Van Ouytsel, Joris Ponnet, Koen Walrave, Michel
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Journal of interpersonal violence
Just as with other forms of abuse such as bullying, dating violence is no longer limited to physical spaces. Several forms of dating violence can also be perpetrated by means of technology. Few studies have used a theoretical perspective to investigate cyber dating abuse. This study addresses this gap in the literature by focusing on the perpetrati...
Pauwels, Lieven J R Heylen, Ben
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Journal of interpersonal violence
The present study aims at explaining individual differences in self-reported political violence. We integrate key concepts from the field of criminology that are conceptually related to social identity theory (Flemish identity, feelings of group superiority, and ethnocentrism) and the dual process model on prejudice (perceived injustice, perception...
Testa, Maria Petrocelli, Laura T Crane, Cory A Kubiak, Audrey Leonard, Kenneth E
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Journal of interpersonal violence
Intimate partner aggression among community couples has been conceptualized as representing an occasional, situationally provoked response to a conflict. Yet, relatively few studies have considered the situational factors that contribute to the occurrence of an aggressive episode. The present study used thematic analysis to understand how episodes ...
Mason, Kira Barlett, Christopher P Jones, Alex L
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Journal of interpersonal violence
Previous research has supported the hypothesis that the presence of a potential mate influences social behavior; however, there is a paucity of work that has extended this to the study of aggression. Thus, the current research had participants (N = 1,035) view a picture of an attractive or unattractive member of the opposite sex. Participants then ...
Resnick, Heidi Zuromski, Kelly L Galea, Sandro Price, Matthew Gilmore, Amanda K Kilpatrick, Dean G Ruggiero, Kenneth
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Journal of interpersonal violence
The purpose of the current report was to examine prior history of exposure to interpersonal violence (IPV), as compared with prior accident or prior disaster exposure, experiences during and after a disaster, and demographic variables as predictors of past month posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression severity among adolescents exposed ...
Ullman, Sarah E Lorenz, Katherine Kirkner, Anne
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Journal of interpersonal violence
Studies of informal support dyads are lacking to understand the disclosure of sexual assaults and social reactions informal supporters make to survivors. This study of 19 informal support dyads using interview data examined how three relationship types-significant others (i.e., romantic partners), family, and friends-differ in social reactions to s...
Yemeke, Tatenda T Sikkema, Kathleen J Watt, Melissa H Ciya, Nonceba Robertson, Corne Joska, John A
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Journal of interpersonal violence
Traumatic events can negatively affect clinical outcomes among HIV positive women, particularly when those events result in ongoing psychological distress. Consequently, there have been calls to integrate screening and treatment of traumatic experiences and associated mental health disorders into HIV care. In South Africa, screening for traumatic e...
Duff, Simon Nampweya, Mirjam Tree, Jeremy
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Journal of interpersonal violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global social problem, which may result in intimate partner homicide (IPH). Much of the research concerned with IPH is based in developed nations and as such this study explored men's explanations for IPH (known locally as "passion killing") in the Namibian context by interviewing 10 individuals who were convict...
Saint-Eloi Cadely, Hans Pittman, Joe F Pettit, Gregory S Lansford, Jennifer E Bates, John E Dodge, Kenneth A Holtzworth-Munroe, Amy
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Journal of interpersonal violence
Researchers do not agree on how intimate partner violence (IPV) emerges and changes from adolescence to young adulthood. This may be because change in these behaviors varies across individuals. The present study uses a longitudinal, person-centered approach to examine whether there are multiple classes or patterns of change in the perpetration of I...
Budd, Kristen M Bierie, David M
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Journal of interpersonal violence
Despite the importance of studying sexual assaults perpetrated by women, the field knows very little about female sexual offenders' (FSOs) use of violence or physical injury resulting from these assaults. This study draws more than 20 years of National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data reported to police (1992-2014) to identify factors t...
