Intimate Partner Violence Among Married Male U.S. Army Soldiers: Ethnicity as a Factor in Self-Reported Perpetration and Victimization

Abstract

Correlates of self-reported intimate partner violence (IPV) were examined among 488 married male U.S. Army soldiers. Study results were examined within the framework of Johnson's (1995) typology, which proposes that there are two main types of IPV, common couple violence and intimate terrorism. We predicted that poor marital adjustment would be associated with minor violence, hypothesized to be indicative of common couple violence. We also predicted that psychological and behavioral characteristics associated with perpetrators of IPV would be more strongly correlated with severe inflicted aggression--a pattern hypothesized to be indicative of intimate terrorism. The results, based on a multivariate analysis of covariance, generally supported our hypotheses. Furthermore, the higher levels of IPV reported by Black respondents in this study were associated with the pattern hypothesized to be characteristic of common couple violence.

Systematic review of mental health disorders and intimate partner violence victimisation among military populations

“…All studies were conducted in high-income countries, with two conducted in Canada [ 44 , 45 ], and the other 11 conducted in the USA. Five of the 13 studies were conducted in clinical settings [ 52 , 81 – 84 ] and eight in non-clinical settings [ 44 , 45 , 47 , 48 , 50 , 54 , 58 , 85 ]. Five of the 13 studies were categorised as high quality (i.e., scoring 50% or higher for selection bias) [ 44 , 45 , 47 , 48 , 50 ].…”

“…Six of the 13 studies utilised validated measures of IPV such as the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS) or the Abuse Assessment Screen to measure domestic violence. Four studies used adapted versions of validated tools [ 54 , 58 , 81 , 83 ]. The remaining three studies measured IPV using an objective question [ 47 , 48 , 52 ] (see Table 3 ).…”

“…Studies examined IPV measured over a variety of time periods. Four studies reported on past-year IPV [ 50 , 54 , 84 , 85 ], six studies on lifetime [ 47 , 48 , 58 , 81 – 83 ], two studies on IPV experienced over the course of the current relationship [ 44 , 45 ], and one study on IPV experienced during military service [ 52 ]. Further details of sample size, study methods, and findings are presented in Tables 2 and 3 .…”

Gender and Military Contextual Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Aggression

“…Alcohol use has been noted in both civilian and military research literatures as an important risk factor for IPA perpetration (Fonseca et al, 2006;Hurlbert & Whittaker, 1991;Jensen, Lewis, & Xenakis, 1986;Langhinrichsen-Rohling, 2005;Stith & McMonigle, 2009). It also has been associated with the severity of IPA, including the likelihood of injury and even homicide (McCarroll, Fan, & Bell, 2009;Pan et al, 1994;Rosen, Parmley, Knudson, & Fancher, 2002;Stith & McMonigle, 2009). In a different sample of Navy recruits, alcohol problems were related to premilitary IPA perpetration for both men and women (Merrill, Crouch, Thomsen, & Guimond, 2004;Merrill, Hervig, & Milner, 1996;White, Merrill, & Koss, 2001).…”

Prevalence of Self-Reported Intimate Partner Violence Victimization Among Military Personnel: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…All four studies of physical IPV victimisation among males involved active duty participants, with two being classed as high quality (Belik et al, 2009;Foran et al, 2011). Past-year prevalence rates for any physical IPV ranged from 19.61% to 38% (Foran et al, 2011;Rosen et al, 2002a;Rosen et al, 2002b). Prevalence rates for moderate-severe past-year IPV ranged from 10% to 16% (Rosen et al, 2002a;Rosen et al, 2002b).…”