The Association between Perpetuation of Intimate Partner Violence and Family Support on Couples with an Incarcerated Partner
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Family Support While Incarcerated
1.2. Challenges
1.3. Perpetuation of Violence
1.4. Incarceration, Substance Use and Violence
1.5. The Current Study
- Do individuals with less family support perpetuate more physical violence?
- Is having a partner with less family support associated with perpetuating more physical violence?
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Source
2.2. Measures
2.2.1. Family Support
2.2.2. Perpetrating Physical Violence
2.2.3. Covariate: Childhood stability
2.2.4. Covariate: Romantic Attachment
2.2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Actor Effects
3.2. Partner Effects
3.3. Childhood Stability
3.4. Romantic Attachment
4. Discussion
4.1. Clinical Implications
4.2. Limitations
4.3. Future Directions
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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1. | It is easy for me to become emotionally close to others. I am comfortable depending on them and having them depend on me. I don’t worry about being alone or having others not accept me. |
2. | I am uncomfortable getting close to others. I want emotionally close relationships, but I find it difficult to trust others completely, or to depend on them. I worry that I will be hurt if I allow myself to become too close to others. |
3. | I want to be completely emotionally intimate with others, but I often find that others are reluctant to get as close as I would like. I am uncomfortable being without close relationships, but I sometimes worry that others don’t value me as much as I value them. |
4. | I am comfortable without close emotional relationships. It is very important to me to feel independent and self-sufficient, and I prefer not to depend on others or have others depend on me. |
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Tadros, E.; Tate, S.D. The Association between Perpetuation of Intimate Partner Violence and Family Support on Couples with an Incarcerated Partner. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12165. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912165
Tadros E, Tate SD. The Association between Perpetuation of Intimate Partner Violence and Family Support on Couples with an Incarcerated Partner. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12165. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912165
Chicago/Turabian StyleTadros, Eman, and Selena D. Tate. 2022. "The Association between Perpetuation of Intimate Partner Violence and Family Support on Couples with an Incarcerated Partner" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 12165. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912165