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{"title":"The Relationship Between Early Maladaptive Schemas and Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: The Moderating Effect of Childhood Trauma","authors":"Clara Rahme, Chadia Haddad, Marwan Akel, Chloe Khoury, Hala Obeid, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Souheil Hallit, Sahar Obeid","doi":"10.1177/08862605241311609","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241311609","url":null,"abstract":"The study objectives were to test the hypothesis that childhood trauma moderates the associations between early maladaptive schemas (EMS) and intimate partner violence (IPV) among women in the specific Lebanese patriarchal context. This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted on Lebanese women between September and December 2018; 1,655 participants enrolled in this study were from all of Lebanon’s governorates and were selected using an equitable representative sample. The “Disconnection and Rejection” EMS domain showed the strongest correlations with both physical and nonphysical IPV ( r = .46 and r = .51, respectively) in our sample. Moderation analyses findings showed that at low, moderate, and high levels of childhood trauma, greater endorsement of the “Disconnection and Rejection” schema domain was strongly linked to more severe physical and nonphysical IPV. Furthermore, childhood trauma (only at high levels) emerged as a significant moderator in the link between the “Impaired autonomy and performance” domain and physical/nonphysical IPV. High levels of childhood trauma significantly moderated the association between “Other directedness” and nonphysical IPV. Finally, low levels of childhood trauma moderated the link between “Over-vigilance and Inhibition” and physical IPV. Given that EMS are known to be resistant to change, identifying childhood trauma as a moderator in the link between certain specific EMS and IPV can provide novel avenues for the prevention IPV and its long-lasting detrimental consequences. Childhood trauma can be regarded as a target for prevention and intervention, as it can assist in mitigating correlations between EMS and IPV occurrence.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142940163","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 Combined Effects of Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences on Adolescent Bullying Victimization and Perpetration","authors":"Hannah Dixon Everett, Melissa S. Jones, John P. Hoffmann","doi":"10.1177/08862605241311612","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241311612","url":null,"abstract":"Bullying is a persistent social and behavioral problem in the United States. Bullying victimization and perpetration are linked to a host of negative physical, social, and emotional outcomes. Research suggests that a key risk factor for bullying behaviors is adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). On the other hand, positive childhood experiences (PCEs) may counter some of the negative effects of ACEs. This study (a) assesses the independent effects of ACEs and PCEs on adolescent bullying victimization and perpetration, and (b) examines whether ACEs and PCEs interact to affect bullying victimization and perpetration.We use data from the 2020 to 2021 National Survey of Children’s Health, a nationally representative survey of children ages 0 to 17 in the United States. The analytic sample was limited to children who were 6 years old or older at the time of the survey ( N = 60,809). Using caregiver reports of bullying victimization and perpetration, we created a cumulative ACEs scale comprised of 10 items and a cumulative PCEs scale comprised of eight measures. We then estimated a set of logistic regression models to predict bullying behaviors. The results showed that ACEs are associated with a higher likelihood of both bullying victimization and perpetration. Although PCEs have a slight mitigating effect, ACEs and PCEs interact such that even in the presence of PCEs, children with many ACEs still have a higher likelihood of both bullying victimization and perpetration. This highlights the considerable impact of ACEs on bullying behaviors. These findings suggest that enhancing ACE-aware care and ACE prevention is important because even promoting PCEs is unlikely to decrease bullying levels on their own.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142935571","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 Brief Online Intervention to Increase Use of Nonphysical Discipline Approaches: A Randomized Controlled Trial","authors":"Cassandra Dukes, Hilary Richardson, Amy Damashek","doi":"10.1177/08862605241311607","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241311607","url":null,"abstract":"Moderate levels of child disruptive behavior are common and developmentally appropriate during toddlerhood. Caregiver discipline methods influence the development of regulatory strategies in children and the trajectory of behavior problems as children develop. Spanking is a commonly used discipline method in the United States that has been found to result in negative outcomes in childhood and adulthood. Given the high prevalence of child disruptive behaviors and frequency of caregivers’ reliance on spanking to manage child behavior, it is important to disseminate information about safe and effective alternatives, including timeout. Previous research has shown that Play Nicely, a brief online program, may be an efficacious approach to reduce caregivers’ positive attitudes toward spanking. However, investigators have yet to investigate whether Play Nicely may also influence caregivers’ use of alternative nonphysical discipline methods. This study is a follow-up of a randomized controlled trial that examined Play Nicely’s impact on attitudes toward and use of spanking. This study investigated whether Play Nicely increased reported use of nonphysical discipline methods among caregivers following intervention. Participants were 107 caregivers of 1- to 5-year-old children recruited from a pediatric primary care clinic and randomly assigned to participate in the Play Nicely program ( n = 49) or a control condition ( n = 58). Data on caregivers’ use of effective nonphysical discipline methods were collected using a self-report measure administered in a primary care clinic at baseline and at one month following intervention. Participants in the treatment group were significantly more likely than those in the control group to report using timeout following the intervention ( p < .05). Findings indicate that participation in Play Nicely may increase caregivers’ self-reported use of timeout, suggesting that further dissemination of this program may be an effective means of increasing caregivers’ use of alternatives to spanking.