Family Violence: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Violence Prevalence

scholarly journals Social-Ecological Predictors of Homophobic Name-Calling Perpetration and Victimization Among Early Adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 027243162110022
Author(s):  
Alberto Valido ◽  
Gabriel J. Merrin ◽  
Dorothy L. Espelage ◽  
Luz E. Robinson ◽  
Kyle Nickodem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Early Adolescents ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
School Belonging ◽  
Neighborhood Violence ◽  
Traditional Masculinity ◽  
Homophobic Name Calling

Bias-based aggression at school in the form of homophobic name-calling is quite prevalent among early adolescents. Homophobic name-calling is associated with low academic performance, higher risky sexual behaviors, and substance abuse, among other adverse outcomes. This longitudinal study examined risk and protective factors across multiple domains of the social ecology (individual, peer, family, school and community) and levels of analysis (within- and between-person) associated with homophobic name-calling perpetration and victimization. Students from four middle schools in the U.S. Midwest ( N = 1,655; [Formula: see text] age = 12.75; range = 10–16 years) were surveyed four times (Spring/Fall 2008, Spring/Fall 2009). For homophobic name-calling perpetration, significant risk factors included impulsivity, social dominance, traditional masculinity, family violence, and neighborhood violence; while empathy, peer support, school belonging, and adult support were significant protective factors. For homophobic name-calling victimization, significant risk factors included empathy (between-person), impulsivity, traditional masculinity, family violence, and neighborhood violence, while empathy (within-person), parental monitoring, peer support, school belonging, and adult support were significant protective factors.

scholarly journals Family violence exposure and associated risk factors for child PTSD in a Mexican sample

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 1011-1022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kara S. Erolin ◽  
Elizabeth Wieling ◽  
R. Elizabeth Aguilar Parra
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
Child Ptsd ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Adolescent Dating Violence: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Health Outcomes, and Implications for Clinical Practice

2003 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Glass ◽  
Nina Fredland ◽  
Jacquelyn Campbell ◽  
Michael Yonas ◽  
Phyllis Sharps ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Adolescent Dating Violence ◽  
Adolescent Dating ◽  
Violence Prevalence

Risk factors for family violence: introduction to the special series

2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 115-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard E. Heyman ◽  
Amy M. Smith Slep
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Special Series

Prospective Risk and Protective Factors for Juvenile Arrest Among Youth At Risk for Maltreatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 286-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne S. Morrow ◽  
Miguel T. Villodas ◽  
Moira K. Cunius
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Conduct Disorder ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Risk And Protective Factors ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
Youth At Risk ◽  
Actuarial Risk ◽  
Prospective Risk

This study aimed to prospectively identify ecological risk factors for juvenile arrest in a sample of youth at risk for maltreatment. Chi-Squared Automatic Interaction Detector analysis was performed with data from 592 youth from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect to identify the optimal combination of age 14 predictors of past-year arrest at age 16. Results extended previous research, which has identified being male, having more conduct disorder symptoms, suspension from school, perceived school importance, witnessing family violence, and having a jailed family member as key risk and protective factors for arrest by identifying important interactions among these risk factors. These interactions differentiate youth at the greatest risk of arrest, which, in this sample, were males with greater than two symptoms of conduct disorder who witnessed family violence. These findings suggest that longitudinal and multi-informant data could inform the refinement of actuarial risk assessments for juvenile arrest.

scholarly journals Risk Factors for Borderline Personality Disorder in Treatment Seeking Patients with a Substance Use Disorder: An International Multicenter Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 188-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela Wapp ◽  
Geurt van de Glind ◽  
Katelijne van Emmerik-van Oortmerssen ◽  
Geert Dom ◽  
Sofie Verspreet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Multicenter Study ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
International Multicenter Study ◽  
International Multicenter

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and substance use disorders (SUDs) often co-occur, partly because they share risk factors. In this international multicenter study, risk factors for BPD were examined for SUD patients. In total, 1,205 patients were comprehensively examined by standardized interviews and questionnaires on psychiatric diagnosis and risk factors, and it was found that 1,033 (85.7%) had SUDs without BPD (SUD) and 172 (14.3%) had SUD with BPD (SUD + BPD). SUD + BPD patients were significantly younger, more often females and more often diagnosed with comorbid adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. SUD + BPD patients did not differ from SUD patients on most risk factors typical for SUD such as maternal use of drugs during pregnancy or parents having any SUD. However, SUD + BPD patients did have a higher risk of having experienced emotional and physical abuse, neglect, or family violence in childhood compared to SUD patients, suggesting that child abuse and family violence are BPD-specific risk factors in patients with SUDs.

scholarly journals Post-deployment family violence among UK military personnel

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (13) ◽  
pp. 2202-2212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie Kwan ◽  
Margaret Jones ◽  
Greta Somaini ◽  
Lisa Hull ◽  
Simon Wessely ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
The Family ◽  
Stranger Violence

AbstractBackgroundResearch into violence among military personnel has not differentiated between stranger- and family-directed violence. While military factors (combat exposure and post-deployment mental health problems) are risk factors for general violence, there has been limited research on their impact on violence within the family environment. This study aims to compare the prevalence of family-directed and stranger-directed violence among a deployed sample of UK military personnel and to explore risk factors associated with both family- and stranger-directed violence.MethodThis study utilised data from a large cohort study which collected information by questionnaire from a representative sample of randomly selected deployed UK military personnel (n = 6711).ResultsThe prevalence of family violence immediately following return from deployment was 3.6% and 7.8% for stranger violence. Family violence was significantly associated with having left service, while stranger violence was associated with younger age, male gender, being single, having a history of antisocial behaviour as well as having left service. Deployment in a combat role was significantly associated with both family and stranger violence after adjustment for confounders [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.92 (1.25–2.94), p = 0.003 and aOR = 1.77 (1.31–2.40), p < 0.001, respectively], as was the presence of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, common mental disorders and aggression.ConclusionsExposure to combat and post-deployment mental health problems are risk factors for violence both inside and outside the family environment and should be considered in violence reduction programmes for military personnel. Further research using a validated measurement tool for family violence would improve comparability with other research.

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