{"title":"Overcoming Rape: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Psychological and Physical Health Functioning of Male Survivors.","authors":"Sarah Leclerc, Luci A Martin","doi":"10.1177/08862605241277275","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08862605241277275","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>When examining sexual assault, men are often hidden from the literature. The current study employed a mixed-methods, convergent parallel design to examine the experiences of 22 male survivors of sexual assault (mean age = 44.19, <i>SD</i> = 13.28, range 18-65; 91% European American; 50% heterosexual). Survivors were administered an online survey using quantitative and qualitative questions to assess rape myths, gender roles, self-esteem, self-efficacy, resiliency, coping, overall mental and physical health, and diagnostic criteria for alcohol abuse, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and sexual dysfunction. Three key themes emerged from the integration of quantitative and qualitative data: (a) Help is Elusive, (b) Internal Struggles and External Strengths, and (c) Living with Clinical Diagnoses. This study adds to an important area of the literature that increases understanding of men's experiences with sexual violence and honors the voices of these survivors.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"2731-2759"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142119999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Controlling Behaviors Victimization and Perceptions of Space for Action Among Married Women and Men in Rural China: The Moderating Effect of Fear.","authors":"Luyue Zhang, Shih-Ya Kuo","doi":"10.1177/08862605241278630","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08862605241278630","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Victims of controlling behaviors in intimate relationships experience situations that diminish their space for action. That is, the more victims encounter controlling behaviors by their intimate partners, the less capacity they perceive for adaption to and making choices in daily life. This study explores the relationship between controlling behaviors victimization and space for action among married women and men in China. Most important, this study also examines the role that fear plays in this relationship, which so far has been uncommon. Using data collected from a community sample of 973 married individuals (women and men) with a mean age of 45.53 from a rural area in northern China, this study found a negative correlation between controlling behaviors victimization and space for action. When controlling for the variable of victim's fear, the relationship between controlling behaviors victimization, and space for action differs by gender. The moderation analysis showed that controlling behaviors victimization was significantly and negatively associated with space for action when the female participants reported feeling fear, whereas the effect was not significant for male participants. These findings provide empirical evidence concerning the effect of controlling behaviors on victims' freedom in rural China, highlighting a need for greater awareness of this social problem. The findings of this study may also be used to inform the development of programs and policies to improve victims' safety and well-being in China.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"2834-2858"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142289347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Stephen R Poulin, Christine Garner
{"title":"Health Problems Mediate the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on the Frequency of Cannabis Use in a Sample of Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women.","authors":"Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Stephen R Poulin, Christine Garner","doi":"10.1177/08862605241270084","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08862605241270084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many health organizations recommend that mothers avoid cannabis during pregnancy and breastfeeding because they are concerned about exposing infants to Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive substance in cannabis. Yet, data collected by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control demonstrate that a small percentage of mothers continue to use cannabis despite warnings. The frequency of cannabis use is an important variable because frequent use increases THC exposure. The present study examined two variables related to the frequency of cannabis use during pregnancy and breastfeeding: health problems and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). We examined a possible mediation effect of health problems on the relationship between ACEs and the frequency of cannabis use during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Our sample was entirely comprised of 1,343 women who used cannabis during pregnancy and breastfeeding. We collected data online. The women were recruited from a Facebook group that supports pregnant and breastfeeding mothers who use cannabis. To be included, participants needed to be at least 18 years old and to have used cannabis while pregnant or breastfeeding. The sample was 79% White, 8% Hispanic, and 14% Black, and 1,199 currently resided in the United States, 76 in Canada, 11 in the United Kingdom, and the rest resided in 13 other countries. Ninety-three percent of the sample reported at least one ACE, and 59% reported 4 or more. Ninety-six percent reported that they were using cannabis to treat a health problem, and the number of health problems ranged from 0 to 8. Two mediation analyses found that the total number of ACEs increased the risk of health problems, which increased the frequency of cannabis use. ACE total was not significantly related to the frequency of use once health problems were accounted for. ACEs are related to the frequency of cannabis use in pregnant and breastfeeding women, but indirectly through trauma's impact on health problems. These findings suggest that practitioners might be able to lower the frequency of cannabis if they directly address health problems.