Domestic Violence and Trauma Care in Teenage Pregnancy: Does Paternal Age Make a Difference?

Harner, Holly M.

doi:10.1177/0884217504264867

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“…This is supported by evidence from the USA that indicates reluctance to report domestic violence to the police (Thomas, Sorenson, & Joshi, 2010). Importantly, it is often assumed that violence takes place between peers yet the word ''young'' in relation to father and/or partners in this situation is often a misnomer as a significant minority of young women are in partnerships with men much older than them (Harner, 2004;Pearce, Williams, & Galvin, 2002;Tan & Quinlaven, 2006;Thomas et al, 2010). This may indicate an imbalance of power within the relationship and the potential for young women to be subject to an increased risk of experiencing victimisation, exploitation and abuse (Darroch, Landry, & Oslak, 1999).…”

Section: Teenage Pregnancy Intimate Relationships and Violencementioning

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Young Mothers’ Experiences of Power, Control and Violence Within Intimate and Familial Relationships

Brown¹,

Brady

Letherby

2011

Child Care in Practice

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In 2009 the National Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Children published ''Partner Exploitation and Violence in Teenage Intimate Relationships''. This publication reports on the first major study in the United Kingdom to systematically document the incidence rates and dynamics of intimate partner violence in the lives of young people. It also highlights the UK research communities' lack of attention to the issue of young people and partner violence; much of what is known about young people's experiences of violence within their intimate relationships has been informed by research undertaken in the USA. In this article we contribute to the growing body of research in the United Kingdom and present findings from a qualitative study that explored pregnant teenagers and young mothers' experience of power, control and domestic violence in their familial and intimate relationships. Our study highlights the complexities and contradictions relating to the notion of family support, with young women respondents sometimes identifying this ''support'' as controlling. Our findings also show how young mothers, like older adult women, are subject to a range of violent behaviours in their intimate relationships. We conclude that any attempt to minimise the ''risks'' this group face needs to recognise how familial and intimate relationships can negatively impact on the health and well-being of pregnant teenagers, of young mothers and that of their child/children.

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Section: Teenage Pregnancy Intimate Relationships and Violencementioning

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Young Mothers’ Experiences of Power, Control and Violence Within Intimate and Familial Relationships

Brown¹,

Brady

Letherby

2011

Child Care in Practice

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“…Previous findings on the association between age asymmetries and IPV are not only varied, but inconclusive. For instance, some researchers (e.g., Catallozi et al, 2011; Peters et al, 2002) have reported a positive association between age asymmetries and partner violence, while others (e.g., Agurcia et al, 2001; Harner, 2004; Volpe et al, 2013) have not found significant associations.…”

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“…One explanation for these disparate findings on age asymmetries and partner violence may be due to sample differences. Some studies (e.g., Agurcia et al, 2001; Harner, 2004) have examined adolescent mothers who were partnered with adult men, and other studies focused on dating relationships (e.g., Volpe et al, 2011), and no studies have included dating, cohabiting, and marital unions among young adults. Nevertheless, consistent with the homogamy argument, we expect that age asymmetries would be associated with higher odds of IPV.…”

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The Influence of Demographic, Relational, and Risk Asymmetries on the Frequency of Intimate Partner Violence in Young Adulthood

Cooper

Longmore

Manning

et al. 2020

Journal of Family Issues

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Social characteristics are prominent factors in mate selection, but they are also important for the quality and functioning of intimate relationships. Researchers have shown that the intimate relationships that are considered the most successful often have high levels of partner similarity. Yet this prior work is limited, as it largely focuses on demographic differences (or asymmetries) between intimate partners. In addition to demographic asymmetries, we explored how differences in relational and risk behaviors were associated with intimate partner violence (IPV). Examining data from the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study ( n = 828), we found that young adults in relationships with demographic, relational, and risk asymmetries reported greater frequency of violence. Furthermore, we found that asymmetries in risk behavior had the strongest association with IPV. These findings highlighted the importance of considering different types of asymmetries and provided new insight into the functioning of young adult relationships.

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“…In adolescent girls, low relationship power has been linked to intimate partner violence (IPV) and unprotected sex (Kaestle & Halpern, 2005; Teitelman, Ratcliffe, Morales-Aleman, & Sullivan, 2008). Despite IPV links with sexual health and relationship power, published evidence of the links between older partners and IPV is limited and inconsistent (Gowen, Feldman, Diaz, & Yisrael, 2004; Harner, 2004; Seth et al, 2010). …”

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What’s Age Got to Do With It? Partner Age Difference, Power, Intimate Partner Violence, and Sexual Risk in Urban Adolescents

Volpe

Hardie

Cerulli

et al. 2013

J Interpers Violence

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Adolescent girls with older male main partners are at greater risk for adverse sexual health outcomes than other adolescent girls. One explanation for this finding is that low relationship power occurs with partner age difference. Using a cross-sectional, descriptive design, we investigated the effect of partner age difference between an adolescent girl and her male partner on sexual risk behavior through the mediators of sexual relationship power, and physical intimate partner violence (IPV), and psychological IPV severity. We chose Blanc’s framework to guide this study as it depicts the links among demographic, social, economic, relationship, family and community characteristics, and reproductive health outcomes with gender-based relationship power and violence. Urban adolescent girls (N = 155) completed an anonymous computer-assisted self-interview survey to examine partner and relationship factors’ effect on consistent condom use. Our sample had an average age of 16.1 years with a mean partner age of 17.8 years. Partners were predominantly African American (75%), non-Hispanic (74%), and low-income (81%); 24% of participants reported consistent condom use in the last 3 months. Descriptive, correlation, and multiple mediation analyses were conducted. Partner age difference was negatively associated with consistent condom use (−.4292, p < .01); however, the indirect effects through three proposed mediators (relationship power, physical IPV, or psychological IPV severity) were not statistically significant. Further studies are needed to explore alternative rationale explaining the relationship between partner age differences and sexual risk factors within adolescent sexual relationships. Nonetheless, for clinicians and researchers, these findings underscore the heightened risk associated with partner age differences and impact of relationship dynamics on sexual risk behavior.

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Domestic Violence and Trauma Care in Teenage Pregnancy: Does Paternal Age Make a Difference?

Cited by 11 publications

References 24 publications

Young Mothers’ Experiences of Power, Control and Violence Within Intimate and Familial Relationships

Young Mothers’ Experiences of Power, Control and Violence Within Intimate and Familial Relationships

The Influence of Demographic, Relational, and Risk Asymmetries on the Frequency of Intimate Partner Violence in Young Adulthood

What’s Age Got to Do With It? Partner Age Difference, Power, Intimate Partner Violence, and Sexual Risk in Urban Adolescents

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