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{"title":"The Nature of Explicit and Implicit Firearm Threat by Intimate Partners Across the Life Course among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence.","authors":"Tami P Sullivan, Ashley Clayton, Melissa R Schick, Christopher D Maxwell, Grace Mastalli-Lowther, Geralyn O'Neil-Wild, Meghan D Scanlon","doi":"10.1037/vio0000573","DOIUrl":"10.1037/vio0000573","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Among women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV), to document the prevalence of explicit <i>and</i> implicit firearm threat across the life course, determine if threat type differentiates women on various characteristics and IPV experiences, elucidate firearm threat incident characteristics, and describe women's perceptions of their partners' willingness to use a firearm against them.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Women (<i>N</i> = 258, <i>M</i> _<i>age</i> = 40.1 years, 43.8% Black) who reported experiencing physical or psychological IPV were recruited from the community, mainly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Retrospective data on firearm threats were collected during individual interviews.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of participants, 35% reported experiencing firearm threats by an intimate partner during their lifetime. Participants experienced 9.1 (SD = 24.3) instances of firearm threat, on average. Participants who experienced implicit firearm threat only were not significantly different from those who experienced explicit threat on various characteristics and IPV experiences. Most incidents took place in private locations when no one else was around. Partners were described as \"angry/irrational/extremely upset\" during 68.7% of incidents, \"calm\" during 38.6% of incidents, and separately, were reported to be under the influence of alcohol/drugs in 49.4% of incidents. One-fourth of participants believed their partner would be willing to use a gun against them.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings underscore the need for stronger attention to implicit firearm threat in practice and policy. Clinically, there is a need to advance training of providers to raise awareness of explicit and implicit firearm threats and recognize the heterogeneity of incident characteristics as it has implications for survivor-centered practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":47876,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Violence","volume":"15 5","pages":"611-622"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12442739/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145087808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Association Between Sexual Victimization History and Consensual and Nonconsensual Rough Sex: Findings from a U.S. Nationally Representative Survey.","authors":"Zoë D Peterson, Debby Herbenick, Xiwei Chen, Tsung-Chieh Fu, Jaroslaw Harezlak","doi":"10.1037/vio0000638","DOIUrl":"10.1037/vio0000638","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Rough sex is increasingly common among younger cohorts. Preliminary evidence suggests that engagement in rough sex is not always consensual, and it may be associated with a history of sexual victimization. This study sought to examine that relationship in a large U.S. national sample.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Participants (weighted <i>N</i> = 4,546) were recruited to complete an online survey in which they were asked about their experiences enacting a variety of rough sex behaviors on a partner and their experiences having these behaviors enacted on them by a partner-both consensually and nonconsensually. They were also asked about experiences of sexual coercion (sexual acts through verbal pressure) and sexual assault (nonconsensual sexual acts). A single item assessing nonconsensual rough sex was pilot tested.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Individuals with a history of sexual victimization (either sexual coercion or sexual assault) were significantly more likely to report enacting rough sex and experiencing both consensual and nonconsensual rough sex. The single item assessing nonconsensual rough sex showed utility (i.e., captured sexual victims that were missed by traditional sexual victimization items) and validity (i.e., was correlated with traditional sexual victimization items and with a multi-item measure of nonconsensual rough sex).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Engagement in rough sex is associated with sexual victimization history, pointing to the potential for vulnerability and exploitation within rough sex. Additionally, these results speak to the need to assess for experiences of nonconsensual rough sex, and they provide some preliminary evidence for the validity of a single item that could be added to existing victimization measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":47876,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Violence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12410599/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145015293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Incidence and Characteristics of U.K. Stranger Sex Offenses Fluctuated With Public Health Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Jessica Woodhams, Blaine Keetch, Prachiben Shah, Matthew Brett, Kari Davies, Heather Flowe, Fazeelat Duran, Sarah Galambos, Pippa Gregory","doi":"10.1037/vio0000574","DOIUrl":"10.1037/vio0000574","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i><b>Objective:</b></i> With COVID-19 came a range of public health measures that impacted people's routine activities. According to routine activity theory, these could affect the rate and nature of crime. This has largely been examined with volume crime (e.g., burglary, robbery) or crimes committed in the home. Stranger sex offenses greatly vary in nature and occur in a range of settings; therefore, these offenses present a novel opportunity to investigate different routine activity theory-based hypotheses. <i><b>Method:</b></i> The National Crime Agency routinely collects detailed information about all stranger sex offenses reported to the police in the United Kingdom. With these