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{"title":"A City Under Siege: Time-Series Analysis of Shootouts and the Association with Health and Living Conditions in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2017 to 2022.","authors":"Ana Paula da Cunha,Jurema Corrêa da Mota,Francisco Inácio Bastos","doi":"10.1177/08862605251356234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251356234","url":null,"abstract":"Armed violence is a multifactorial phenomenon resulting from adverse living conditions and difficulty in access to (or absence of) services that might otherwise mitigate it, besides broad behavioral, social, and historical characteristics such as spatial segregation, territorial disputes (turf wars), the consolidation of organized armed groups, and structural racism. To analyze time trends of episodes of armed violence and their association with health and living conditions in the city of Rio de Janeiro, 2017 to 2022. Ecological time-series study applying the joinpoint model based on data on shootouts in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2017 to 2022. We analyzed the possible association between shootouts and living conditions based on linear and polynomial regressions. Decreases were observed in the number of shootouts in the city of Rio de Janeiro from 2017 to 2022, although current levels of violence are still far above those defined by international agencies as desirable or even acceptable. The statistically significant associations between indicators of living and health conditions and episodes of shootouts were nonlinear (Social Progress Index: -2747.9 [(-4973.8; -522.0]; Social Development Index: -2987.4 [(-537.1; -437.6)]). A decrease was observed in episodes of armed violence. The relationship with living conditions points to a complex association, not reducible to a possible linear relationship between violence and living conditions. The findings suggest that complex phenomena should be analyzed with state-of-the-art models, for the sake of a proper diagnosis and to inform structural interventions.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"110 1","pages":"8862605251356234"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144701251","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":"Early Identification of Multiple Victims in a Family: Family-Based Computation of Prevalence.","authors":"Qiqi Chen,Ko Ling Chan","doi":"10.1177/08862605251353501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251353501","url":null,"abstract":"Traditional calculations of family victimization prevalence are problem-based, focusing on specific types of victimization experienced by individuals. The concept of Family Polyvictimization (FPV) recognizes the experience of multiple forms of victimization within a family, moving beyond individual problem-based measures to a family-based approach. This study aims to emphasize the importance of identifying additional victims within a family once the first victim is recognized, and it highlights the advantages of using a family-based approach to calculate FPV. A territory-wide household survey was conducted in Hong Kong (August 2022-March 2023) using a two-stage stratified sampling design. A total of 1,400 families completed the survey. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the effects of family characteristics on FPV. By adopting a family-based calculation, the study identifies broader patterns of victimization, with rates of 22.2% for adults, 17.7% for children, and 7.9% for the elderly, regardless of the perpetrator. In addition, 19.2% of families reported 1-2 victims, while 9.6% reported polyvictims within the same family. In families with victims experiencing lifetime prevalence, there is a 60% chance of identifying two or more victims. Families with polyvictims demonstrated greater approval of violence, stronger male dominance, and intergenerational patterns of abuse. Our family-based analysis offers insights into conditions driving multiple forms of violence within families, emphasizing the need for family-based interventions and policies addressing broader dynamics rather than focusing solely on individual victims. This perspective captures the interconnectedness of victimization and provides a more comprehensive view of family polyvictimization.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"719 1","pages":"8862605251353501"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144701252","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":"Association Between Mothers' Life Satisfaction, Happiness and Child Discipline Practices: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Survey.","authors":"M Mofizul Islam","doi":"10.1177/08862605251353469","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251353469","url":null,"abstract":"Mothers' happiness, life satisfaction, and their perception of effective child-rearing can influence the disciplinary methods they employ with their children. This study examines the association between mothers' life satisfaction, happiness, the belief in physical punishments and the disciplinary measures their children receive. Nationally representative data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey Bangladesh 2019 was analyzed. The study factors were subjective happiness and life satisfaction and the belief that physical punishments are needed for the proper upbringing of their children. The outcome variables were four domains of disciplinary measures-non-violent, psychological/verbal aggression, moderate physical, and severe physical punishments-that the children experienced in the month prior to the survey. We conducted multivariable logistic and ordinal regressions. The mean