Intimate partner violence among postsecondary students with military experience.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore intimate partner violence (IPV) among student service members and veterans within postsecondary educational settings. Secondary data for the present cross-sectional study were retrieved from the 2011-2014 National College Health Assessment on a nationally representative sample of college students (n ϭ 114,816). Fisher's exact test (Upton, 1992) was used to determine differences in 3 types of IPV (emotional abuse, physical abuse, and sexual violence) between students with and without military experience (ME). Logistic regression was conducted to determine (a) risk factors for IPV and (b) associations between IPV and certain mental, physical, and behavioral health outcomes among students with ME. Although-in terms of descriptive statistics-self-reported emotional abuse (10.700% vs. 9.000%) and physical abuse (23.200% vs. 20.500%) were higher among students with ME, self-reported sexual violence was more prevalent among students with no ME (8.300% vs. 10.200%). Risk factors for IPV among students with ME included identifying as transgender, identifying as heterosexual, being a graduate student, identifying as an "other" race, and being married. The odds of self-reported mental and physical health problems, as well as unhealthy behaviors (such as binge drinking and suicide attempts), were higher among students with ME who had experienced IPV. The emotional, behavioral, and psychological risks evident from our study substantiate the critical need for higher education professionals to place more emphasis on IPV and its consequences on students' success.

Intimate partner violence among service members and veterans: Differences by sex and rurality.

“…Furthermore, Gibbs, Jewkes, Willan, and Washington’s study (2018) showed that IPV victimization prevalence was more common among women than among men—a sex-based difference that was observed in this study. Finally, Albright et al’s (2019) study showed that IPV, as measured by emotional abuse and physical abuse perpetrated by an intimate partner, was more common among military veterans than individuals with no military experience—an outcome that was also observed in this study.…”

An exploratory study: Informing health and prevention services for transgender and gender nonconforming student service members and veterans.

“…Results of this study serve as a starting point to inform mental health and physical health services for TGNC student veterans. This study contributes to the growing awareness and research literature that veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars are enrolling in colleges in greater numbers and have health risks and health behaviors that differ from the general student population (intimate partner violence: Albright, Fletcher, McDaniel, et al, 2018; Albright, Godfrey, et al, 2019; prevalence of campus mental health service use: Albright, Fletcher, Pelts, & Taliaferro, 2017; tobacco use: Albright, Fletcher, Thomas, et al, 2018; oral health: Albright, Landor, et al, in press; Albright, Thomas, et al, in press; sexual behaviors and health practices: Albright, McDaniel, et al, 2019; mental health and sexual orientation: Pelts & Albright, 2015; physical health and sexual orientation: Pelts, Albright, McDaniel, & Godfrey, 2018; mental health: Thomas et al, 2018). With this awareness, colleges and universities need to continue to gather data on the TGNC student veteran population.…”

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Military and Veteran Populations: A Systematic Review of Population-Based Surveys and Population Screening Studies

“…These included twice as many men ( n = 97,769) as women ( n = 42,860) across studies. There was one study [ 53 ] that reported data on gender identities other than men or women (transgender: n = 31). Victimisation was mostly assessed using un-validated screening measures ( k = 11, 42.3%), followed by the CTS ( k = 7, 28.0%), and two brief screening tools that have been validated.…”

“…There were many studies which only administered IPV measures to participants who were in current relationships, which may also distort estimates by excluding consideration of violent behaviours perpetrated by ex-partners [ 21 ]. Only a single study reported data regarding gender identities apart from men and women [ 53 ]. Finally, most studies were situated in the U.S. and may have limited generalizability to other jurisdictions.…”