Intimate Partner Violence Among Low-Income Fathers: Testing a Stress-Coping Model

Gordon, Derrick M.; Moore, Kelly; Vincent, Wilson; Iwamoto, Derek K.; Campbell, Christina; Hunter, Bronwyn A.; Ward, Nadia L.; Hawes, Samuel W.; Albritton, Tashuna; McCaulley, Horace; DiTunno, Dianna; Judkins, Anthony

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“…Perpetration of IPV was associated with higher perceived stress for young men in our study, and although not previously examined in the South African context, this association has been reported in a cohort of low-income fathers in the United States ( 95 ). IPV perpetration in South Africa is a pervasive issue ( 58 , 93 , 96 ) and its relationship to mental health is impacted by a number of socio-structural factors.…”

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Intimate Partner Violence, Depression, and Anxiety Are Associated With Higher Perceived Stress Among Both Young Men and Women in Soweto and Durban, South Africa

Pakhomova

Dietrich

Closson

et al. 2021

Front. Reprod. Health

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Objectives: Psychological stress is an important determinant of health, including for mental well-being and sexual health. However, little is known about the prevalence and psychosocial and sexual health correlates of perceived stress among young people in South Africa, where elevated life-stressors are an important driver of health inequities. This study examines the association between intimate partner violence (IPV), psychosocial and sexual health, and perceived stress, by gender, among South African adolescents and young adults.Methods: Using baseline survey data from AYAZAZI, a cohort study enrolling youth (16–24 years) from Durban and Soweto, we used the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) to measure the degree to which an individual perceives their life situations as unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloaded. Possible scores range between 0 and 40; higher scores indicating higher perceived stress. Crude and adjusted gender-stratified linear regression models examined associations between sexual health factors, experiences (young women) and perpetration (young men) of IPV, anxiety (APA 3-item Scale, ≥2 = probable anxiety), and depression (10-item CES-D Scale, ≥10 = probable depression) and perceived stress. Multivariable models adjusted for age, income, sexual orientation, and financial dependents.Results: Of the 425 AYAZAZI participants, 60% were young women. At baseline, 71.5% were students//learners and 77.2% earned ≤ ZAR1600 per month (~$100 USD). The PSS-10 had moderate reliability (α = 0.70 for young women, 0.64 for young men). Young women reported significantly higher mean PSS scores than young men [18.3 (6.3) vs. 16.4 (6.0)]. In adjusted linear regression models, among young women experiences of IPV (β = 4.33; 95% CI: 1.9, 6.8), probable depression (β = 6.63; 95% CI: 5.2, 8.1), and probable anxiety (β = 5.2; 95% CI: 3.6, 6.8) were significantly associated with higher PSS scores. Among young men, ever perpetrating IPV (β = 2.95; 95% CI: 0.3, 5.6), probable depression (β = 6; 95% CI: 4.3, 7.6), and probable anxiety (β = 3.9; 95% CI: 2.1, 5.8) were significantly associated with higher perceived stress.Conclusion: We found that probable depression, anxiety, perpetration of IPV among young men, and experiences of IPV among young women, were associated with higher perceived stress. Critical efforts are needed to address the gendered stressors of young men and women and implement services to address mental health within violence prevention efforts.

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confidence: 62%

Intimate Partner Violence, Depression, and Anxiety Are Associated With Higher Perceived Stress Among Both Young Men and Women in Soweto and Durban, South Africa

Pakhomova

Dietrich

Closson

et al. 2021

Front. Reprod. Health

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Gender Bias: The Male Victim

Schofield

Bailey

2020

Intimate Partner Violence

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A Systematic Review of Theories of Stress as a Predictor of Intimate Partner Violence

Meyer,

Hardt,

Brambilla

et al. 2024

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Literature on stress and intimate partner violence (IPV) has primarily focused on stress as an outcome of women’s experience of IPV. However, stress may also be a predictor of male-perpetrated IPV. To improve our understanding of how theoretical approaches to stress have been applied to IPV research, we conducted a sub-analysis of a broader systematic review to identify published literature that examines theoretical approaches to stress as a predictor of male-perpetrated IPV. We conducted a search of nine electronic databases and assessed title/abstract and full texts according to pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Two reviewers categorized included studies into different theoretical groupings and sub-groupings. Data were extracted according to a data extraction template developed for the review, establishing consistency in a pilot data extraction phase. The review identified 27 articles that addressed the following theories of stress: general stress theory, life course theory, occupational stress theory, vulnerability theory, and family stress theory. Each of these sub-theories focuses on different forms of stress, for example, life course theory specifically focuses on stressful early life experiences, including adverse childhood events, whereas occupational stress theory focuses on workplace-related stressors that may result in increased male-perpetrated IPV. Analysis of measurement of stress variables indicated that measurement of stress varies widely across studies and primarily relies on self-reports. Consideration of stress as a predictor of IPV provides important insights into preventable and modifiable targets for intervention. Additional research on mechanisms and pathways between stress and IPV is needed.

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Intimate Partner Violence Among Low-Income Fathers: Testing a Stress-Coping Model

Cited by 3 publications

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Intimate Partner Violence, Depression, and Anxiety Are Associated With Higher Perceived Stress Among Both Young Men and Women in Soweto and Durban, South Africa

Intimate Partner Violence, Depression, and Anxiety Are Associated With Higher Perceived Stress Among Both Young Men and Women in Soweto and Durban, South Africa

Gender Bias: The Male Victim

A Systematic Review of Theories of Stress as a Predictor of Intimate Partner Violence

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