VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2022 Feb;37(3-4):1179-1205. doi: 10.1177/0886260520922340. Epub 2020 May 27.
This study examined how patterns in general offending relate to the occurrence of and likelihood of persistence in intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration in young adulthood. The study used longitudinal data from the cohort of 18 year olds from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods study. Self-reported offending was measured in all three waves, and data on IPV were collected in Waves 1 and 3. Group-based trajectory modeling identified three distinct general offending trajectory groups: non-offenders, low-rate offenders, and high-rate offenders. The majority of respondents engaged in psychological IPV perpetration, and half of all young adults reported physical IPV, but prevalence rates decreased over the waves. Binary logistic regression analyses showed that those involved in offending, especially those who showed a diverse offending pattern, were at increased risk of perpetrating psychological and (severe) physical IPV, as well as to show persistence in the different forms of IPV perpetration. The findings highlight an important overlap between general crime and IPV perpetration. In recognition that IPV is often part of a broader pattern of antisocial behavior, interventions should focus on interrupting the criminal careers of young offenders to reduce the prevalence and harms of IPV.
本研究考察了一般犯罪模式与年轻人中亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）发生和持续存在的关系。该研究使用了来自芝加哥社区人类发展项目的 18 岁队列的纵向数据。所有三个波次都测量了自我报告的犯罪行为，而在第 1 波和第 3 波收集了关于 IPV 的数据。基于群组的轨迹建模确定了三种不同的一般犯罪轨迹群组：非犯罪者、低犯罪率者和高犯罪率者。大多数受访者从事心理 IPV 实施，并且一半的年轻人报告身体 IPV，但流行率在波次间下降。二元逻辑回归分析表明，那些涉及犯罪的人，特别是那些表现出多种犯罪模式的人，更有可能实施心理和（严重）身体 IPV，并且在不同形式的 IPV 实施中表现出持续存在。这些发现强调了一般犯罪与 IPV 实施之间的重要重叠。鉴于 IPV 通常是反社会行为的更广泛模式的一部分，干预措施应侧重于中断年轻罪犯的犯罪生涯，以减少 IPV 的流行率和危害。
