{"title":"Constructing Hate Crimes: Does Respondent's Racial/Ethnic Identity Matter?","authors":"Chenghui Zhang","doi":"10.1177/08862605241301795","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08862605241301795","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores whether and how respondents' racial/ethnic identity affects racial/ethnic hate crime perception, considering the races/ethnicities of the offender and the victim. The data of this study comes from a factorial survey experiment with random vignette assignments among U.S. adults from MTurk (<i>n</i> = 2,021). A set of logistic regression models with robust standard errors was estimated to test the two-way and three-way moderation effects of the races/ethnicities of the offender, victim, and respondent. Results reveal how racial/ethnic groups recognize hate crimes, considering not only the identities of the offenders and victims but also the respondents' own backgrounds. Subgroup analyses further revealed different patterns of racial/ethnic hate crime recognition among minority respondents and non-Hispanic white respondents. Integrating a power-relation perspective and social identity theory, this study concludes that there are racial/ethnic variances in the recognition of racial/ethnic hate crimes, which not only concern the race/ethnicity of the offender and victim but are also related to respondents' identity. Social identity theory partially explains the observations through group image management and ingroup favoritism. Additionally, the perception of racial/ethnic hate crimes is primarily driven by the Majority-Minority pattern, regardless of the group membership. This study calls for further efforts not only in researching the role of race/ethnicity in relation to racial/ethnic hate crime recognition but also in advancing the practice of hate crime reporting and data collection by an enhanced understanding of group identity among individuals as well as law enforcement.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"5336-5359"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142755211","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}
Jackie Sheridan-Johnson, Elizabeth A Mumford, Elizabeth A Moschella-Smith, Poulami Maitra, David B Rein, Emily F Rothman
{"title":"Economic Impacts of Technology-Facilitated Abuse Among U.S. Young Adults.","authors":"Jackie Sheridan-Johnson, Elizabeth A Mumford, Elizabeth A Moschella-Smith, Poulami Maitra, David B Rein, Emily F Rothman","doi":"10.1177/08862605241305146","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08862605241305146","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Technology-facilitated abuse (TFA) can result in long-term financial and mental health impacts on survivors. However, little research has been published to date about the types of costs and the economic burden that survivors of TFA experience. This study presents results from a U.S. nationally representative sample of young adults aged 18 to 35 on financial cost experienced as a result of TFA, including findings of healthcare utilization and associated healthcare costs. Respondents who reported experiencing one or more forms of TFA were asked about the lifetime health and economic impacts of the TFA. Nearly one in five TFA survivors (18.2%) reported experiencing an economic cost from the TFA, with a median total cost of $900 USD. There was a significant difference in the likelihood of reporting a financial cost among TFA survivors by race/ethnicity, TFA exposure, average use of online sites/apps, and the number of sites/apps used. Financial fraud, technology, and housing costs were the most common types of cost reported. More than 1 in 10 survivors (11.3%) reported receiving mental health counseling related to the TFA, with a per-person total cost estimate of $6,228 USD from mental health counseling. A similar proportion (11.6%) of TFA survivors reported taking one or more prescribed medications to manage the impact of the TFA, with an average duration of 37.4 weeks of use. Older age, identifying as non-Hispanic Black/African American or Hispanic/Latino/a/x, identifying as a sexual or gender minority, and greater TFA severity were associated with higher financial cost reported. Findings present novel information on the economic and psychological harms associated with TFA and indicate the importance of access to mental health and financial support services for TFA survivors.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"5285-5311"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142864517","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}
Amanda J DeSantis, Lee R Eshelman, Terri L Messman
{"title":"Emotional Dysregulation, Anger, and Masculinity in Men Who Have Experienced Lifetime Sexual Violence.","authors":"Amanda J DeSantis, Lee R Eshelman, Terri L Messman","doi":"10.1177/08862605241301790","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08862605241301790","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many men experience strong negative emotions and a \"diminished masculinity\" following sexual victimization. These men may be more willing to express anger, rather than more vulnerable emotions (e.g., shame), in an attempt to maintain their masculinity. However, increased expression of anger among men is linked to other negative outcomes such as increased substance abuse (Eftekhari et al., 2004), suggesting that anger is an ineffective coping strategy for distress. Compared to women, men are understudied in the sexual violence literature. Studies that have been conducted have focused primarily on child sexual abuse, adult males in prison, or military sexual violence samples. Few studies have investigated men's sexual abuse across their lifetime. This study intended to fill this gap by investigating sexual violence against men across the lifespan. The goal of the current study was to examine how conformity to masculine norms and emotional dysregulation influence the relationship between lifetime sexual violence (LSV) and anger. We hypothesized that the relation between LSV and anger would be mediated by conformity to masculine norms and emotion dysregulation. Data were collected from 532 community and 185 college men. Participants completed measures focused on childhood maltreatment, adult sexual victimization, masculinity, anger, and emotion dysregulation. Two hundred and one (27.1%) men reported LSV experiences. Results suggest men with LSV reported significantly higher scores on conformity to masculine norms, anger, and emotion dysregulation. Regression analyses revealed that LSV directly predicted increased conformity to masculine norms, emotion dysregulation, and anger. Additionally, the indirect effects of emotion dysregulation and masculinity were significant. Findings indicate trauma interventions need to target masculine ideology and emotion dysregulation to help reduce anger as a traditionally acceptable emotional outlet for men.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"5199-5222"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142751032","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}
