RT Article
T1 Moderating Factors Associated With Interrupting the Transmission of Domestic Violence Among Adolescents
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 36
IS 9/10
A1 Genç, Emel
A2 Su, Yile
A2 Durtshi, Jared
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1755890524
AB Exposure to child maltreatment in the family-of-origin has consistently been linked to intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration in adulthood. Although the concept of a cycle of violence presumes that the transmission of violence is expressed directly across generations, some protective factors such as social support, self-esteem, and relationship quality with parents may ultimately be influential in nonviolent behavior in adult relationships. Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health data set, we tested protective factors to see if and to what extent they disrupted the association from early childhood maltreatment to experiencing violence later on in adult relationships. We found that there was a positive association between adolescence exposure to maltreatment and adult perpetration and victimization of IPV. Also, social support in adolescence was identified as a predictor of lower levels of violence in adult relationship. Clinical implications were discussed to help therapists intervene with adolescents in the hopes of reducing their propensity toward violent relationships in adulthood.
K1 Social Support
K1 Self-esteem
K1 Relationship quality
K1 Parents
K1 parental maltreatment
K1 Intergenerational transmission
DO 10.1177/0886260518801018