Behavioral Science Division, National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System.
Psychology Service, VA Boston Healthcare System.
Psychol Assess. 2014 Mar;26(1):8-15. doi: 10.1037/a0034579. Epub 2013 Sep 30.
There is a growing research base focusing on intimate partner aggression (IPA) in combat veterans, although little work has focused on IPA assessment. In the current study, the authors investigated IPA assessment among 65 male Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) combat veterans and their female partners. Specifically, we compared overall levels of veteran- and partner-perpetrated IPA, conducted concordance analyses to examine the degree of interpartner agreement on IPA occurrence and frequency, and investigated both veterans' and partners' relationship satisfaction and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms as correlates of concordance. Results indicated that female partners perpetrated higher levels of physical IPA than did the male veterans, according to both veteran and combined reports. Concordance analyses revealed low to moderate levels of agreement between veterans and their partners on the perpetration of physical and psychological IPA, with particularly low agreement on the veterans' physical IPA. Female partners' relationship satisfaction was associated with reporting less of the veterans' and their own IPA relative to the veterans' reports, and their PTSD symptoms were associated with reporting more of the veterans' and their own IPA. In contrast, the veterans' PTSD symptoms were associated with reporting less of their own IPA relative to their partners' reports. The findings emphasize the need for those researching and treating IPA among military couples to assess IPA perpetrated by both members of the relationship and to consider possible factors that might impact the accuracy of IPA reporting.
越来越多的研究关注作战老兵的亲密伴侣暴力（IPA），尽管很少有研究关注 IPA 的评估。在当前的研究中，作者调查了 65 名伊拉克自由行动（OIF）和持久自由行动（OEF）作战老兵及其女性伴侣的 IPA 评估。具体来说，我们比较了老兵和伴侣实施的 IPA 的总体水平，进行了一致性分析以检验 IPA 发生和频率的伴侣间一致性程度，并调查了老兵和伴侣的关系满意度和创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）症状作为一致性的相关因素。结果表明，根据老兵和综合报告，女性伴侣实施的身体 IPA 水平高于男性老兵。一致性分析显示，老兵和他们的伴侣在身体和心理 IPA 的实施上存在低到中度的一致性，特别是在老兵的身体 IPA 上一致性较低。女性伴侣的关系满意度与报告较少的老兵和他们自己的 IPA 相对于老兵的报告有关，而他们的 PTSD 症状与报告更多的老兵和他们自己的 IPA 有关。相比之下，老兵的 PTSD 症状与报告相对于伴侣的报告，他们自己的 IPA 较少有关。这些发现强调了那些研究和治疗军事夫妇中 IPA 的人需要评估关系双方实施的 IPA，并考虑可能影响 IPA 报告准确性的因素。
