Testing the Trauma Model of Violence

Neller, Daniel J.; Denney, Robert L.; Pietz, Christina A.; Thomlinson, R. Paul

doi:10.1007/s10896-005-3651-z

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“…The potential effects of risk factors include adverse psychological and physical consequences and, in some cases, may result in trauma. In turn, symptoms of trauma typically include various negative emotion states such as anger, hostility, lowered self-esteem, anxiety, and depression (Neller et al 2005).…”

Section: Risk Factors and The Onset Of Conduct Problemsmentioning

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Narratives of Childhood Adversity and Adolescent Misconduct as Precursors to Violent Extremism

Simi

Sporer

Bubolz

2016

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

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Objective: We examined how nonideological factors such as childhood risk factors and adolescent conduct problems precede participation in violent extremism (VE). Methods: We conducted in-depth life-history interviews with former members of violent White supremacist groups ( N = 44) to examine their childhood and adolescent experiences, and how they explain the factors that led to the onset of VE. Results: Based on self-reports, we found substantial presence of childhood risk factors and adolescent conduct problems as precursors to participation in violent extremist groups. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that pathways to VE are more complex than previously identified in the literature and that violent extremists are a heterogeneous population of offenders whose life histories resemble members of conventional street gangs and generic criminal offenders. We conclude our article with implications related to criminological theory, directions for future research, and limitations.

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Section: Risk Factors and The Onset Of Conduct Problemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Narratives of Childhood Adversity and Adolescent Misconduct as Precursors to Violent Extremism

Simi

Sporer

Bubolz

2016

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

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“…The first pathway has been termed a ‘cycle of violence’ and is supported by research showing that some victims of childhood sexual abuse are likely to go on to commit violent crimes. 32–34 Using data on the current prison sentence, we found that prisoners who reported sexual coercion before the age of 16 years (the legal age of consent in Australia) were more likely than those whose first sexual coercion occurred after that age to be incarcerated for a violent offence, although the difference did not reach statistical significance (42% versus 34%, N = 463, P = 0.09). Since this information relates to the current sentence only, it is likely to be an underestimate as previous violent offences would be obscured by the offence for the current incarceration episode.…”

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Sexual coercion prior to imprisonment: prevalence, demographic and behavioural correlates

Malacova¹,

Butler

Yap

et al. 2012

Int J STD AIDS

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Little is known about experiences of sexual coercion among prisoners prior to incarceration. Prisoner populations are routinely excluded from national surveys of sexual health which also tend to under-represent marginalized groups. We surveyed 2351 randomly selected men and women, aged 18-64 years, in New South Wales and Queensland prisons who participated in a computer-assisted telephone interview. Around 60% of women and 14% of men self-reported having been sexually coerced prior to incarceration, with 60% of these experiences occurring before the age of 16 years. Factors independently associated with a self-reported history of sexual coercion were: homosexual and bisexual identity, being unable to work, separated marital status, higher level of education (among women), having been paid for sex, a past sexually transmissible infection (among men), drug use (among women) and a history of mental health problems. Prior sexual coercion was associated with unwanted sexual contact and physical assault while in prison. The high prevalence of sexual coercion reported by prisoners and its association with a range of factors indicates a need for a greater acknowledgement of the potential consequences of this within the criminal justice system. This could entail providing counselling and support services within the correctional setting.

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“…Two additional justifications for violence were raised by the participants: intergenerational learning from the family of origin (see Neller et al, 2005) and neutralizing any personal responsibility for violence and blaming the woman's deeds or words for the man's violence (see Dutton, 1986;Elisha et al, 2010). The first of these, linked with intergenerational violence and the acquisition of violence in the family of origin, is supported, as mentioned before, by Bandura's social-learning theory (Bandura, 1973(Bandura, , 1979).…”

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“…Various studies suggest a link between childhood experience of or exposure to abuse and violent behavior towards an intimate partner in adulthood (e.g., Neller, Denney, Pietz, & Thomlinson, 2005). Children who have been exposed to violence undergo trauma, which can impair emotional regulation and the control of impulses and anger in adulthood (Neller et al, 2005), or even earlier, during adolescence (O'Keeffe, Brockopp, & Chew, 1986). Children who have been victims of violence view the world in a distorted way, and they misinterpret social cues accordingly.…”

Section: Previous Studies Of Men's Violence Towards Their Intimate Partnersmentioning

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Domestic Violence Against Partners According to Wife-Beaters: Construction of Lifestyle and Life Meaning

Vignansky

Timor

2015

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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This qualitative study examines the life stories of men who committed violent crimes against their intimate partners, for which they have served prison sentences. For the study, nine men in a rehabilitation hostel in Israel were interviewed. The study aim was to understand the psychological process that had brought the participants to behave violently towards their partners. Narrative analysis of the life stories resulted in two main themes. The first, childhood, was related to how the interviewee during his childhood perceived his personal identity and his parents. The second theme represented the adult interviewee's worldview of violence in general and of intimate partner violence in particular. The findings revealed a subjective feeling of inferiority and lack of worth and volition during childhood, a feeling of chaos, and the absence of existential meaning. To avoid these feelings in adulthood, the participants chose a lifestyle that included the use of force and violence, which provided them with a sense of control and meaning. Discussion of the findings is based on the individual psychology theory of Adler and his followers, as well as on the existentialist orientation. According to these approaches, the study participants, who lacked a sense of positive "existential being," developed a negative lifestyle that enabled them to feel a sense of security, value, and meaning.

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Testing the Trauma Model of Violence

Cited by 17 publications

References 45 publications

Narratives of Childhood Adversity and Adolescent Misconduct as Precursors to Violent Extremism

Narratives of Childhood Adversity and Adolescent Misconduct as Precursors to Violent Extremism

Sexual coercion prior to imprisonment: prevalence, demographic and behavioural correlates

Domestic Violence Against Partners According to Wife-Beaters: Construction of Lifestyle and Life Meaning

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