Risk and Protective Factors for Recurrent Intimate Partner Violence in a Cohort of Low-Income Inner-City Women |
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Authors: | Jeffrey Sonis Michelle Langer |
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Affiliation: | (1) Departments of Social Medicine and Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA;(2) Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA;(3) Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB#7240, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7240, USA |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to identify longitudinal predictors of any (versus no) episodes of recurrent intimate partner violence (IPV) and their severity among low-income inner-city women. A secondary analysis was conducted on data from an inception cohort of 321 previously abused women from the Chicago Women’s Health Risk Study. In a multivariable logistic regression model, pregnancy, frequency of IPV in the year prior to the baseline interview, and the partner’s use of power and control tactics increased the odds of recurrent IPV during the follow-up period and leaving an abusive partner reduced the odds. In a multivariate proportional odds logistic regression model, partner violence outside the home was associated with higher severity of recurrent IPV, but leaving an abusive partner was not. The results suggest that, for low-income women, leaving an abusive partner may reduce the risk of recurrent victimization without increasing severity of the recurrent attacks that do occur. |
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Keywords: | Intimate partner violence Domestic violence Recurrence Revictimization Longitudinal |
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