happiness score for mothers was 2.99 (range: 0-4) and the life satisfaction score was 5.58 (range: 0-10). Almost 35% of mothers believed that physical punishments were necessary to raise and educate a child properly. Almost 90% of children experienced at least one form of psychological/verbal disciplinary measure. Nearly 60% experienced one or more forms of moderate physical punishment, while 30% experienced at least one form of severe physical punishment. There were significant linear negative associations between the study factors and their children receiving at least one disciplinary measure from each of the four domains. The higher the happiness or life satisfaction, the smaller the odds for children experiencing disciplinary measures from all three violent domains. Happiness and life satisfaction are determined by various personal and structural factors. Improving these factors in Bangladesh, where average national happiness is relatively low, will take time. However, prohibiting violent punishments in all settings and raising awareness of the negative impact of violent disciplinary measures on child development are achievable targets in the short term.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"14 1","pages":"8862605251353469"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144684203","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":"Predicting Fear of Terrorism Following the Indirect Exposure to October 7th Hamas Attack Against Israel Through Psychological Distance: The Mediating Role of Self-Labeling","authors":"Keren Cohen-Louck, Vered Neeman-Haviv, Inna Levy","doi":"10.1177/08862605251355616","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251355616","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines a model predicting fear of terrorism following the October 7th attack on Israel. Grounded in construal-level theory (CLT), which highlights the significance of psychological distance (PD), this study explores the relationship between PD and fear of terrorism. It also investigates the mediating roles of negative self-labels (NSL; e.g., victim, indirect victim, harmed, spared) and positive self-labels (PSL; e.g., survivor, fighter, winner, overcomer). The online survey included Israeli civilians ( <jats:italic>N</jats:italic> = 844) aged 18 to 90 ( <jats:italic>M</jats:italic> = 40.34, <jats:italic>SD</jats:italic> = 14.87), with a nearly even gender distribution (48.9% female, 51.1% male). The majority (88.3%) were not directly exposed to the October 7th attack. The participants answered questions regarding their demographic background, perceived distance/closeness to the victims of the October 7th attack, NSL and PSL in the context of the attack, and fear of terrorism. The results indicated that our model for predicting fear of terrorism explained 30% in the variance of fear of terrorism, with NSL emerging as the most substantial contributor. Furthermore, both NSL and PSL mediated the relationship between PD and the fear of terrorism. Regarding the theoretical contribution, this study expands the application of the CLT by revealing that PD regarding the direct victims of a terrorist act can explain fear of terrorism in a population whose exposure to the attack was indirect. Furthermore, the discussion explores potential interpretations that may explain why the NSL more strongly contributed to predicting fear of terrorism than PSL and suggests that PSL plays a protective role since it reduces fears of terrorism.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"115 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144677294","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":"Beyond the Composite Abuse Scale: What Women Emphasize about Their Intimate Partner’s Violence","authors":"Leslie M. Tutty, Kendra Nixon","doi":"10.1177/08862605251355621","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251355621","url":null,"abstract":"The Healing Journey longitudinal study of 665 Canadian women abused by intimate partners used the 30-item Composite Abuse Scale (CAS) to assess the severity of the intimate partner violence (IPV). Of the total, 461 women added additional details that were qualitatively analyzed to provide context to the IPV, including death threats, life-threatening physical violence, including strangulation, and serious coercive control, issues not assessed by the CAS. Further, many partners were abusive beyond the couple relationship, threatening family members, children, and pets, and also not in the CAS. We then retrospectively reviewed other IPV measures to consider whether these might have more comprehensively fit with the women’s experiences. Of these, four IPV measures more fully captured the women’s descriptions of their IPV than the CAS (three available before and one after the study was conceptualized). This retrospective analysis provides suggestions for using standardized measures to assess IPV more comprehensively.