Domestic Violence, Companion Animal Abuse, and Help-Seeking: The Mediating Role of Fear of Lethal Violence

This study assesses the relationship between threatened/enacted violence against companion animals, intimate partner violence (IPV), fear of lethal violence, and help-seeking in a community sample of IPV survivors in Canada (n = 630). After controlling for socio-demographic covariates, IPV survivors...

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Autor principal: Barrett, Betty Jo (Autor)
Otros Autores: Fitzgerald, Amy J. ; Cheung, Chi Ho
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2022
En: Women & criminal justice
Año: 2022, Volumen: 32, Número: 5, Páginas: 467-481
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Palabras clave:
pet abuse
Intimate Partner Violence
Help-seeking
Domestic Violence
Animal abuse
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Sumario:This study assesses the relationship between threatened/enacted violence against companion animals, intimate partner violence (IPV), fear of lethal violence, and help-seeking in a community sample of IPV survivors in Canada (n = 630). After controlling for socio-demographic covariates, IPV survivors who report animal maltreatment by their partner were significantly more likely to fear for their lives and to seek help from multiple sources of support than survivors who did not report animal maltreatment, with the relationship between animal abuse and help-seeking mediated by survivors’ fear of lethal IPV. Implications for the provision of effective services and supports to this high-risk population of IPV survivors are discussed.
ISSN:1541-0323
DOI:10.1080/08974454.2021.2004970