1 Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2019 Apr;20(2):168-182. doi: 10.1177/1524838017692385. Epub 2017 Feb 13.
Exposure to interpersonal or interparental violence (EIPV) and child abuse and maltreatment (CAM) are associated with an increased risk of maladaptive outcomes, including later involvement in adulthood intimate partner violence (IPV; often referred to as the theory of intergenerational transmission of violence). Recent meta-analyses, however, have documented a weak effect size when examining this association. By focusing on young adulthood, a development stage in which identity development and romantic relationship formation are salient tasks, we can provide insight into the association between EIPV, CAM, and IPV. Guided by the methodological critiques from the IPV and EIPV literatures, the present study reviewed the methodology used in 16 studies (published between 2002 and 2016) that tested the theory of intergenerational transmission of violence. The review study focused on how EIPV, CAM, and young adult dating violence were measured and analyzed, with the initial goal of better understanding how methodological decision informed the study's findings. Ultimately, we determined that there was simply too much methodological variability and yet too little methodological complexity to truly inform a review and discussion of the results; therefore, our review solely focused on the study's methodological decisions. Based on our review, we suggest that both of these challenges, too much variability and too little complexity, hinder our ability to examine the theory of intergenerational transmission of violence. Future research must strike a balance between methodological consistency and complexity to better understand the intricate nuances of IPV experiences and inform practice.
人际间或父母间暴力（EIPV）和儿童虐待与忽视（CAM）与不良后果的风险增加有关，包括成年后亲密伴侣暴力（IPV；通常被称为暴力代际传递理论）的后期介入。然而，最近的荟萃分析记录了在检验这种关联时，效应量较弱。通过关注青年期，这是一个身份发展和浪漫关系形成至关重要的发展阶段，我们可以深入了解 EIPV、CAM 和 IPV 之间的关联。本研究以 IPV 和 EIPV 文献中的方法学批评为指导，回顾了 16 项研究（发表于 2002 年至 2016 年之间）的方法学，这些研究检验了暴力代际传递理论。综述研究侧重于如何测量和分析 EIPV、CAM 和青年期约会暴力，最初的目标是更好地了解方法学决策如何影响研究结果。最终，我们确定方法学的可变性太大，而复杂性太小，无法真正为结果的审查和讨论提供信息；因此，我们的综述仅侧重于研究的方法学决策。基于我们的综述，我们认为这两个挑战，即太多的可变性和太少的复杂性，都阻碍了我们检验暴力代际传递理论的能力。未来的研究必须在方法学的一致性和复杂性之间取得平衡，以更好地理解 IPV 经历的复杂细微差别，并为实践提供信息。
