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Mental and Physical Health Correlates for Sexual Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration and Victimization: A
Chelsea M Spencer1, Noah D Renken1, Paul Zehr1
1Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA.
Trauma, Violence & Abuse
|September 28, 2025
Summary
Sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health issue. Mental health conditions like PTSD and depression, along with substance use, are key correlates of sexual IPV perpetration and victimization.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Psychology
- Sociology
Background:
- Sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) is a critical public health concern requiring further investigation.
- Understanding the correlates of sexual IPV is essential for developing effective assessment and intervention strategies.
- The biopsychosocial model provides a framework for examining the interplay of mental and physical health factors in sexual IPV.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a meta-analysis examining mental and physical health correlates of sexual IPV victimization and perpetration.
- To determine aggregate effect sizes for these correlates among men and women.
- To investigate potential differences in correlate strength between genders and between perpetration and victimization.
Main Methods:
- A meta-analysis was performed using data from 168 articles.
- 352 unique effect sizes were analyzed to calculate aggregate effect sizes.
- Correlates of sexual IPV were examined for both victimization and perpetration in men and women.
Main Results:
- Strong correlates of sexual IPV victimization include suicidal ideation, post-traumatic stress, anxiety, and depression.
- Key correlates of sexual IPV perpetration include narcissistic personality disorder, psychopathy, and alcohol use.
- Post-traumatic stress was more strongly associated with victimization, while alcohol use was more strongly associated with perpetration.
Conclusions:
- Mental and physical health factors are significantly associated with sexual IPV.
- Specific mental health conditions and substance use are prominent correlates requiring clinical attention.
- Further research is needed to explore lesser-examined correlates, particularly in women-only samples.
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