An Exploratory Study of African American Men’s Perspectives of Intraracial, Heterosexual Intimate Partner Violence Using a Multisystems Life Course Framework

The Influence of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence Among Black Men: The Moderating Role of Alcohol Use

“…Although not all men exposed to adversities in childhood perpetrate IPV in adulthood (Delsol & Margolin, 2004), studies have shown that, in general, as boys with experiences of childhood abuse or neglect age they are at increased risk for IPV perpetration against women when compared to those without such adversities (McKinney et al, 2009; Widom et al, 2014). Other studies have also found that adversities in childhood predict male-to-female partner violence (MFPV, e.g., McMahon et al, 2015; Valandra et al, 2019).…”

Alcohol Use and Physical Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Among Black Men: The Moderating Effect of Interpersonal Social Support

“…Although studies, dating back from almost four decades (Straus & Gelles, 1986; Straus et al, 1980) to now (Cunradi et al, 2013; Schafer et al, 2004), have found that Black men perpetrate IPV at higher rates when compared to their White counterparts and other racial or ethnic groups, these findings are not universal. Notably, several factors have been found to act as stressors (Caetano et al, 2005) and thereby increases the risk for IPV perpetration by Black men including but not limited to poverty; low income; high rates of unemployment, lower educational attainment (Capaldi et al, 2012; Valandra et al, 2019); heightened experiences of racial discrimination (Reed et al, 2010), historical trauma (Valandra et al, 2019); marginalization and lack of advancement (Hampton et al, 2003); mental health challenges (Maldonado et al, 2022); and disproportionately high rates of incarceration (Oliver & Hairston, 2008).…”