Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, USA.
Ohio University, Athens, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2021 May;36(9-10):NP5014-NP5032. doi: 10.1177/0886260518795172. Epub 2018 Aug 30.
As a result of the proliferation of data examining intimate partner violence (IPV), there has been an emerging interest in how this research emotionally affects participants, particularly those with a history of personal experience with IPV. While a large body of IPV research suggests that only a small proportion of individuals experience transient emotional distress as the result of participation, this research is limited by examining only the emotional responses at the of the research, rather than examining changes in affect the research. Therefore, this research sought to examine negative affect among participants throughout the research to better examine the trajectory of affect during participation in research on IPV. We recruited a sample of 914 college students who completed a measure of negative affect at the beginning, after being exposed to violence questionnaires, and at the conclusion of the research. The findings suggested that among the total sample, negative affect generally declined over the course of the research, although there was a significant interaction for victims of both psychological and physical IPV, such that their negative affect remained stable over participation in the research. Negative affect was significantly correlated with measures of reactions to the research globally, and not significantly related to perceptions of the overall benefits of the research. These data suggest that participation in research on IPV does not increase negative affect, even among those with a history of IPV. Implications of these data for future research on IPV are discussed.
由于亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）研究数据的激增，人们越来越关注这些研究如何在情感上影响参与者，特别是那些有个人 IPV 经历的参与者。虽然大量的 IPV 研究表明，只有一小部分人会因参与研究而产生短暂的情绪困扰，但这项研究的局限性在于仅检查了研究结束时的情绪反应，而没有检查研究过程中情感的变化。因此，这项研究旨在通过在整个研究过程中检查参与者的负面情绪，来更好地研究参与者在参与 IPV 研究过程中的情绪轨迹。我们招募了 914 名大学生作为样本，他们在研究开始时、接触暴力问卷后以及研究结束时完成了一项负面情绪测量。研究结果表明，在总样本中，负面情绪通常在研究过程中逐渐下降，尽管对于心理和身体 IPV 的受害者存在显著的交互作用，即他们的负面情绪在参与研究过程中保持稳定。负面情绪与全球对研究的反应测量显著相关，而与对研究整体益处的感知没有显著相关。这些数据表明，参与 IPV 研究不会增加负面情绪，即使是那些有 IPV 经历的人。讨论了这些数据对未来 IPV 研究的影响。
