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 The Context, Motives and Meaning of Partner Violence
Award Information
Awardee
              University of North Texas
Award #
              2001-WT-BX-0504
Location
                    Denton, TX
Awardee County
              Denton
Congressional District
              11
Status
              Closed
Funding First Awarded
              2001
Total funding (to date)
              $499,960
Original Solicitation
              An Empirical Examination of a Theory of Women's Use
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2001, $499,960)
PROJECT SUMMARY FOR 2001-WT-BX-0504

This project will involve an analysis of data from project HoW: Health Outcomes of Women to test M.P. Johnson's model of intimate partner violence (IPV).  The goal is to study IPV from the perspective of low-income owmen in three ethnic groups-African-American, Euro-American and Mexican American.  Investigators will interview women who participated in that project (initiated in 1995), shifting the study focus from men to women.  This study will address 5 gaps in the literature: 1) the context of IPV; 2) motives for IVP, 3) the meaning of IPV; 4) how these factors function to affect women's health and use of the criminal justice system; and, 5) the perceived mutuality of control, threats of violence, acts of violence and sexual aggression between partners will be used to evaluate whether Johnson's (1995-2000) typology (common couple violence, violent resistance, mutual violent control, intimate terrorism) effectively represents women's experiences.  By disseminating the results, this project will achieve the objective of impacting research and developing the knowledge necessary to enhance prevention and intervention efforts through victim asistance services and the justice system.



  
Grant-Funded Publications
        
                      Social Reactions to Intimate Partner Violence Disclosure Among Low-Income, Ethnically Diverse Community Women
                  Insecure Attachment Mediates Effects of Partners' Emotional Abuse and Violence on Women's Relationship Quality
                  Longitudinal Association Between Alcohol Use And Intimate Partner Violence Among Ethnically Diverse Community Women
                  Women's Motives for Violent and Nonviolent Behaviors in Conflicts
                  Differing Effects of Partner and Nonpartner Sexual Assault on Women's Mental Health

  
Date Created: September 29, 2001
    
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