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Longitudinal Risks for Domestic Violence.

Amaia Iratzoqui¹, Stephen J Watts¹

¹1 University of Memphis, TN, USA.

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

|August 14, 2016

Summary

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Child abuse increases the risk of dating victimization in adolescence and intimate partner violence in adulthood. Adolescent dating victimization acts as a mediator in this longitudinal risk for domestic violence.

Keywords:

Add Health child maltreatment dating victimization general strain theory intimate partner violence risky lifestyles

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Sociology
Public Health

Background:

Childhood victimization is linked to later domestic violence.
Longitudinal research on the life-course risk of domestic violence is limited.
Theoretical models explaining this link are underdeveloped.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the connection between child abuse and adolescent dating victimization.
To investigate the link between child abuse and adult intimate partner victimization.
To determine if adolescent dating victimization mediates the relationship between child abuse and adult intimate partner victimization.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health).
Analyzed a nationally representative sample of American adolescents.
Employed longitudinal analysis to track victimization across the life course.

Main Results:

Child abuse significantly predicts adolescent dating victimization.
Child abuse has a direct effect on adult intimate partner victimization.
Child abuse has an indirect effect on adult intimate partner victimization, mediated by adolescent dating victimization.

Conclusions:

Childhood abuse is a significant risk factor for adolescent dating victimization.
Adolescent dating victimization plays a mediating role in the pathway from child abuse to adult intimate partner victimization.
Findings support a theoretical model of cumulative risk for domestic violence across the life course.