Mental health correlates of intimate partner violence in marital relationships in a nationally representative sample of males and females
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It is important to understand the epidemiology of intimate partner violence (IPV) experienced by both males and females. Data were drawn from the U.S. National Comorbidity Survey Replication. The relationships between physical IPV and child abuse, mental disorders, and suicidal ideation and attempts among males and females were examined. The results indicate that child sexual abuse was associated with IPV among males, whereas child physical and sexual abuse was associated with IPV among females. IPV was associated with poor mental health outcomes for males and females, although sex differences are noted. The sex differences indicate that females experience a wider range of poor mental health outcomes compared to males. Knowledge about correlates of IPV can be useful in identifying individuals exposed to violence. Further research is required to identify effective methods to reduce exposure to IPV and to adequately address the specific needs of male and female victims of IPV.
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Both perpetration of and victimization by physical violence in marital relationships are significantly associated with depression; longitudinal studies find pre-marital mental disorders predict subsequent marital violence perpetration and victimization, but few studies adjusted for comorbidity, and in the WMH surveys the association between premarital major depressive disorder and marital violence
“Considerable research documents that both perpetration of and victimization by physical violence in marital relationships are significantly associated with depression.44 While these studies have generally focused on presumed mental health consequences of relationship violence,45–47 a growing body of research has more recently suggested that marital violence is partly a consequence of pre-existing”
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- Authors
- Afifi, T. O., MacMillan, H., Cox, B. J., Asmundson, G. J. G., Stein, M. B., & Sareen, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Manitoba (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
- University of Regina (CA)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Corresponding author
- Afifi, Tracie O.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2008-08-15
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1398-1417
- ISSN
- 0886-2605 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-6518
- OpenAlex
- W2153801970
- Cited by
- 305
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 9.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH-64122, K24MH064122)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Keywords
- intimate partner violence, marital relationships, mental illness, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, child abuse, child sexual abuse, child physical abuse, sex differences, National Comorbidity Survey Replication, mental health outcomes
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Mental Disorders, Female, Humans, Male, Marriage, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Spouse Abuse, United States, Comorbidity, Prevalence, Sex Distribution, Battered Women, Adult Survivors of Child Abuse, Young Adult
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