Intergenerational Continuity of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration: An Investigation of Possible Mechanisms.
Publication Date
2022-04Journal Title
J Interpers Violence
ISSN
0886-2605
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Volume
37
Issue
7-8
Pages
NP5208-NP5227
Language
en
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Article
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Shakoor, S., Theobald, D., & Farrington, D. P. (2022). Intergenerational Continuity of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration: An Investigation of Possible Mechanisms.. J Interpers Violence, 37 (7-8), NP5208-NP5227. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520959629
Abstract
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a continuum of abuse that is associated with a number of negative outcomes including substance misuse, depression, and suicidal ideation. This study aims to investigate the intergenerational transmission of IPV perpetration and the mechanisms involved. Intergenerational transmission was investigated using information from two generations of the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development which is a prospective longitudinal study of 411 males from an inner London area in the UK who have been followed up over a period of 50 years. Information with regard to IPV perpetration, specifically physical violence, was garnered from self-reports by the male at age 32, from their female partner at age 48, and from their male and female children in early adulthood. Regression analyses were used to investigate intergenerational transmission and examine whether psychosocial risk factors could be identified as potential intergenerational pathways. Having a father who was a perpetrator of IPV significantly increased the odds of daughters being perpetrators by 2 times. It did not significantly increase the odds for sons. The intergenerational transmission of IPV perpetration remains between fathers and their daughters over and above a series of psychosocial factors such as accommodation problems and alcohol misuse. Identification of factors associated with the intergenerational transmission of IPV perpetration will inform practitioners and policymakers. Information garnered from studies such as this may contribute to the development of prevention and intervention strategies for those at risk.
Keywords
Original Research, intimate partner violence, intergenerational transmission, psychosocial factors
Identifiers
10.1177_0886260520959629
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520959629
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/335793
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