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"2518-2537"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141982483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Childhood Maltreatment and Physical Health in College Students: Physical Activity and Binge Eating as Moderators.","authors":"Susannah M Moore, Eric Peterson, Marilyn C Welsh","doi":"10.1177/08862605241275995","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08862605241275995","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Child maltreatment leads to pervasive physical health problems. For individuals with a child maltreatment history, physiological risk factors for future disease are apparent by young adulthood. The current study explored the role that physical activity and binge eating may have in the trajectory from child maltreatment to poor adult health. We administered the following measures to 100 female and male college students: resting heart rate assessment, symptoms of illness, and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ-SF) to assess maltreatment history. After this session, participants wore a Fitbit that provided physical activity data (low, moderate, and vigorous activity, and total steps) in a free-living environment for a period of 10 days. Physical activity moderated the pathway between maltreatment history and both resting heart rate and symptoms of illness. In individuals with higher CTQ scores, more low-intensity physical activity and total steps were related to fewer symptoms of illness and lower resting heart rate, respectively. Binge-eating behavior moderated the pathway between maltreatment and symptoms of illness, such that greater binge-eating behavior was associated with more self-reported illness symptoms in participants with higher CTQ scores. These findings suggest that on-campus interventions targeting physical activity and healthy eating behaviors will improve the long-term health of young adults with maltreatment history.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"2582-2604"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142289346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Aggrieved Entitlement Scale: A New Measure for an Old Problem.","authors":"Vasileia Karasavva, Jayme Stewart, Jaimie Reynolds, Adelle Forth","doi":"10.1177/08862605241280973","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08862605241280973","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aggrieved entitlement (AE) refers to the defensiveness and hostility majority-group members feel toward the outgroup in response to a perceived threat of lost privileges. Over the last couple of years, AE has garnered a great deal of attention in the media as well as in the empirical literature because of its connection with extremism and violence against minority groups. Yet, to date, research quantifying and measuring the construct of AE is scant. In this paper, we aim to bridge this gap. Across two studies (<i>N</i><sub>1</sub> = 813; <i>N</i><sub>2</sub> = 1,100) we explore the factor structure of the Aggrieved Entitlement Scale (AES) and examine its concurrent and divergent validity with related demographic, attitudinal, and personality factors. We found that the AES was positively correlated with racist attitudes, fear-based xenophobia, authoritarianism, sexism, transphobia, and sexual entitlement. We further found that it was negatively correlated with feminist attitudes, honesty-humility, and compassionate love. In both samples, scores were higher among men (vs. women) and heterosexual (vs. sexual minority) individuals. Finally, in contrast to our expectations, racial and ethnic minority participants scored higher in AE than White participants. Results from this work offer initial support for the use of the AES and call for more research into the topic.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"2906-2930"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12048742/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142348363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ann W Burgess, Victor Petreca, Gary Brucato, Courtney Hoblock, Mak Mars, Raina V Lamade, Elizabeth B Dowdell