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"99 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144677564","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":"Patterns and Related Factors of Problem Behaviors Among Chinese Adolescents.","authors":"Yifan Zheng, Jingxi Wang, Fang Liu, Xinrong Liu, Rui Zhen","doi":"10.1177/08862605251353504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251353504","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adolescents are quite susceptible to the increasing social pressure, and they tend to show more problem behaviors, including externalizing and internalizing problems. To understand the characteristics and related factors of problem behaviors among Chinese adolescents, the current study used a person-centered approach to explore the latent profiles of their problem behaviors and assessed the different roles of individual and environmental factors. Self-report questionnaires were used to survey 2,173 adolescents on their problem behaviors, loneliness, depression, exposure to violent media, bullying victimization, and perceived social support. The latent profile analysis identified three profiles of adolescents' problem behaviors: complex problem behaviors group (3.0%), suicidal intention group (5.7%), and healthy group (91.3%). Multiple logistic regression results showed that compared with the complex problem behaviors group, girls were more likely than boys to belong to the healthy or suicidal intention group; adolescents with high levels of loneliness and bullying victimization were more likely to be in the complex problem behaviors group; adolescents with high levels of depression and exposure to violent media were more likely to be in the suicidal intention group; and those with a high level of perceived social support were more likely to be in the healthy group. Compared with the healthy group, girls and those with high levels of loneliness, depression, exposure to violent media, and bullying victimization were more likely to be in the suicidal intention group; adolescents with a high level of perceived social support were more likely to be in the healthy group. These results indicated the heterogeneity of problem behaviors among Chinese adolescents, and attention should be paid to the above factors in intervening in their externalizing and internalizing problem behaviors.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"8862605251353504"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144682732","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":"Prenatal Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Children’s Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms","authors":"Belén Rogowski, Melissa H. Bond, Carolyn Ponting, Ann T. Chu, Alicia F. Lieberman","doi":"10.1177/08862605251353503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251353503","url":null,"abstract":"Experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy can have long-lasting effects on children’s stress reactivity and psychological development. Despite this, prenatal exposures to IPV are rarely assessed among children with traumatic experiences, and the prenatal effects of these events on children’s posttraumatic stress symptomatology remain mostly unknown. This study was a secondary analysis that examined the association between maternal exposure to IPV in pregnancy and child posttraumatic stress symptoms in a cross-sectional sample of 207 ethnically diverse, treatment-seeking, parent–child dyads. Children ( <jats:italic>M</jats:italic> <jats:sub>age</jats:sub> = 4.4 years; 55.1% male) had experienced at least one traumatic event since birth, and most children ( <jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 148, 71.5%) had at least one childhood experience of IPV; 23.7% ( <jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 49) had at least one prenatal exposure to IPV. Results of a two-step hierarchical regression analysis revealed that children’s prenatal IPV exposures were positively associated with child posttraumatic stress symptoms ( <jats:italic>b</jats:italic> = 2.82, 95% CI [0.16, 5.49], β = .15, <jats:italic>t</jats:italic> (193) = 2.09, <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = .038), even after accounting for the effects of childhood IPV exposures and maternal depression. Post-hoc analyses also tested associations between prenatal IPV and children’s posttraumatic stress symptom clusters (i.e., arousal, avoidance, intrusion), showing positive associations between prenatal IPV and children’s avoidance symptoms [ <jats:italic>b</jats:italic> = 1.24, [0.23, 2.25], β = .18, <jats:italic>t</jats:italic> (193) = 2.43, <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> =.016] after accounting for childhood IPV exposures and maternal depression. Findings suggest that prenatal exposures to IPV may be uniquely associated with the development of more severe posttraumatic stress symptomatology among preschool-aged children. This evidence calls for the assessment of prenatal exposures to violence when evaluating and treating trauma-exposed children.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144677560","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":"Memory Recognition Performance in Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: An fMRI Study","authors":"María Pérez-González, Julia Daugherty, Natalia Hidalgo-Ruzzante, Miguel Pérez-García, Juan Verdejo-Román","doi":"10.1177/08862605251350109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251350109","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to investigate differences in verbal episodic memory and brain functioning during a word recognition task in women who have survived intimate partner violence compared to a control group of women. All participants carried out a violence and mental health assessment, which included questionnaires measuring the severity of intimate partner violence, possible traumatic brain injury and strangulation, adverse childhood events, post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety, depression, and alcohol consumption. All participants also carried out a verbal episodic recognition task consisting of two learning trials. The verbal episodic memory test included both a free recall and a recognition trial, conducted concurrently with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Survivors of intimate partner violence showed higher levels of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress