Beyond Active/Passive: Using the Interpersonal Circumplex to Re-Conceptualize Victim Behavior During Violent Crime

This study used the interpersonal circumplex (IPC) – a probabilistic model of human behavior during social interactions – to conceptualize victim behavior during physically assaultive crime (domestic violence, physical assault, and sexual assault). Using data from the Australian Database of Victimis...

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Authors: Fuller, Georgina (Author) ; Porter, Louise E. (Author) ; Leclerc, Benoit (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Victims & offenders
Year: 2025, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-46
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
categorical principal components analysis
smallest space analysis
interpersonal circumplex
offender-victim interaction
Violent Crime
Victim behavior
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Summary:This study used the interpersonal circumplex (IPC) – a probabilistic model of human behavior during social interactions – to conceptualize victim behavior during physically assaultive crime (domestic violence, physical assault, and sexual assault). Using data from the Australian Database of Victimisation Experiences, 101 victim behaviors were identified across a sample of 150 victim narratives. Categorical Principal Components Analysis and Smallest Space Analysis found that victim behavior during physically assaultive crime aligned with the IPC’s four behavioral styles: dominance, submissive, hostility, and cooperation. These findings provide new opportunities to explore victim agency including how victims may influence the offender and situation.
ISSN:1556-4991
DOI:10.1080/15564886.2023.2192199