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"70 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142935195","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":"“That Came Back to Haunt Me”: Violence Against Women Survivors’ Concerns About Police Use of Body-Worn Cameras","authors":"Amanda Couture-Carron, Alana Saulnier","doi":"10.1177/08862605241311610","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241311610","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the substantial contact police have with survivors of violence against women, empirical accounts of survivors’ perceptions of police use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) are limited. This study examines survivors’ concerns with BWCs. We present qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with 33 survivors of intimate partner abuse and sexual assault. While the majority (79%, n = 26) of the women in this study support police use of BWCs, most (90%, n = 30) still express concerns with the technology. Survivors’ concerns fell into three main areas: fear of BWCs capturing trauma responses that could be used against survivors, BWCs decreasing survivor comfort and reporting, and BWCs revictimizing survivors and contributing to survivors’ loss of control. The findings reveal concerns that police can work to address to avoid survivor–police relations being deteriorated by police use of BWCs.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142935190","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":"Immigrant Background and Rape Conviction: A 21-Year Follow-Up Study in Sweden","authors":"Ardavan M. Khoshnood, Jan Sundquist, Kristina Sundquist","doi":"10.1177/08862605241311611","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241311611","url":null,"abstract":"While extensive research exists on the severe consequences among rape victims, little is known about specific predictors in relation to rape convictions among immigrants to Europe. This study from Sweden (having one of Europe’s highest per capita rates of rape) investigates individuals convicted of rape, aggravated rape, attempted rape, or attempted aggravated rape, collectively termed as rape+, against women 18 years or older, from 2000 to 2020. In this case-control study, we analyzed data from Swedish population-based registers. The analysis includes 4,032 individuals convicted of rape+ and 20,160 matched controls. We used logistic regression models to examine the relationship between immigrant background and rape+ convictions, while adjusting for several potential confounders. We found that 36.9% of the convicted individuals and 69.5% of the controls were Swedish-born with two Swedish-born parents. The odds of being convicted of rape were higher for individuals with an immigrant background across all models. After adjusting for potential confounders (socioeconomic status, substance use disorders, psychiatric disorders, and criminal behavior), these odds decreased but remained significant, especially for those born outside Sweden and arriving at age 15 or older. Our findings reveal a strong link between immigrant background and rape convictions that remains after statistical adjustment. The mechanisms behind the overrepresentation of individuals with an immigrant background among those convicted of rape+ need further exploration.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"96 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142929581","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":"Standing Together: An Investigation of the Social Support Deterioration Deterrence Model 1 Year After the Club Q Shooting.","authors":"Michael L Dolezal, Julia Bradshaw, Heather L Littleton","doi":"10.1177/08862605241311871","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241311871","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Both mass shootings and acts of bias-motivated violence have significant psychological consequences, as survivors commonly experience psychological distress in the form of depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) following the event. Moreover, increases in psychological distress are common near the year mark of a traumatic event. However, little is currently known about how communities affected by the intersection of bias-motivated violence and mass shootings are affected by these events in the longer term. The present study therefore investigated survivors' psychological reactions around the 1-year mark of the Club Q shooting, which targeted members of the Colorado Springs lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) community. Specifically, informed by the social support deterioration deterrence model, this study used path analysis to explore how exposure to the shooting, community solidarity, and receiving social support were associated with psychological distress among <i>N</i> = 64 LGBTQ+ individuals in Colorado Springs. Results indicated that higher community solidarity was associated with more severe psychological distress, a latent variable comprised of depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and PTSS, β = .39, <i>p</i> = .001, but no other predictors were statistically significant. These results suggest that community solidarity may increase vulnerability to psychological distress, perhaps because these individuals are more personally affected when their community is targeted and harmed. This study also highlights the need for ongoing community support and healing efforts around the 1-year mark of a bias-motivated mass shooting.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"8862605241311871"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142932074","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":"Weapon Carrying and Brandishing Among Youth: A Call to Think Beyond General Strain Theory","authors":"Ethan Czuy Levine","doi":"10.1177/08862605241311613","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241311613","url":null,"abstract":"Weapon carrying and brandishing among youth is a serious public health issue. Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey suggests that as many as 1 in 15 male and 1 in 50 female students have carried a gun for nonrecreational purposes within the past 12 months. When examining weapon carrying more broadly, approximately one in eight adolescents report this behavior in the past 30 days alone. Within the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, several manuscripts have explored this topic in recent years in hopes of identifying causes and contributing to prevention. As a reviewer for the journal, and as a scholar and social services practitioner whose work focuses on interpersonal violence, I share these authors’ investment in preventing youth weapon carrying and brandishing, addressing related harms such as bullying, and creating safer and more affirming environments for youth. However, I have grown increasingly concerned by the dominance of general strain theory (GST) in this literature. In this commentary, I argue that overreliance on GST as a causal framework has produced an overemphasis on immediate and microlevel explanations and a corresponding neglect of root causes and systemic injustice. Such limitations may be addressed through adopting additional or alternative frameworks that will allow scholars to incorporate multilevel factors. This will contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of weapon carrying and brandishing among youth, and thus more effective prevention measures.