symptomology. Significant differences were found between groups in verbal episodic memory, such that intimate partner violence survivors performed with lower scores in initial recognition trials and free recall. Lower scores in recognition were associated with a greater severity of physical intimate partner violence. Notably, survivors showed greater deactivation in areas related to the anterior default mode network during the fMRI verbal recognition task compared to the control group. Our findings suggest an association between intimate partner violence and memory tasks, such that survivors show poorer performance in verbal learning and increased brain deactivation during this task. More research is needed to understand the implications of these findings on daily living, such as levels of fatigue and efficacy in completing tasks in which verbal memory is necessary (such as remembering a grocery list).","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"115 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144677562","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":"What French Women Think About Systematic Screening for Intimate Partner Violence by General Practitioners During Primary Care Consultations","authors":"Yannick Pacquelet, Mathilde Vallet, Leïla Bouazzi, Marie Boiteux-Chabrier, Aline Hurtaud, Coralie Barbe","doi":"10.1177/08862605251357831","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251357831","url":null,"abstract":"Since 2019, the French national health authority recommends that general practitioners (GPs) should perform systematic screening for intimate partner violence during consultations. To describe the opinions of French women about systematic screening for intimate partner violence in primary care, and to identify factors associated with these opinions, a cross-sectional, observational study was performed among French women aged 18 years or over, using an ad hoc questionnaire about the role of the GP in screening for intimate partner violence disseminated on social networks. In total, 942 women responded (age 39.5 ± 13.6 years, 76.2% were in a relationship, 58.8% had children). Overall, 50.2% of participants were in favor of screening for intimate partner violence only in case of signs suggestive of violence, while 47.7% were in favor of systematic screening for all women, even in the absence of overt signs of violence, and 2.1% were not in favor of screening. The factors associated with a positive opinion of systematic screening for all women were as follows: working in the healthcare sector (odds ratio ( <jats:italic>OR</jats:italic> ) = 1.3 (95% CI [1.01, 1.8]); <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = .04) and believing the GP to be the professional best placed to detect intimate partner violence ( <jats:italic>OR</jats:italic> = 1.5 [1.1, 2.2]; <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = .01). Conversely, having children ( <jats:italic>OR</jats:italic> = 0.6 [0.5, 0.9]; <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = .002) and believing the police or emergency services to be the professionals best placed to detect intimate partner violence ( <jats:italic>OR</jats:italic> = 0.5 [0.3, 0.9]; <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = .02) were factors associated with a negative opinion of systematic screening for all women. Women’s opinions about systematic screening for intimate partner violence in primary care appear to be disparate. It would be worth investigating a possible lack of knowledge concerning the number of victims of intimate partner violence, and its repercussions on women’s health.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144677565","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 Vicious Cycle of Interpersonal Violence: The Relationship Among Childhood Maltreatment, Peer Victimization, and Aggression in Adolescents.","authors":"Rong Bai, Chunxi Liang, Jinwen Li, Yumeng Wang, Xia Liu","doi":"10.1177/08862605251353498","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251353498","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous studies suggest a reciprocal relationship between peer victimization and aggression in adolescents. However, much is unknown about this relationship due to the specificity in subtypes of aggression. Additionally, what factor triggers the reciprocal relationship between peer victimization and aggression remains unclear. Using a longitudinal dataset, the present study examined the reciprocal relationship between peer victimization and reactive/proactive aggression, respectively, and explored the triggering effect of childhood maltreatment. A total of 2741 adolescents (55.9% male; <i>M</i> _age = 13.28 ± 0.73) from three junior high schools in China participated in this study. The results showed that the reciprocal relationship only existed between peer victimization and proactive aggression, and did not exist between peer victimization and reactive aggression. Moreover, the triggering effects of childhood maltreatment were significant. That is, the two mediation pathways \"childhood maltreatment-peer victimization-reactive/proactive aggression\" and \"childhood maltreatment-proactive aggression-peer victimization\" were both significant across boys and girls. These findings provide insight that exposure to maltreatment in the family during childhood would trigger the vicious cycle of interpersonal violence during adolescence, reflected by the reinforced escalation of peer victimization and aggression perpetration.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"8862605251353498"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144682733","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}