standardized data (<i>N</i> = 6,422), we studied the relationship between COVID-19 public health measures and the rate and characteristics of stranger sex offending across the entire first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, contrasting this with data from the same period pre-COVID-19. <i><b>Results:</b></i> Our findings accord with classic criminological theory whereby the incidence and characteristics of U.K. stranger sex offenses reported to police covaried with the population's patterns of mobility and national lockdowns during the first year of COVID-19. This impact on routine activities also manifested in differences in perpetrator and victim behavior and characteristics. <i><b>Conclusions:</b></i> Our study supports the applicability of routine activity theory to sex offending and brings new insights regarding the situational prevention of sex offending during major events such as a pandemic. It is also relevant to the urgent need to educate prosecutors who are now making decisions about sex offenses perpetrated during the early years of this pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":47876,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Violence","volume":"15 4","pages":"502-514"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12203417/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144530387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Kickin' it with the Gurlz: An evaluation of an HIV status-neutral intervention designed to address violence and trauma among transgender women of color in Detroit.","authors":"Kristi E Gamarel, Laura Jadwin-Cakmak, Wesley M Correll-King, Racquelle Trammell, Julisa Abad, Harmony Harris, Latrice Ward, Ini-Abasi Ubong, Lilianna Reyes, Maureen Connolly, Gary W Harper, Torsten B Neilands","doi":"10.1037/vio0000568","DOIUrl":"10.1037/vio0000568","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Intersectional oppression exposes transgender women of color to gender-based violence and contributes to inequities across the HIV prevention and care continua. This pilot study aimed to adapt and examine the feasibility and acceptability of Kickin' it with the Gurlz, an HIV status-neutral multicomponent intervention designed to address violence, promote healing from trauma, and reduce barriers to engagement in HIV prevention and care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Intervention components included Violence and Gender Affirmation Screening, peer navigation sessions, and a rigorous adaptation of Seeking Safety peer-delivered group sessions. We conducted a one-arm pilot study in which participants completed pre-test, immediate post-test, and 3-month follow-up surveys. A subset of participants completed qualitative exit interviews.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results indicated good feasibility with all participants completing the Violence and Gender Affirmation Screening, all completing at least one peer navigation session, 79% attending at least 7 of 8 group sessions across 7 cohorts, and 89% completing at least one follow-up survey. Exit interviews and group session evaluations indicated high acceptability. As this pilot study was not powered nor intended to evaluate intervention efficacy, intent-to-treat analyses did not detect significant changes in most hypothesized mediators, mental health, substance use, and HIV outcomes; however, there were significant changes in intimate partner violence and medical and legal gender affirmation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Kickin' it with the Gurlz demonstrated promise as a peer-delivered HIV status-neutral intervention designed to address violence, healing from trauma, and improve engagement in HIV prevention and care with transgender women of color.</p>","PeriodicalId":47876,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Violence","volume":"15 4","pages":"435-447"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12333527/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144817930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Feasibility of Ecological Momentary Assessment for Assessing Intimate Partner Violence in College Students with a History of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration.","authors":"Lauren R Grocott, Meagan J Brem, Leslie A Brick, Michael F Armey, Gregory L Stuart, Ryan C Shorey","doi":"10.1037/vio0000565","DOIUrl":"10.1037/vio0000565","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health problem among college students. However, few studies have used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to examine IPV, and instead have relied on methods that introduce recall bias (e.g., cross-sectional methods, daily diary). Thus, this study examined the feasibility of EMA to assess IPV among college students aged 18-25.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A sample of 164 college students (18-25 years old, 62.8% women) in a dating relationship with a recent history of IPV perpetration completed one morning and four randomly prompted surveys daily for 28 days.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings demonstrated high compliance (89.57% for morning and 73.49% for random surveys) with EMA surveys. The prevalence of psychological, physical, and sexual IPV reported on randomly prompted surveys was higher relative to morning surveys. The number of reported IPV instances was higher during the first half of sampling (i.e., first 14 days) compared to the last half of sampling (i.e., days 15-28). Finally, participants reported an overall neutral reaction to EMA methods, despite some technological challenges.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>EMA is a feasible method for assessing events of IPV in college students. The reduction of recall bias afforded with EMA methods could bring more accurate examination of prevalence and proximal risk factors for IPV. Intervention approaches could benefit from harnessing EMA methods to bring interventions to the moment they are needed among those who experience IPV.