Shorey Ryan C, Fite Paula J, Torres Liz, Stuart Gregory L, Temple Jeff R
Ohio University.
University of Kansas.
Psychol Violence. 2019 Jan;9(1):108-116. doi: 10.1037/vio0000180. Epub 2018 Apr 5.
Beliefs about the acceptability of intimate partner violence (IPV) are associated with the perpetration of IPV among adolescents. However, minimal research has examined whether this association persists across time or whether there is a bidirectional association between acceptability of IPV and the perpetration of IPV. The purpose of the present study was to examine bidirectional associations between acceptability of IPV and the perpetration of IPV from adolescence into young adulthood.
A sample of diverse high school students ( = 1,042; 56% female) from the Southwestern United States were assessed each year for six consecutive years. At each assessment, participants completed measures of the acceptability of IPV and psychological and physical IPV perpetration. The mean age of the sample at the first assessment was 15.09 ( = .79).
Structural equation modeling demonstrated that acceptability of male-to-female and female-to-male IPV were not consistent predictors of one's own IPV perpetration over time. In addition, minimal evidence was found for a bidirectional association between acceptability of IPV and one's own IPV perpetration over time. Moreover, minimal gender differences were evident and there were no differences based on race/ethnicity.
Despite the stability of beliefs about the acceptability of IPV over time from adolescence to young adulthood, findings suggest that acceptability of IPV is not a robust predictor of one's own IPV perpetration during this developmental time period. The implications of targeting beliefs about IPV in prevention and intervention programs are discussed.
对亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）可接受性的信念与青少年实施IPV行为相关。然而，极少有研究考察这种关联是否随时间持续存在，或者IPV可接受性与IPV实施之间是否存在双向关联。本研究的目的是考察从青少年期到青年期IPV可接受性与IPV实施之间的双向关联。
对来自美国西南部的不同高中生样本（n = 1,042；56%为女性）连续六年每年进行评估。每次评估时，参与者完成IPV可接受性以及心理和身体IPV实施情况的测量。首次评估时样本的平均年龄为15.09岁（SD = 0.79）。
结构方程模型表明，随着时间推移，男性对女性和女性对男性IPV的可接受性并非自身IPV实施行为的一致预测因素。此外，随着时间推移，IPV可接受性与自身IPV实施之间存在双向关联的证据极少。而且，性别差异不明显，基于种族/民族也没有差异。
尽管从青少年期到青年期，对IPV可接受性的信念具有稳定性，但研究结果表明，在这一发展时期，IPV可接受性并非自身IPV实施行为的有力预测因素。讨论了在预防和干预项目中针对IPV相关信念的意义。
