Prevalence and Predictors of Bidirectional Violence in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Residing at Shelters

• Published in: Journal of interpersonal violence Vol. 34; no. 16; pp. 3492 - 3515
• Main Authors: Holmes, Samantha C., Johnson, Nicole L., Rojas-Ashe, Elsa E., Ceroni, Taylor L., Fedele, Katherine M., Johnson, Dawn M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2019; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Abused women; Adult; Battered Women - psychology; Battered Women - statistics & numerical data; Crime Victims - psychology; Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data; Domestic violence; Family Violence; Female; Females; Housing; Humans; Intimate partner violence; Intimate Partner Violence - psychology; Intimate Partner Violence - statistics & numerical data; Male; Mental disorders; Prevalence; Shelters; Survivor; Survivors - psychology; Survivors - statistics & numerical data; Trauma; Victimization; Victims of Crime; Violence; battered women; women offenders; predicting domestic violence

There has been a long-standing debate regarding whether or not there is gender symmetry in intimate partner violence (IPV); however, shelter samples have been understudied thus far. This study investigates the prevalence and predictors of IPV perpetration in a sample of 227 women in battered women’s...