</p>","PeriodicalId":47876,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Violence","volume":"15 4","pages":"395-405"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12494167/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145233825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Event-Level Examination of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration: Effects of Alcohol, Instigation, and Regulatory Mechanisms.","authors":"Natasha K Gulati, Cynthia A Stappenbeck, Olivia Westemeier, Mary E Larimer, William H George","doi":"10.1037/vio0000618","DOIUrl":"10.1037/vio0000618","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The I³ model outlines how factors interact to predict intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration such as relationship tension, emotion regulation (ER) and distress tolerance difficulties, and alcohol use. Despite the model's emphasis on these factors' synergistic nature (i.e., \"perfect storm\"), they are typically examined disparately and use retrospective self-report over an aggregate timeframe, preventing a nuanced examination of IPV. The current event-level study aimed to (a) examine the confluence of event-level instigating (e.g., relationship tension), impelling (e.g., ER difficulties, distress intolerance), and disinhibiting (e.g., alcohol use) I³ factors predicting IPV perpetration; and (b) investigate how between- and within-person deviations in these I³ factors impact likelihood of same-day IPV perpetration.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A community sample of 150 young adults with IPV histories completed 25 online daily diaries examining I³ factors and IPV perpetration.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Using generalized estimating equations examining the interactive effects of relationship tension, ER difficulties, distress intolerance, and alcohol use on IPV likelihood, results showed a significant three-way interaction between average levels of relationship tension, ER difficulties, and alcohol use predicting IPV perpetration likelihood. At high average levels of relationship tension and alcohol use, ER difficulties had a significant positive effect on IPV perpetration likelihood. When examining within-person deviations in I³ factors, only deviations in relationship tension above one's average level significantly predicted IPV perpetration likelihood.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings support the synergistic nature of relationship tension, ER difficulties and alcohol use on increased likelihood of IPV perpetration, particularly for one's typical level of each factor.</p>","PeriodicalId":47876,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Violence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12393831/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144974209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Relations between caregiver messages about conflict management, youth beliefs about fighting, and firearm carrying, in an urban low-income community.","authors":"Colleen S Walsh, Terri N Sullivan, Kelly E O'Connor, Chandler Golden, Kimberly Lazarus","doi":"10.1037/vio0000620","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000620","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Caregiver socialization is an important component of youth behavior development, yet little research has considered whether caregiver messages about use of fighting and nonviolent conflict resolution may be related to youths' beliefs about fighting and subsequent firearm carriage. This study examined the extent to which youths' beliefs about fighting moderated the relation between caregiver messages about how to manage conflict and youth firearm carrying.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Participants were 254 youth (ages 12-17; 56% female; 88% African American) drawn from a larger community-based study of positive youth development and youth violence prevention in a low-income urban area. Binary logistic regression analyses were conducted in SPSS. Covariates included age, sex, race, and intervention community.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant direct effects were produced between caregiver messages supporting fighting and nonviolence and youth firearm carrying, as were youth beliefs supporting reactive and instrumental aggression with firearm carrying. Though the interaction term was significant in the first two models, further examination of conditional probabilities indicated that youth beliefs were did not moderate the relations between caregiver messages and firearm carrying.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study establishes preliminary relations between caregiver socialization messages and youth firearm carrying. Further longitudinal research is needed to understand caregiver-youth socialization and messages about how to manage conflict and reduce firearm behavior.</p>","PeriodicalId":47876,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Violence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12381785/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144974161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Interactive Effects of Intersectional Minority Stress and Adaptive Coping on Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration in Cisgender Sexual and Racial Minoritized Adults: An I³ Model Analysis.","authors":"Dominic J Parrott, K Caleigh Shepard, Jessica L Grom, Kamilla Bonnesen, Anna E Jaffe, Jessica A Blayney, Kevin Moino, Amy Hequembourg","doi":"10.1037/vio0000582","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000582","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Guided by the I³ Model, the present study examined the independent and interactive effects of intersectional distal and proximal minority stress (disinhibiting factors) and adaptive coping (inhibiting factor) on physical intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration in sexual and racial minoritized (SRM) adults.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Participants were 349 cisgender individuals (57% assigned female at birth) who identified with both a sexual and racial minoritized identity. They were recruited through an online panel service to complete a survey that assessed multiple SRM stressors, adaptive coping, and physical IPV perpetration.