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Bidirectional associations between acceptability of violence and intimate partner violence from adolescence to young adulthood.

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Beliefs about the acceptability of intimate partner violence (IPV) are associated with the perpetration of IPV among adolescents. However, minimal research has examined whether this association persists across time or whether there is a bidirectional association between acceptability of IPV and the perpetration of IPV. The purpose of the present study was to examine bidirectional associations between acceptability of IPV and the perpetration of IPV from adolescence into young adulthood. METHOD: = .79). RESULTS: Structural equation modeling demonstrated that acceptability of male-to-female and female-to-male IPV were not consistent predictors of one's own IPV perpetration over time. In addition, minimal evidence was found for a bidirectional association between acceptability of IPV and one's own IPV perpetration over time. Moreover, minimal gender differences were evident and there were no differences based on race/ethnicity. CONCLUSION: Despite the stability of beliefs about the acceptability of IPV over time from adolescence to young adulthood, findings suggest that acceptability of IPV is not a robust predictor of one's own IPV perpetration during this developmental time period. The implications of targeting beliefs about IPV in prevention and intervention programs are discussed.

Source: Psychology of Violence

DOI: 10.1037/vio0000180

Authors: Ryan C. Shorey, Paula J. Fite, Elizabeth D. Torres, Gregory L. Stuart, Jeff R. Temple

Institutions: Ohio University, University of Kansas, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Language: English

Topic: Intimate Partner and Family Violence

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being, Gender equality

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute of Justice, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development