{"title":"Murdered Elder Indigenous Women and Legal Outcomes.","authors":"Ann W Burgess, Victor Petreca, Gary Brucato, Courtney Hoblock, Mak Mars, Raina V Lamade, Elizabeth B Dowdell","doi":"10.1177/08862605241280084","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08862605241280084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This qualitative descriptive analysis examines 33 cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women aged 50 years and older. The cases encompassed single murders, multiple murders, and mass stabbing events. The study found that the offender was known and/or identified in the majority of cases, with a significant portion resulting in guilty pleas or jury convictions. However, a notable portion of cases remained unsolved or ended with the offender's suicide. Alcohol and/or illicit substance abuse was prevalent; known substance abuse history was identified in victim and/or offender for nearly 70% of cases. Most murders occurred off tribal land and were perpetrated by men, typically younger than their victims, with some form of relationship to them. Themes for the resolved cases varied, including familial violence, sexual violence, and financial gain. The findings underscore the need for intervention strategies such as addressing substance abuse in adolescence, intervening early in relationship conflicts, training law enforcement in elder sexual homicide investigations, and providing clinical care for mental illness in cases involving family and partners. Additionally, the study highlights the necessity for a national database to track homicides involving elder Indigenous women, facilitating more effective prevention and response efforts.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"2700-2730"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142307889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Huimin Ding, Chengjia Zhao, Feng Huang, Hua Wei, Li Lei
{"title":"Do Cyberbullying Victims Feel more Entitled to Bully Others Online? The Moderating Role of Gender.","authors":"Huimin Ding, Chengjia Zhao, Feng Huang, Hua Wei, Li Lei","doi":"10.1177/08862605241275991","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08862605241275991","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous studies have found that adolescent cyberbullying victimization is associated with cyberbullying perpetration and have explored the potential mediating mechanisms between the two. Although some valuable research has been accumulated, further exploration is needed on the underlying mechanisms of why cyber victims are transformed into cyberbullying perpetrators. Based on the General Aggression Model of Cyberbullying and the Social Role Theory, this study examined the mediating role of psychological entitlement and the moderating role of gender on the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and cyberbullying perpetration. A questionnaire survey was conducted on 836 adolescents, utilizing the cyberbullying victimization scale, cyberbullying perpetration scale, and psychological entitlement questionnaire. The results found that (a) cyberbullying victimization, psychological entitlement, and cyberbullying perpetration were significantly and positively correlated with each other; (b) after controlling for gender and age, cyberbullying victimization significantly and positively predicted cyberbullying perpetration and psychological entitlement mediated the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and cyberbullying perpetration; (c) Gender moderates the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and cyberbullying perpetration. Specifically, compared with the girls, cyberbullying victimization had a greater effect on cyberbullying perpetration among boys. The results of this study suggest that cyberbullying victims consider that they have more entitlement to bully others online. These findings support the General Aggression Model of Cyberbullying and provide new insights for the prevention and intervention of cyberbullying perpetration.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"2538-2555"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142073075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lidón Villanueva, Laura Maciel, Aitana Gomis-Pomares, Maria Gouveia-Pereira, Juan E Adrián, Maria Suely Alves Costa, André Sousa Rocha, Jocélia Medeiros Ximenes, Mathieu Garcia, Emma Rouchy, Grégory Michel, Ameel Al Shawi, Yaseen Sarhan, Mahasin A Altaha, Celso Fulano, Sofián El-Astal, Kefaya Alattar, Saja O Shaqalaih, Khetam Sabbah, Leon Holtzhausen, Emma Campbell, Jaruwan Sakulku, Lucinda Grummitt, Emma Barrett, Siobhan Lawler, Nicola C Newton, Katrina Prior, Miguel Basto-Pereira
{"title":"The Global Impact of Multisystemic Vulnerabilities on Criminal Variety: A Cross-Continental Study in Young Adults.","authors":"Lidón Villanueva, Laura Maciel, Aitana Gomis-Pomares, Maria Gouveia-Pereira, Juan E Adrián, Maria Suely Alves Costa, André Sousa Rocha, Jocélia Medeiros Ximenes, Mathieu Garcia, Emma Rouchy, Grégory Michel, Ameel Al Shawi, Yaseen Sarhan, Mahasin A Altaha, Celso Fulano, Sofián El-Astal, Kefaya Alattar, Saja O Shaqalaih, Khetam Sabbah, Leon Holtzhausen, Emma Campbell, Jaruwan Sakulku, Lucinda Grummitt, Emma Barrett, Siobhan Lawler, Nicola C Newton, Katrina Prior, Miguel Basto-Pereira","doi":"10.1177/08862605241270016","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08862605241270016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous research has shown a robust association between different childhood and adolescent vulnerabilities and youth offending. However, these investigations have primarily focused on youths from high-income Western countries. Consequently, the generalizability of these findings to better inform global justice policies remains uncertain. This study aimed to address this gap by examining the relationship between individual, familial, and contextual vulnerabilities and criminal versatility during young adulthood, accounting for sociodemographic factors and cross-national differences. Data were derived from a diverse sample of 4,182 young adults (67% female; mean age = 18.96; <i>SD</i> = 0.81) residing in 10 countries across 5 continents who participated in the <i>International Study of Pro/Antisocial Behavior in Young Adults</i>. The Psychosocial and Family Vulnerability Questionnaire and the Adverse