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A measurement model which included latent factors of intersectional distal and proximal minority stress and adaptive coping exhibited excellent fit. Hurdle negative binomial regression models indicated that (a) distal intersectional minority stress increased the odds of perpetrating physical IPV (<i>OR</i> = 2.48), (b) frequency of physical IPV perpetration was positively associated with both distal (<i>IRR</i> = 1.32) and proximal (<i>IRR</i> = 1.54) intersectional minority stress, and (c) the positive association between distal intersectional minority stress and frequency of physical IPV perpetration was significantly reduced at higher levels of adaptive coping.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Based on a large sample of SRM adults, findings tentatively indicate that (1) distal and proximal intersectional minority stress increase risk for physical IPV, and (2) adaptive coping mitigates this risk for distal, but not proximal, intersectional minority stressors. Results provide preliminary evidence for integrating adaptive coping into culturally-informed interventions designed to reduce negative health sequelae associated with intersectional minority stress, and IPV perpetration specifically, among SRM adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":47876,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Violence","volume":"15 3","pages":"374-384"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12367011/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144974148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding Intimate Partner Violence Among Latino Sexual Minority Men: A Qualitative Description Study.","authors":"Dalton Scott, Nicholas Metheny, Ashley Apro, Francesco Bojorquez, Diego Balda, Ashley Falcon, Joseph P De Santis","doi":"10.1037/vio0000606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000606","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Latino sexual minority men (LSMM) experience intersecting stressors due to the marginalization of their sexual and ethnic minority identities, elevating risk for intimate partner violence (IPV). However, there is little understanding of IPV among LSMM, especially concerning how IPV may differ in LSMM compared to heterosexual women, on whom most of the literature is based. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to begin identifying nuances in IPV among LSMM as a first step toward tailored measurement and intervention development.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using a qualitative description approach, we conducted 23 semi-structured in-depth interviews with adult LSMM in South Florida. Interviews were transcribed verbatim. The first 10 transcripts were analyzed using an inductive open coding approach, which were then clustered into themes. This inductive process yielded a codebook, which was utilized to code the remaining 13 transcripts. We reached data saturation at 21 interviews and conducted two additional interviews to confirm the emergent themes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seven themes emerged. LSMM participants described: 1) Overt power dynamics related to dyadic differences in age and ethnicity; 2) Heteronormative constraints to help seeking; 3) The role of substance use in non-physical aggression; 4) Manipulation tactics to prevent survivors from leaving violent relationships; 5) Threats related to immigration and citizenship status; 6) Cutoff from sources of support; and 7) Use of financial control.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study provides some of the first data on the nuances of IPV as experienced by LSMM. Findings suggest LSMM can experience IPV in ways that remain uncaptured by common IPV measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":47876,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Violence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12338080/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144974207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Relations Between Proximal and Distal Predictors of Suicide Risk among College Students.","authors":"Hillel R Alpert, Megan E Slater, Robert C Freeman","doi":"10.1037/vio0000589","DOIUrl":"10.1037/vio0000589","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The rates of suicide and prevalence of mental health and behavioral problems have been increasing among adolescents and young adults in the United States over the past two decades. This study examines underlying distal and mediating proximal factors leading to suicide attempts during the sensitive transition period of emerging adulthood.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted bivariate, multivariate, and mediation regression analyses of five years of data from a large national student survey to first identify and then decompose relationships between past-year suicide attempt into distal and proximal associations, controlling for a range of personal and sociodemographic respondent characteristics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 372,000 college students surveyed, 4,292 (1.2%) reported having attempted suicide during the past year. Mediation by proximal, precipitating factors accounted for percentages of the total distal factors as follows: history of diagnosed mental health disorder (20.1%), history of diagnosed alcohol use disorder (25.7%), history of physical abuse (73.9%), financial distress experienced during childhood (40.2%) and having a disability (23.4%). Recent depression severity and recent sexual assault victimization accounted for ≥ 40% of the total indirect association of each distal factor. Mediation of diagnosed mental health disorder and diagnosed alcohol use disorder were attributed primarily to conceptually related proximal factors.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Information regarding dynamic relationships between distal and proximal risk factors may inform integrated clinical and comprehensive campus suicide prevention strategies to mitigate the life-threatening consequences of mental health disorders, alcohol and drug misuse, and stressful life experiences during emerging adulthood.</p>","PeriodicalId":47876,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Violence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12456297/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145139046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}