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Examining the intergenerational transmission of violence in a New Zealand birth cohort

Fergusson, David M., Boden, Joseph M., Horwood, L. John·2006·Child Abuse & Neglect
DOI 10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.10.006
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Objective This paper examines whether exposure to interparental violence in childhood predicts subsequent involvement in interpartner violence and violent crime after controlling for potentially confounding factors. Method The investigation analyses data from the Christchurch Health and Development Study, a prospective, longitudinal study of a birth cohort of over 1000 New Zealand young adults studied at multiple assessment points from birth to the age of 25. Results After controlling for potentially confounding risk factors, observed associations between exposure to interparental violence in childhood and increased risks of both (a) psychological interpartner violence perpetration and victimization and (b) violent crime, were reduced to statistical non-significance. No statistically significant associations were observed between exposure to interparental violence in childhood and increased risk of physical interpartner violence perpetration or victimization. Conclusions It is concluded that the effects of childhood exposure to interparental violence on subsequent interpartner violence are weak and largely explained by the psychosocial context within which childhood exposure to interparental violence occurs.

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  • Guided by psychosocial theory, Fergusson et al. (2006) found no significant evidence of the association between experiencing adversities such as family dysfunction and greater socioeconomic disadvantage in childhood and the likelihood of IPV perpetration in adulthood.

    “Guided by psychosocial theory, Fergusson et al. (2006) found no significant evidence of the association between experiencing adversities, such as family dysfunction (witnessing violence) and greater socioeconomic disadvantage in childhood, and the likelihood of IPV perpetration in adulthood.”

    From Theoretical Analysis of the Cycle of Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review (2025) · cites this paper as Fergusson et al., 2006

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Authors
Fergusson, D. M., Boden, J. M., & Horwood, L. J.
Corresponding author
Fergusson, David M.
ORCID
Venue
Child Abuse & Neglect
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-02
Volume
30
Issue
2
Pages
89-108
ISSN
0145-2134 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.10.006
OpenAlex
W2069158996
Cited by
117
References
80
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 11
FWCI
7.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Child Abuse & Neglect (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
Keywords
intergenerational transmission of violence, interparental violence, childhood exposure to domestic violence, intimate partner violence perpetration, intimate partner violence victimization, violent crime, Christchurch Health and Development Study, birth cohort, psychosocial environment
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Crime, Family, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, New Zealand, Parents, Socioeconomic Factors, Violence, Cohort Studies, Incidence, Prevalence, Intergenerational Relations, Domestic Violence

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