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The social-ecological framework for understanding intimate partner violence.

Brian G Ogolsky¹, Jennifer L Hardesty¹, Maya L Carter¹

¹University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA.

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Summary

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a complex issue influenced by individual, relational, community, and societal factors. Addressing IPV requires comprehensive, interdisciplinary strategies that consider this multilayered social-ecological context.

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Area of Science:

Social Sciences
Public Health
Criminology

Background:

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health concern with complex determinants.
Existing research often examines IPV in isolation, neglecting its multifaceted nature.

Purpose of the Study:

To apply the social-ecological framework to comprehensively understand intimate partner violence (IPV).
To identify and integrate individual, relational, community, and sociocultural factors contributing to IPV.

Main Methods:

This study utilizes a social-ecological framework to analyze IPV.
It synthesizes existing research across multiple levels of influence.

Main Results:

Individual factors (trauma, mental health, personality) and relational dynamics (power, control, abuse) significantly impact IPV risk.
Community factors (disadvantage, institutional failures) and sociocultural elements (gender norms, inequality) perpetuate IPV.
IPV is a multilayered phenomenon requiring integrated analysis across ecological levels.

Conclusions:

A comprehensive understanding of IPV necessitates examining its complex interplay across individual, relational, community, and societal levels.
Effective prevention and intervention strategies must be interdisciplinary, culturally informed, and context-specific.
Addressing the root causes of IPV requires tackling structural inequalities and societal norms.