physical-victimization example but not the emotional-victimization example. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • Among people occupying social and productive roles, major depressive disorder predicts substantial declines in role functioning, including poorer marital quality, lower work performance, and lower earnings.

    “Among people with specific social and productive roles, MDD is found to predict significant decrements in role functioning (e.g., low marital quality, low work performance, low earnings).”

    From The Costs of Depression (2012) · cites this paper as [43]

  • Alcohol and IPV perpetration have a statistically significant relationship in multiple meta-analyses.

    “Lastly, alcohol and IPV perpetration have been shown to have a statistically significant relationship in multiple meta-analyses (Foran & O’Leary, 2008; Schumacher et al., 2001; Stith et al., 2004), though again mechanistic understanding of this association is limited.”

    From Gendered syndemic of intimate partner violence, alcohol misuse, and HIV risk among peri-urban, heterosexual men in South Africa (2022) · cites this paper as Stith et al., 2004

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Stith, S. M., Smith, D. B., Penn, C. E., Ward, D. B., & Tritt, D.
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  • Virginia Tech (US)
  • United States Air Force (US)
Corresponding author
Stith, Sandra M.
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Aggression and Violent Behavior
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-11
Volume
10
Issue
1
Pages
65-98
ISSN
1359-1789 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.avb.2003.09.001
OpenAlex
W2036956513
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1,082
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5.81
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Language
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  • K-State Research Exchange (Kansas State University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • U.S. Air Force
  • Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Keywords
victimization risk factors, emotional abuse, forced sex, illicit drug use, marital satisfaction, anger-hostility, alcohol consumption, depression, life events, intimate partner violence

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