Childhood Experiences questionnaire were used to assess social and family adversity, and past-year criminal diversity was measured with the Criminal Variety Index. Results indicate that child maltreatment, substance abuse, and delinquent peers are global risk factors for criminal variety. Moreover, they are independent across males and females and among youths living in countries that are ranked differently on the Human Development Index (HDI). In addition, some childhood vulnerabilities showed different predictive ability across sexes (e.g., school failure), and across countries ranked differently on the HDI (e.g., family dysfunction). These findings suggest that certain childhood factors contribute to criminal behavior through transcultural mechanisms. Moreover, they highlight the importance of developing evidence-based policies that focus on transcultural risk factors to globally prevent criminal behavior.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"2467-2493"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141971255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer J Ratcliff, Audrey K Miller, Chelsea Monheim, Craig Rice
{"title":"Posttraumatic Growth and Meaning in Life Mediate the Relationship between Severity of Adolescent Bullying Victimization and Adulthood Health Outcomes.","authors":"Jennifer J Ratcliff, Audrey K Miller, Chelsea Monheim, Craig Rice","doi":"10.1177/08862605251343203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251343203","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bullying victimization afflicts adolescents at high rates and predicts negative health sequelae into adulthood. Park's (2010) meaning-making model theorizes protective pathways following traumatic experiences and has been applied to a variety of traumas, but not yet bullying victimization. Consistent with Park's model, the present work assessed <i>both</i> meaning-making efforts-operationally defined as posttraumatic growth (PTG), or positive changes perceived to have resulted from a traumatic experience-<i>and</i> meanings successfully made-operationally defined concurrent presence of meaning in life-as factors mitigating adverse psychological and physical health outcomes in adulthood among targets of adolescent bullying victimization. Using path modeling with the MPlus v5 macro, the hypothesized serial process model was tested in two samples of adults who had experienced adolescent bullying (Sample 1: US adult convenience sample [<i>N</i> = 125]; Sample 2: International sexual minority adult sample [<i>N</i> = 137]). Participants reported the severity of their adolescent bullying victimizations, resulting PTG, concurrent presence of meaning in life, severity of psychological distress, and frequency of physical illness symptoms, as well as demographics. Supporting Park's (2010) model across samples, the severity of adolescent bullying victimization predicted greater PTG, and, in turn, the presence of meaning in life, ultimately predicting mitigated psychological and physical health outcomes in adulthood. As such, the results highlighted the importance of meanings successfully made per se, underscoring the attendant risks generated by the meaning-making efforts that appear necessary but insufficient to mitigate negative health sequelae. Practical implications, strengths and limitations, and directions for future research are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"8862605251343203"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144191929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Li Zhang, Yanan Xue, Feng Yu, Yan Huang, Xudong Liu
{"title":"How Three Types of Parental Violence and Parental Educational Anxiety Relate to Adolescent Bullying Victimization: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem.","authors":"Li Zhang, Yanan Xue, Feng Yu, Yan Huang, Xudong Liu","doi":"10.1177/08862605251341287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251341287","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among three types of parental violence (parent-to-parent physical violence, parent-to-elder conflict, and parent-to-child physical violence), parental educational anxiety, and adolescent bullying victimization, and to explore whether their relationship was mediated by adolescent self-esteem. Participants were 910 students in Grades 7 to 9 (<i>M</i> = 13.81, <i>SD</i> = 0.79) from junior high schools in a city located in an eastern province of China. The instruments used were Olweus Child Bullying Questionnaire, Parental Violence and Parent-To-Elder Conflict Questionnaire, Parental Educational Anxiety Questionnaire, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaire. Parent-to-elder conflict and parent-to-child physical violence were significantly and positively associated with adolescent bullying victimization. Self-esteem was negatively associated with adolescent bullying victimization. Self-esteem partially mediated between parent-to-elder conflict, parent-to-child physical violence, and adolescent bullying victimization, and completely mediated between parental educational anxiety and adolescent bullying victimization. Adolescent bullying victimization was related to a broader family context of violence and disharmony. Parent-to-elder conflict, parent-to-child physical violence, or parental educational anxiety increased the risk of low self-esteem and bullying victimization among adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"8862605251341287"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144191927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}