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142925073","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":"Associations Between Age-for-Grade, Sex, and Interpersonal Violence Among U.S. High School Students","authors":"Lindsey Webb, Ming Ma, Laura K. Clary, Ashley Brooks-Russell, Renee M. Johnson","doi":"10.1177/08862605241311615","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241311615","url":null,"abstract":"The current study examines how atypical age-for-grade (i.e., being old- or young-for-grade) is associated with various types of interpersonal violence (e.g., physical fighting, school-based and electronic bullying victimization, and being threatened or injured with a weapon at school) among a nationally representative sample of U.S. high school students and explores these associations by sex. Data were from 21,892 students in 9th to 11th grades in the 2017 and 2019 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Weighted logistic regression models examined associations between age-for-grade categories and various types of interpersonal violence with peers, with stratified models exploring differences by sex. Results showed that, compared to their age-normative peers, students who were young-for-grade were more likely to report physical fighting, being threatened or injured with a weapon at school, and school-based and electronic bullying victimization. Students who were old-for-grade were more likely to report physical fighting than their age-normative peers. These associations differed for boys and girls, where being young-for-grade was more strongly associated with interpersonal violence for boys than for girls. Old-for-grade girls were more likely to report physical fighting than their age-normative peers, whereas young-for-grade girls were more likely to report being threatened or injured with a weapon at school. Findings from the current study may be explained by differences in physical, social, and emotional development in youth who are young-for-grade or old-for-grade compared to their age-normative peers. Results can inform school-level policies when identifying youth for grade retention or acceleration and may have implications for school-based interventions to prevent interpersonal violence between peers.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142925074","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":"Political Orientation and Attitudes Toward Sexual Harassment: The Moderating Role of Gender","authors":"Silvia Ortiz-Bonnin, Joanna Blahopoulou","doi":"10.1177/08862605241308292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241308292","url":null,"abstract":"Sexual harassment (SH) refers to unwelcome behavior that creates a hostile, intimidating, or offensive environment. This behavior can manifest through physical, verbal, or nonverbal actions. The present study analyzes the relationship between political orientation (left-wing, center, and right-wing) and attitudes toward SH with a focus on the moderating role of gender. We examined two types of attitudes: SH myth acceptance, and rejection of sexist remarks, specifically piropos. SH myths are widely held but false beliefs that serve to deny and justify male-perpetrated harassment of women. Piropos are a form of harassment prevalent in Spain, where strangers make unsolicited comments about a woman’s appearance in public spaces. Data were collected at a Spanish university, and multiple regression analyses were performed ( N = 303). Participants with left-wing political orientation showed significantly lower SH myth acceptance compared to both right-wing (β = .80, p &lt; .001) and center-oriented participants (β = .51, p &lt; .01). Similarly, left-wing participants showed significantly higher rejection of piropos compared to right-wing (β = −1.26, p &lt; .001) and center-oriented participants (β = −.80, p &lt; .01). Furthermore, the interaction between political orientation and gender revealed that men with right-wing political orientation showed higher SH myth acceptance (β = −.51, p &lt; .05) and lower rejection of piropos (β = .96, p &lt; .05) compared to women of the same political orientation.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142924595","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":"Exploring the Phenomenon of Victim Blaming Toward Women With an Intimate Partner Violence Experience and the Role of Empathy","authors":"Federica Taccini, Stefania Mannarini","doi":"10.1177/08862605241307224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241307224","url":null,"abstract":"Women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) often encounter victim blaming from the general population, where individuals attribute responsibility to the victim’s behavior for the violent episode. This phenomenon is influenced by levels of empathy, with lower empathy correlating with a higher likelihood of blaming women exposed to partner violence. Two studies were conducted. The aim of the first study was to explore the general population’s perceptions of IPV severity, inclination to excuse the perpetrator, and tendency to blame women. The second objective was to investigate the predictive role of empathy in victim blaming. Study One ( N = 5,834) was conducted using a vignette methodology to assess victim blaming, minimization of depicted violence, excusing the perpetrator, and perceptions of violence severity. Specifically, five vignettes were used: one was the “Control Vignette,” depicting a police officer responding to a neighbor’s call about a physical altercation between two partners, resulting in visible injuries to the woman. This vignette was then manipulated by adding different pieces of information in four other vignettes: a “Cheating Episode Vignette”; a “Reaction Vignette”; a “Financial Stressor Vignette”; and an “Alcohol Abuse Vignette.” Study Two ( N = 7,236) was conducted using a mediational analysis. Results revealed increased tendencies to blame women for violence, particularly in scenarios involving infidelity and reaction from the woman. The second study confirmed empathy’s predictive role in victim blaming, highlighting the intricate interplay of empathy, perception of violence, and blame assignment. These findings underscore the importance of promoting empathy for a compassionate and responsible society, suggesting that fostering empathy could contribute to reducing victim-blaming tendencies.","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":"88 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142912139","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}