Enjeux psychosociaux des auteurs de violences conjugales sexuelles

Léveillée, Suzanne; Vignola-Lévesque, Carolanne; Brisson, Martin; Champagne, C.

doi:10.1016/j.sexol.2021.07.001

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“…More studies are needed to confirm this explanation. The presence of sub-alexithymic functioning in these men shows that they can, under certain difficult circumstances, have difficulty identifying, working out, and verbalizing their emotions (Léveillée & Vignola-Lévesque, 2019). The presence of a history of suicide attempt(s) also confirms the psychological distress of these men and their difficulty in dealing with their emotions (Léveillée et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 93%

“…The hypothesis of secondary alexithymia is considered for perpetrators of IPV. Secondary alexithymia refers to regressive psychological functioning, which allows affects to be blocked when faced with acutely stressful or traumatic situations that the individual is unable to cope with psychologically (Léveillée & Vignola-Lévesque, 2019). Marital separation can increase the intensity of the individual's controlling behaviors, and could even lead to the death of the other.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Individuals who have difficulty understanding or verbalizing their emotional experiences are more at risk of engaging in aggressive behaviors as a way to regulate their emotions (Cohn et al, 2010). Some studies show the presence of alexithymia in more than half of perpetrators of IPV (Di Piazza et al, 2017;Léveillée & Vignola-Lévesque, 2019).…”

Section: Psychological Characteristics Of Perpetrators Of Intimate Pa...mentioning

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Intimate Partner Violence and Intimate Partner Homicide: Development of a Typology Based on Psychosocial Characteristics

Vignola-Lévesque

Léveillée

2021

J Interpers Violence

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains an important and alarming global issue. Studies have put forth different profiles of perpetrators of IPV according to the severity of the violence and the presence of psychopathology. The objective of this study was to develop a typology of perpetrators of IPV and intimate partner homicide (IPH) according to their criminological, situational, and psychological characteristics, such as alexithymia. Alexithymia is when a person has difficulty identifying and describing emotions and in distinguishing feelings from bodily sensations of emotional arousal. Data were collected from 67 male perpetrators of IPV and/or homicide. Cluster analyses suggest four profiles: the homicial abandoned partner (19.4%), the generally angry/aggressive partner (23.9%), the controlling violent partner (34.3%), and the unstable dependent partner (22.4%). Comparative analyses show that the majority of the homicidal abandoned partners had committed IPH, had experienced the breakup of a relationship, and had a history of self-destructive behaviors; the generally angry/aggressive partners were perpetrators of IPV without homicide with a criminal history and who were alexithymic; the controlling violent partners had a criminal lifestyle and committed IPH; and the unstable dependent partners had committed IPV without homicide, were alexithymic, but had no criminal history. Establish a better understanding of the psychological issues within each profile of perpetrators of violence within the couple can help promote the prevention of IPV and can help devise interventions for these individuals.

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confidence: 99%

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Intimate Partner Violence and Intimate Partner Homicide: Development of a Typology Based on Psychosocial Characteristics

Vignola-Lévesque

Léveillée

2021

J Interpers Violence

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Sexual Violence Perpetration Against Intimate Partners: Current Progress and Future Directions

Thomas

Himmen

Jung

2022

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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Violent Partners or a Specific Class of Offenders? A Criminal Career Approach to Understanding Men Involved in Intimate Partner Sexual Violence

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Fortin,

Paquette

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Sex Abuse

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The current study investigates the criminal career of individuals involved in intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV). Specifically, the goal is to determine whether men who engage in IPSV can be distinguished from those who engage in intimate partner non sexual violence (IPNSV) only and whether criminal trajectories in the resulting subgroup are heterogeneous. The sample comes from a Canadian database including a total of 12,458 individuals involved in IPSV and 32,474 individuals involved in IPNSV). Bivariate and multivariate analyses are performed to examine the differences in the two groups while latent profile analysis allows examining the heterogeneity of characteristics of men who engaged in IPSV. Findings indicate that the criminal career of men who engage in IPSV follows a pattern that is clearly distinct from that of men who engage in IPNSV only and is more specialized in terms of sexual offenses. Results also show that the criminal trajectories followed by the men who engage in IPSV are heterogeneous. Four profiles of different trajectories were identified. Both theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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Enjeux psychosociaux des auteurs de violences conjugales sexuelles

Cited by 4 publications

References 35 publications

Intimate Partner Violence and Intimate Partner Homicide: Development of a Typology Based on Psychosocial Characteristics

Intimate Partner Violence and Intimate Partner Homicide: Development of a Typology Based on Psychosocial Characteristics

Sexual Violence Perpetration Against Intimate Partners: Current Progress and Future Directions

Violent Partners or a Specific Class of Offenders? A Criminal Career Approach to Understanding Men Involved in Intimate Partner Sexual Violence

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