Risk and Resiliency Factors That Mediate the Effect of Family-of-Origin Violence on Adult Intimate Partner Victimization and Perpetration

• NCJ Number: 239440
• Journal: Victims and Offenders Volume: 7 Issue: 2 Dated: April - June 2012 Pages: 121-142
• Author(s): Cortney A. Franklin; Tasha A. Menaker; Glen A. Kercher
• Date Published: April 2012
• Length: 22 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Crime Victims' Institute
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study investigated the risk and resiliency factors that mediate the effect of intimate partner violence (IPV).

Abstract

This study used a sample of 439 men and women with family-of-origin violence histories to investigate the risk and resiliency factors that mediate the effect of intimate partner violence (IPV). Two separate multivariate logistic regression models were estimated for IPV victimization and perpetration, respectively. Results indicate that (1) disagreement surrounding several relationship-related issues emerged as risk factors for victimization and perpetration, (2) subjects who reported both forms of family-of-origin violence were at greater risk of perpetrating IPV than those who reported only one form, and (3) multiple demographic factors protected against IPV. Clinical interventions and future research directions are discussed. Published by arrangement with Taylor and Francis.