Understanding the intergenerational transmission of violence

Woollett, Nataly; Thomson, Kylie

doi:10.7196/samj.2016.v106i11.12065

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“…A common approach is to focus on the role of family conflict [22]. We have learned, for example, that individuals who report child abuse are much more likely to perpetrate IPV [23,24]. Likewise, a 2018 review found that children who witness parental IPV were up to four-fold more likely to perpetrate IPV as adults [25].…”

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Emerging partner violence among young adolescents in a low-income country: Perpetration, victimization and adversity

Kidman

Kohler

2020

PLoS ONE

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Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is prevalent in high-as well as low-income contexts. It results in a substantial public health burden and significant negative socioeconomic and health outcomes throughout the life-course. However, limited knowledge exists about IPV during early adolescence. This period is critical during the transition to adulthood for at least two reasons: it is when the majority of adolescents in low-income countries first encounter dating, sexuality and partnerships, often with older adolescents or adults, and it is also the period when lifelong patterns of violence and norms about acceptable IPV are formed. The current study is one of the first to measure IPV prevalence among young adolescents in a low-income setting, examine the potential etiology, and investigate relationships with gender ideology, poverty, mental health and childhood adversity. Methods We surveyed 2,089 adolescents aged 10-16 in Malawi using standardized instruments. We estimated the prevalence of IPV, and use multivariate logistic regression to test potential correlates. Results More than a quarter (27%) of ever-partnered adolescents in Malawi report being victimized. A substantial proportion of both male and female adolescents (15%) report committing violence against their partner. Girls were more likely than boys to report being a victim of sexual IPV (24% versus 8%), and boys more likely to perpetrate such (9% versus 1%). Almost 10% of the sample had both committed and been a victim of IPV. Cumulative childhood adversity (e.g., physical abuse, witnessing domestic violence) was a consistent and strong correlate of IPV victimization (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.30) and of perpetration (aOR 1.35). Depression and PTSD were likewise associated with IPV victimization in the overall sample.

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Emerging partner violence among young adolescents in a low-income country: Perpetration, victimization and adversity

Kidman

Kohler

2020

PLoS ONE

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“…This includes but not limited to homicide [ 15 , 16 ], suicide attempts [ 17 ], poor mental health [ 18 ], and several adverse reproductive health outcomes such as pregnancy termination [ 19 ], gynaecologic morbidities [ 20 ], and posttraumatic stress disorders [ 21 ]. IPV is thus a public health and human right crisis across the world [ 22 ].…”

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Does exposure to interparental violence increase women’s risk of intimate partner violence? Evidence from Nigeria demographic and health survey

Solanke

2018

BMC Int Health Hum Rights

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BackgroundExposure to interparental violence (EIPV) has been identified as a risk factor for intimate partner violence (IPV). However, studies in Nigeria have rarely and specifically examined exposure to interparental violence as a predictor of IPV. The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between exposure to interparental violence and women’s experience of intimate partner violence.MethodsThe 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) women recode dataset was analysed. The weighted sample size was 19,925 women aged 15–49 years. The outcome variable was women’s experience of at least one type of IPV measured by combining partner physical, sexual and emotional violence experienced by the surveyed women. The main explanatory variable was exposure to interparental violence measured by response to question on whether a woman witnessed her father ever beat her mother. Individual/relationship and community characteristics were selected for statistical control in the study. The multilevel mixed-effect regression was applied in three models using Stata version 12. Model 1 was based solely on interparental violence, while individual/relationship factors were included in Model 2. In Model 3, all research variables were included.ResultsThe study revealed that less than one-tenth of the women witnessed interparental violence, and women exposed to interparental violence compared with non exposed women had higher prevalence of all forms of IPV. In Model 1, women exposed to interparental violence were more than five times as likely as non exposed women to experience IPV (OR = 5.356; CI: 3.371–8.509). In Model 2, women exposed to interparental violence were nearly five times as likely as non exposed women to experience IPV (OR = 4.489; CI: 3.047–6.607). In Model 3, women exposed to interparental violence were four times as likely as non exposed women to experience IPV (OR = 4.018; CI: 2.626–6.147).ConclusionThe study provided additional evidence that exposure to interparental violence increase women’s risk of IPV in Nigeria. Reducing future prevalence of intimate partner violence may require social and behaviour change communication (SBCC) that not only change perception of children who witnessed interparental violence, but also help them to overcome intergenerational effects of interparental aggression.

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“…Por ejemplo, en una de las sentencias analizadas se exponía lo siguiente "/…/ estos episodios violentos, en especial los insultos y menosprecios, ocurrieron alguna vez en presencia del hijo menor /…/ que también fue golpeado por el acusado en varias ocasiones" (Sentencia 34). Al hilo de la presencia de los niños, una cuestión que habría que cuidar es la transmisión intergeneracional de la violencia, es decir cómo evitar o reducir el daño en estos niños y niñas para que en el futuro sus relaciones de pareja y familiares sean saludables y de buen trato 49,50,51,52,53 .…”

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La oportunidad en los delitos de violencia de género

Hernández

2019

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La oportunidad es uno de los elementos necesarios para que una persona cometa un delito. La mayoría de los estudios criminológicos sobre la oportunidad se centran en delitos de robo, tráfico de estupefacientes o delincuencia callejera, y son muy escasos los que estudian este aspecto de la criminología en los delitos de violencia que se cometen contra la propia familia o pareja íntima. En este trabajo nos propusimos explorar las características de la oportunidad en los casos en los cuales se cometen delitos de violencia de género y familiar. Para ello analizamos las sentencias del Tribunal Supremo de España sobre esta materia, comprendidas entre los años 2008 y 2018. Los datos revelan que en este tipo de delitos la oportunidad reviste una serie de características que la diferencia de otros delitos al producirse en un contexto donde hay, o se espera que haya, un clima de confianza, afecto y reciprocidad. En estos delitos, los agresores no solo aprovechan la oportunidad, sino que, a menudo, la preparan de antemano. Actúan en unos escenarios ocultos a la mirada de otras personas y al control social, lo que hace que sea muy difícil la prevención por parte de la víctima y de la sociedad.

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Understanding the intergenerational transmission of violence

Cited by 23 publications

References 26 publications

Emerging partner violence among young adolescents in a low-income country: Perpetration, victimization and adversity

Emerging partner violence among young adolescents in a low-income country: Perpetration, victimization and adversity

Does exposure to interparental violence increase women’s risk of intimate partner violence? Evidence from Nigeria demographic and health survey

La oportunidad en los delitos de violencia de género

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