Department of Social Welfare, 65440Gachon University, Seongnam, Korea.
Department of Social Welfare, 34942Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea.
J Interpers Violence. 2022 May;37(9-10):6009-6033. doi: 10.1177/08862605211073088. Epub 2022 Feb 6.
The main purpose of this study was to examine the association of family polyvictimization in childhood with the victimization or perpetration of spousal abuse and the perpetration of child abuse in adulthood. While associations between maltreatment in childhood and subsequent perpetration or victimization in adulthood are well documented, their association with polyvictimization in childhood (i.e., experiencing multiple types of victimization) has received less attention. This research aims to empirically investigate 1) whether early experiences of family polyvictimization are predictive of subsequent experience or spousal abuse or perpetration of child abuse and 2) whether there are gender differences in those associations. Through conducting Chi-square analysis and logistic regression analysis with South Korea's National Domestic Violence Survey 2019, the study found significant empirical evidence that polyvictimization is predictive of perpetration or experience of spousal abuse and perpetration of child abuse. Particularly, adults who experienced polyvictimization in childhood were more likely to perpetrate child abuse regardless of the type of abuse ( < .001). Polyvictimization in childhood was also significantly associated with perpetration and victimization of spousal abuse ( < .001). In regard to gender differences, this study found that males were more likely to be polyvictimized by family in childhood (15.11%) than females (10.23%), and polyvictimization was found to increase the likelihood of females being revictimized in adulthood. More attention should be paid to victimization by multiple types of violence within the family and its influence on intergenerational transmission of violence.
本研究的主要目的是检验童年期家庭多受虐经历与成年期配偶虐待和儿童虐待的实施或受害之间的关联。虽然儿童期受虐与随后成年期的实施或受害之间存在关联已得到充分证实，但它们与儿童期多受虐经历（即经历多种类型的受虐）之间的关联却较少受到关注。本研究旨在实证调查 1）童年期早期的家庭多受虐经历是否可以预测随后的配偶虐待或受害经历或儿童虐待的实施，2）这些关联是否存在性别差异。通过对韩国 2019 年全国家庭暴力调查进行卡方分析和逻辑回归分析，本研究发现了有力的实证证据，表明多受虐经历可以预测配偶虐待或受害经历以及儿童虐待的实施。特别是，无论虐待类型如何，童年期经历多受虐的成年人更有可能实施儿童虐待（ <.001）。童年期多受虐经历也与配偶虐待的实施和受害显著相关（ <.001）。关于性别差异，本研究发现，男性比女性更有可能在童年期遭受家庭多受虐（男性为 15.11%，女性为 10.23%），而且多受虐经历增加了女性成年后再次受害的可能性。应更加关注家庭内多种类型暴力的受害及其对代际暴力传递的影响。
