Investigating intimate partner violence victimization and reproductive coercion victimization among young pregnant and parenting couples: A longitudinal study.

Abstract

Objective-Intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and reproductive coercion place young women at risk for poor health. However, very few studies have examined the associations between IPV victimization and reproductive coercion among young couples nor investigated these associations longitudinally.Method-Data were collected during 2007-2011 from 296 pregnant adolescent and young couples enrolled in a prospective study. Couples were recruited at obstetrics and gynecology, and ultrasound clinics.Results-Using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model, results indicate significant actor and partner effects for IPV victimization and reproductive coercion victimization. Actor's prebirth IPV victimization, and actor's and partner's reproductive coercion victimization in a past relationship related to reproductive coercion victimization in the current pregnancy. Partner's reproductive coercion victimization in the current pregnancy related to psychological IPV victimization at the six-month follow-up, but this relationship dissipated at the twelve-month follow-up.

Reproductive Coercion among Intimate Partner Violence Survivors in Nairobi

“…An 82 percent past three-month RC prevalence is markedly higher than US-based estimates of RC specific to IPV populations; previous studies report prevalence ranging from 4 percent recent RC among young women in Pennsylvania to 35 percent lifetime RC among young women seeking family planning services in Northern California (Miller et al 2010a(Miller et al , 2014. The high prevalence of RC within a population of women experiencing physical and sexual violence supports previous US literature indicating that IPV survivors may be particularly vulnerable to RC (Clark et al 2014;Sutherland, Fantasia, and Fontenot 2015;Katz et al 2017;Willie et al 2019).…”

Reproductive Coercion, Intimate Partner Violence, and Unintended Pregnancy Among Latina Women

“…Relationship factors have also been examined, revealing greater age discrepancy with partner (Center for Impact Research, 2000; Rosenbaum et al., 2016), not being married (Clark et al., 2014; E. Miller et al., 2014; Rosenfeld et al., 2018), and multiple sex/dating partners (Fasula et al., 2018; Katz et al., 2017; Paterno et al., 2018) to be significant risk factors. RC is also strongly associated with IPV (Hill et al., 2019; Holliday et al., 2017; Willie et al., 2019), but questions remain about the nature of this association and whether RC is a type of IPV or a distinct phenomenon.…”

Childhood Maltreatment, Borderline Personality Features, and Coping as Predictors of Intimate Partner Violence

“…IPV is the leading cause of homicide death in the United States and a risk factor for suicidal attempts. Other serious physical and mental health outcomes include an increased risk for depression, anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, and personality disorders ( Afifi et al, 2009 ; Capaldi et al, 2012 ; Devries et al, 2013 ; Willie et al, 2019 ). These mental conditions are not only frequent consequences of IPV but also increase the risk for IPV ( Devries et al, 2013 ; Dutton, Tetreault, Karakanta, & White, 2015 ; Maneta, Cohen, Schulz, & Waldinger, 2013 ; Stith, Smith, Penn, Ward, & Tritt, 2004 ), establishing a vicious cycle.…”