John Briere, Marsha Runtz, Elise Villenueve, Natacha Godbout
{"title":"Social Maltreatment and Symptomatology: Validating the Social Discrimination and Maltreatment Scale-Short Form in a Diverse Online Sample.","authors":"John Briere, Marsha Runtz, Elise Villenueve, Natacha Godbout","doi":"10.1177/08862605241301791","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08862605241301791","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There are few psychometrically valid measures of exposure to social maltreatment that simultaneously assess sexism, racism, and anti-LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other nonheteronormative) behavior, despite the commonness of these phenomena. The <i>Social Discrimination and Maltreatment Scale</i> (SDMS) meets this requirement but is, as a result, somewhat lengthy (36 items). This article introduces a short form of the SDMS containing only half the number of items but generally retaining the psychometric qualities of the original measure. The 18-item <i>Social Discrimination and Maltreatment Scale-Short Form</i> (SDMS-SF) consists of six SDMS stem items (e.g., <i>I have been disrespected, People made cruel or demeaning jokes about me</i>) each of which is rated according to how often it had happened <i>\"because of my sex,\" \"because of my race,\"</i> and <i>\"because of my sexual orientation or gender identity.\"</i> In the SDMS online sample (<i>N</i> = 528), SDMS-SF <i>Sexism, Racism</i>, and <i>Cisheterosexism</i> subscales were validated by confirmatory factor analysis and were internally consistent (α = .91-.95) and highly correlated with the original SDMS subscales (<i>r</i> = .94 in all cases). All SDMS-SF subscales correlated with self-reported anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress (mean <i>r</i> = .29), corresponding to a medium effect size. In all but one instance, related SDMS and SDMS-SF subscales did not differ significantly in the strength of their association with symptomatology. Together, these results suggest that the SDMS-SF is a reliable and valid measure of social discrimination, generally equivalent to the SDMS despite containing only half as many items.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"5223-5241"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12504780/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142846801","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}
{"title":"Breaking the Silence: A Preliminary Study on the Experiences of Chinese Men as Victims of Intimate Partner Violence and Masculinity.","authors":"Yun Wang, Xiaofu Pan, Hu Ying, Tao Yu","doi":"10.1177/08862605241301788","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08862605241301788","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Understanding the experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) is a critical first step in developing effective responses. However, the majority of research has focused on male perpetration against women, with male victimization being relatively marginalized. This study aims to explore the experiences of men with IPV in the context of Chinese society, where adherence to masculinity and the societal pursuit of face and harmony contribute to tolerance of IPV and hinder the understanding of male victim experiences. This study analyzes the IPV experiences shared by 57 men on public internet forums and invited 11 of them to participate in semi-structured interviews through private messages. Finally, thematic analysis was employed to qualitatively analyze the collected textual data. This study revealed seven key themes in the narratives of men. This study has significant implications for future research on IPV in China, as well as for policy formulation and service provision.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"5142-5169"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142751030","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":"Corrigendum to Intimate Partner Violence and Health Conditions Among U.S. Adults-National Intimate Partner Violence Survey, 2010-2012.","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/08862605221150042","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08862605221150042","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"5371"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9193361","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}
Sophie L Kjærvik,Victoria J Blondell,Nicholas D Thomson
{"title":"Victims and Violence: Childhood Maltreatment, Neighborhood Safety Concerns, and Firearm-Involved Violence in Violently Injured Patients.","authors":"Sophie L Kjærvik,Victoria J Blondell,Nicholas D Thomson","doi":"10.1177/08862605251375419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251375419","url":null,"abstract":"Firearm-involved aggression remains a persistent public health issue in the United States. Childhood maltreatment and exposure to community violence are known risk factors for violent behavior. Yet, little research has looked at the link between childhood maltreatment and firearm-involved violence perpetration in adulthood. This study examined the relationship between five types of childhood maltreatment (i.e., emotional abuse and neglect, physical abuse and neglect, and sexual abuse) and firearm violence perpetration and the potential moderating effect of neighborhood safety concerns in a high-risk group of adults. The study included 441 violently injured adults (Mage = 32.54, SD = 12.75, 72% male) from a Level 1 Trauma Center. Participants completed assessments of childhood maltreatment, neighborhood safety concerns, and firearm-involved violence. Findings revealed that physical abuse was directly related to firearm-involved violence, while neighborhood concerns moderated the link between both emotional abuse and firearm-involved violence and sexual abuse and firearm violence perpetration. These findings show the importance of treating both individual and community trauma in violence prevention efforts.