Human Development and Family Science, Ohio State University, 1787 Neil Ave, 135 Campbell Hall, Columbus, OH 43081, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2010 Sep;25(9):1579-93. doi: 10.1177/0886260509354590. Epub 2010 Jan 7.
No study to date has reported intimate partner violence (IPV) experiences among homeless youth. This study sought to uncover lifetime prevalence estimates of physical, sexual, and emotional IPV among a nonprobability sample of 180 homeless male and female youth in Columbus, Ohio. To that aim, self-reported IPV and the association between IPV and gender, race, age, and history of childhood abuse were examined. Results showed that physical violence and verbal abuse were the most commonly reported experiences of IPV in the current sample and ranged from 30.0% to 35.4%. Women and those with a history of childhood abuse were more likely to be victimized by their intimate partners. Specifically, multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that women were approximately twice as likely as men to be verbally and physically abused in intimate relationships. Moreover, youth who reported being victims of abuse in childhood were more than twice as likely to experience verbal abuse and physical violence in their relationships. Given the high lifetime occurrence of IPV among homeless youth, intervention efforts should target IPV to prevent future occurrence. Findings also suggest that intervention efforts should consider gender and history of childhood abuse.
迄今为止，尚无研究报告无家可归青年遭受亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的经历。本研究旨在揭示俄亥俄州哥伦布市 180 名无家可归的男女青年非概率样本中身体、性和情感 IPV 的终生流行率估计。为此，研究人员检查了自我报告的 IPV 以及 IPV 与性别、种族、年龄和儿童期虐待史之间的关联。结果表明，身体暴力和言语虐待是当前样本中最常见的 IPV 经历，发生率在 30.0%至 35.4%之间。女性和有儿童期虐待史的人更容易成为亲密伴侣的受害者。具体而言，多元逻辑回归分析表明，女性在亲密关系中遭受言语和身体虐待的可能性是男性的两倍。此外，报告在儿童期遭受虐待的青年在其关系中遭受言语虐待和身体暴力的可能性是前者的两倍多。鉴于无家可归青年中 IPV 的终生发生率较高，干预措施应针对 IPV 以预防未来发生。研究结果还表明，干预措施应考虑性别和儿童期虐待史。
