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 Longitudinal Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence, Risk, Well-Being, and Employment: Preliminary Findings (From Violence Against Women and Family Violence: Developments in Research, Practice, and Policy, 2004, Bonnie Fisher, ed. -- See NCJ-199701)
NCJ Number
              199715

Author(s)
          Mary Ann. Dutton, Lisa A. Goodman, Dorothy J. Lennig, Jane C. Murphy
Date Published

January 2004
Length
              12 pages
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              This study examined trajectories of intimate partner violence over time among women who sought support services for such abuse, including women's subjective appraisal of risk.
Abstract
              Over 7 months (June 1999 to January 2000), researchers recruited
406 women from 1 of 3 sites in a northeastern city at the
point they were seeking help for violence against them by a
current or former male partner. Intimate partner violence was
measured with a modified version of the Revised Conflict Tactics
Scale. Some form of serious violence during the previous year was reported by 88 percent of the participants. By the first 3-month
follow-up period, nearly one-third of the participants reported
the recurrence of some form of physical violence; 20.4 percent
reported an injury; and 18.1 percent reported sexual abuse.
Stalking between time 1 and time 2 was reported by 46.9 percent
of participants. By the 1-year follow-up, 38.8 percent of
participants reported at least some recurrence of physical
violence within the past year. At time 1, a significant number of
participants indicated their level of risk for future violence as
high. Overall, results suggest different trajectories for
violence and abuse following participants' involvement with
community and legal system interventions. Mean scores on each of
the measures of well-being showed an overall improvement in
reported quality of life at time 2 compared to time 1. An overall
mean decrease in reported depressive symptoms was observed;
however, this progress was not uniform. There was a slight
increase in employment among the women over the 1-year period. In
showing different patterns of revictimization across different
types of intimate partner violence acts (physical violence,
sexual abuse, and stalking), this suggests to researchers the
importance of including all these categories of intimate partner
violence in their protocols. Implications of the findings are
also drawn for practitioners. 2 exhibits and 15 references
      
  
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