Dishon-Brown Amanda, Golder Seana, Renn Tanya, Winham Katherine, Higgins George E, Logan T K
Violence Vict. 2017 Jun 1;32(3):431-451. doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-15-00100. Epub 2017 May 17.
Justice-involved women report high rates of victimization across their life span, and these experiences contribute to their involvement in the criminal justice (CJ) system. Within this population, research has identified an overlap among victimization and substance use, a high-risk coping mechanism. Furthermore, research indicates attachment style is related to coping and high-risk behaviors. Research is needed to understand the relationship among these mechanisms as they relate to intimate partner violence (IPV). To address this gap, this study investigated the relationship between attachment, coping, childhood victimization, substance use, and IPV among 406 victimized women on probation/parole. Results of 6 multivariate regression analyses were statistically significant, accounting for 8%-13% of the variance in IPV. Particularly, childhood sexual victimization and negative coping were significant in all analyses. Findings provide practitioners, administrators, and policymakers information about the specific needs of justice-involved women.
涉及司法案件的女性报告称，她们在一生中遭受侵害的比例很高，而这些经历导致她们卷入刑事司法（CJ）系统。在这一群体中，研究发现侵害与物质使用之间存在重叠，物质使用是一种高风险的应对机制。此外，研究表明依恋风格与应对方式和高风险行为有关。需要开展研究来了解这些机制之间与亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）相关的关系。为了填补这一空白，本研究调查了406名处于缓刑/假释期的受害女性的依恋、应对方式、童年期受侵害经历、物质使用与亲密伴侣暴力之间的关系。6项多元回归分析的结果具有统计学意义，解释了亲密伴侣暴力中8%-13%的方差。特别是，童年期性侵害和消极应对方式在所有分析中都具有显著性。研究结果为从业者、管理人员和政策制定者提供了有关涉及司法案件女性的具体需求的信息。