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"15 1","pages":"8862605251375419"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145332052","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":"A Qualitative Analysis of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Intimate Partner Violence Among Young Sexual Minority Men.","authors":"Jae Eun Kwak,Christopher B Stults","doi":"10.1177/08862605251375383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251375383","url":null,"abstract":"Intimate partner violence (IPV) and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are linked to myriad adverse biopsychosocial health outcomes, especially among young sexual minority men (YSMM). IPV is characterized by physical, psychological, or sexual harm inflicted by an intimate partner, and a growing body of evidence suggests that ACEs have a significant role in negatively shaping the psychosocial development of children and adolescents. Yet, few studies have qualitatively explored IPV in YSMM, let alone how ACEs influence perceptions of IPV in this population. This study examines IPV experiences among a diverse sample of (n = 26) YSMM living in New York City. Key themes regarding ACEs emerged from (n = 20) participants' reports of IPV: (a) childhood maltreatment (i.e., physical, psychological, and sexual abuse), (b) household dysfunction (i.e., witnessing domestic violence, family behavioral health problems), (c) exposure to community/neighborhood violence, and (d) peer victimization. Consistent with prior research, participants described how ACEs adversely contributed to present beliefs about intimate relationships, attitudes toward IPV, and dating behaviors. Most participants identified older male family members as perpetrators of childhood maltreatment and attributed heterosexism to household and peer victimization ACEs. Narratives gathered for this study highlight the critical need to address ACEs in IPV interventions for YSMM, with a focus on unlearning harmful conflict resolution behaviors and promoting healthy relationship dynamics. The compounded challenges faced by YSMM of color further underscore the need for tailored advocacy and treatments to prevent IPV and mitigate its long-term health outcomes. This study discusses implications for future research, practice, and policy aimed at addressing the impact of IPV on YSMM, thereby reducing the associated health challenges within this population.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"59 1","pages":"8862605251375383"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145332053","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":"Agonizing Uncertainty: The Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Abuse Doubt Scale.","authors":"Yael Lahav,May Huberman,Sarah Bøgelund Dokkedahl,Lee Gafter","doi":"10.1177/08862605251372577","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251372577","url":null,"abstract":"Childhood abuse (CA) may not only eventuate in distorted basic beliefs among survivors but also in survivors' doubt regarding key aspects of the abuse, of themselves during the abuse, and regarding the perpetrator. This phenomenon, which we term doubt regarding abuse-related appraisals (DARA), has not been empirically investigated. Filling this gap, this study evaluated the psychometric properties of a new measure: the Abuse Doubt Scale (ADS). The study was conducted using online surveys among convenience samples of female CA survivors. In Study 1, the ADS was administered to 155 participants. In Study 2, the ADS and a battery of questionnaires assessing abuse features, guilt, shame, dissociation, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms were administered to 192 participants. Three reliable ADS factors emerged from Study 1: doubt regarding the abuse, doubt regarding the perpetrator, and doubt regarding oneself. In Study 2, a confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the scale's underlying factor structure. Recurrence of CA, closeness and dependence upon the perpetrator, and the perpetrator being a parental figure were associated with higher scores. Additionally, scores were correlated with guilt, shame, dissociation, and PTSD symptoms. The current studies provide evidence for the psychometric properties of the ADS, demonstrating high internal consistency as well as good construct and concurrent criterion validity. However, further longitudinal research is needed to assess the test-retest reliability and criterion validity of the ADS.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"18 1","pages":"8862605251372577"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145332054","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":"Unraveling the Web of Individual Characteristics and Negative Partner Relationship Events Through Network Analyses","authors":"Iris Frowijn, Elien De Caluwé, Stefan Bogaerts","doi":"10.1177/08862605251375396","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251375396","url":null,"abstract":"Aggression in relational contexts, such as intimate partner violence (IPV) and stalking, is a worldwide problem with severe consequences for all involved, including bystanders and society. Although previous research has identified risk factors for victims and perpetrators, the connections among these risk factors remain unclear. Therefore, we aimed to investigate how individual characteristics (i.e., childhood trauma, adult attachment style, maladaptive personality traits, and moral disengagement) and negative experiences during or after romantic relationships (i.e., IPV and stalking) as both victim and perpetrator are interrelated. A sample of 648 participants from the general population completed online self-report questionnaires (71% female, <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">M</jats:italic> <jats:sub>age</jats:sub> = 34.93 years old, <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">SD</jats:italic> <jats:sub>age </jats:sub> = 16.40). A partial correlation network was estimated on the scale level to investigate these interrelations. In addition, networks were estimated and compared for men and women separately. While IPV victimization and perpetration were strongly interrelated, there was no significant relationship to other nodes in the network. Contrarily, stalking victimization was part of the network and positively connected to abusive childhood trauma and gender. The most central nodes in the network were Callous-Unemotional personality traits and gender. No significant differences were found between the networks for men and women separately. Against expectations, these individual characteristics are not as impactful in IPV involvement as previously thought. Further research is needed to understand the contextual factors predicting aggression in romantic relationships.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"102 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145314548","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}