The Intergenerational Transmission of Intimate Partner Violence: Differentiating Correlates in a Random Community Sample

Abstract

The current study used a random sample of 502 men and women to investigate the intergenerational transmission of violence and assess the impact of family-oforigin violence on later adult intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration and victimization while controlling for a host of theoretically-relevant factors and demographic characteristics. Six multivariate logistic regression analyses were modeled to identify differential correlates depending upon type of violence perpetration and victimization. Findings indicated a significant relationship between family-of-origin violence and psychological perpetration and victimization. The acceptance of violence in relationships significantly correlated with physical violence perpetration. Finally, being married, older, and employed protected against several forms of interpersonal violence. Policy implications are discussed.

Twenty-one lessons: preventing domestic violence in the Caribbean

“…In their qualitative longitudinal study of 160 young people (73% female, 69% ethnic minorities) with confirmed experiences of sexual abuse as children, Feiring, Simon, Cleland, and Barrett (2013) found that stigmatisation and re-traumatisation from CSA can promote anger and violence within relationships in adolescence and adulthood. Furthermore research by Milletich et al (2010) and Franklin and Kercher (2012) showed that girls witnessing domestic violence and controlling behaviour within the family were more vulnerable to experiences of domestic violence in later life. Boys experiencing similar home circumstances however, were found by Laporte et al (2011) to be more likely to become the perpetrator of violence within their relationships.…”

The effects of cumulative victimization on psychological distress.

“…89 the results indicate anxious/insecure attachment styles that also further contribute to potentially hostile interactions with partners as adults (Franklin & Kercher, 2012).…”

“…Literature demonstrates that children who experience victimization, particularly by their caretakers, will also experience violence in interpersonal adult relationships (Banford, Brown, Ketring, & Mansfield, 2015;Franklin & Kercher, 2012). From a family-of-origin perspective, it is theorized that victimized children eventually learn to accept violence within relationships as appropriate and thus maladaptive emotional regulation strategies develop overtime due to feeling un-protected by caregivers (Franklin & Kercher, 2012).…”

“…From a family-of-origin perspective, it is theorized that victimized children eventually learn to accept violence within relationships as appropriate and thus maladaptive emotional regulation strategies develop overtime due to feeling un-protected by caregivers (Franklin & Kercher, 2012).…”

“…The previously mentioned ACE Study also examined adult IPV experiences specifically; results indicated that women's risk of IPV is 3.5 times more likely to occur if they experienced all three forms of child victimization (Whitfield, et al, 2003). The Franklin and Kercher (2012) study that randomly sampled 502 participants (189 males, 360 females) indicated experiences of child victimization directly influenced future risk of psychological victimization by an intimate partner. As the evidence suggests, childhood victimization is endemic and directly related to later experiences of adult IPV.…”