Intimate Partner Violence In Relationships

Walter (1969) gave a comprehensive definition of violence as “destructive harm including not only physical assaults that damage the body, but also techniques of inflicting harm by mental or emotional means” (p. 24). However, in the context of intimate relationships, the definition of violence requires more aspects to be determined. The basic questions to be asked when defining domestic violence proposed by Hegarty, Sheehan, and Schonfeld (1999) in their article A Multidimensional Definition of Partner Abuse are 1) which relationships should be included as domestic? And 2) how should violence in domestic life be defined? To answer these questions, Hegarty et al. said that it is important to choose the appropriate definition that is most relevant to the purpose of the studies. Dutton (2006) defined domestic violence in his book Rethinking Domestic Violence as “any violence occurring between intimate partners (same sex or other sex, married or unmarried) and against children” (p. 3), but further said that he will only focus on intimate

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is described a psychological, emotional, sexual or physical harm to a person by their spouse or former partner (Breiding et al, 2015). National reports have revealed that about one in three women experience IPV (Sharron et al, 2015). Intimate partner violence is a growing epidemic in the United States. However, recent studies have focused on rural regions, such as Appalachia.

Domestic violence exists everywhere and affects all people regardless of socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, sex, ethnicity, or religion. Most times physical violence is accompanied by emotional abuse and controlling behaviors. The result of domestic violence includes physical injury, psychological issues, and death. Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) occurs in 1 of 4 women in the United States and can be correlated with a loss of emotional, social, physical and mental health. Intimate Partner Violence is an issue that does not receive a lot of recognition and is overlooked majority of the time. There is a lot of information on women in intimate partner violence relationships that explains how it affects women physically, mentally, and socially.

Before taking this course on family violence, I had an idea what was Intimate Partner Violence. I have always believed that Intimate partner violence involves only married couples. I had also thought that violence between a married couple consider the only force of using physical abuse only. Fortunately after reading about partner violence, I have learned that there was more than just one type of abuses. For example, I never thought that sexual abuse could happen between a couple. In addition, I learned that intimate partner violence does not consider only married partners but also partners who have same sex genders, and are unmarried.

Intimate partner violence can affect many individuals who are victims of abuse, and those who witness the abuse, especially children. No individual should fall victim of physical, psychological, emotional, and sexual abuse from a current or former partner. On account of intimate partner violence, there should be awareness to others that things need to be done to put an end to abuse caused to women. The act of bringing awareness is needed, because it would “target community attitudes about IPV, increase opportunities for victim assistance through direct and indirect services, and increase accountability for perpetrators” (Klevens, Baker, Shelly, & Ingram, 2008, pg. 347). Women who are victims of intimate partner violence deserve all the help

To begin with, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) has been around for a very long time and it is still a present issue in the United States. There are many forms intimate partner violence such as, sexual, physical, emotional, and psychological. IPV occurs among all religious, socioeconomic, and cultural groups in the United States and other countries. As many people know intimate partner violence tends to come with consequences after the damage is done to the victim. Intimate partner violence does not just happen out of nowhere where the perpetrator thinks they have the right to be violent towards their spouse. The issue of IPV is connected to the cycle of violence in ways that it gives you an idea as to why the perpetrator thinks they have the right to hit the victim. In many cases not only do they think they have the right to due such thing but also feel like they have control over their spouse and have a mindset that they own them and will do anything just to keep them. Often the perpetrators feel guilty for being violent towards their loved ones that they come to a point of being apologetic and doing anything in their power to keep them. This author believes that intimate partner violence is a big issue and for many victims it is hard for them to escape the relationship. The victims go through so much in staying in the relationship that once they decide to definitely leave the relationship they end up suffering consequences and seeking available resources to

What is intimate partner violence? Intimate partner violence is when a partner is physical and sexually abused. Intimate violence can occur among heterosexual or same-sex couples. Twenty seven percent of women and nearly 12% of men in the United States have experienced contact sexual, violence, physical, or stalking by an intimate partner (Prevent Domestic Violence in Your Community, 2014). 85% of women are victims of domestic violence.1/3 of American women and ¼ of women worldwide will experience domestic/dating violence in their lifetime. (11 Facts About Domestic And Dating Violence, 2014)

What is Intimate Partner Violence and who does it affect? According to Wilcoxon, Remley, and Gladding (2013), “Domestic violence or intimate partner violence (IPV) have emerged in the professional literature as descriptors of chronic as well as episodic patterns of abuse, ranging from harsh criticism to aggressive brutality, between adults in intimate relationships” (p.105). IPV does not discriminate, it refers to both married and unmarried individuals. This type of violence affects men, woman, and children.

Domestic or Intimate Partner Violence is not just hitting, or fighting, or an occasional mean disagreement. It's an abuse of power, the stronger opposing its will on the weak. It’s a multi-layered illness that terrorize and control their victims emotionally, physical, and economically. I have been blessed to have been raised in a family that provided a home atmosphere that was loving, nurturing, and safe. Unfortunately, many families or relationships aren’t so lucky. During my military career, I have witness physical injuries; testified on behalf of the abused; investigated DV/IPV first hand as a Platoon Commander and Company Executive Officer in the United States Marine Corps. In some cases, the physical damage involved significant trauma

In the first place, in order to gain a complete understanding of intimate partner abuse, it is of great importance to examine what constitutes and shapes this type of maltreatment against woman. Even though legal definitions vary from one jurisdiction to another, the term intimate partner abuse is described as “a pattern of extremely aggressive and assertive conduct including physical, sexual and psychological attacks, as well as monetary intimidation utilized by adults or adolescents against current or former intimate partners (Child Rights International Network, 2006). Physical violence consists of hitting, smacking, shoving, spitting, kicking, threatening or use of a deadly weapon. Sexual violence is consisting of any sexual act committed against an individual without their willingly consent. The perpetrator may use excessive force, intimidation, and verbal threats in order to achieve maximum pleasure. Psychological abuse is a form of abuse that can have severe and unnoticeable physical

The hypothesis/theory for the article “Emotion Regulation and Intimate Partner Violence in Newlyweds” was that the variability in negative effect is associated with IPV perpetration. This hypothesis was tested by using specific questionnaires, recruitment processes and eligibility requirements. The overall goal of the study was to examine what kind of role emotional regulation would have in regards to IPV perpetration. In this experiment they chose to operationalize emotion regulation as the variation in negative affect observed over a 7-day diary. They chose to examine these issues within a sample of newlywed couples due to the fact that newlywed couples wouldn’t be 100% adapted to the marriage lifestyle.

As an undergraduate research assistant in a lab focused on intimate partner violence, recruiting participants always brought a challenge and often resulted in an uncomfortable confrontation. The lab’s main project recruits pregnant women and children to participate in a study on violence during pregnancy, need for community services, and the well-being of women and children. In order to study the effects of intimate partner violence, however, we must continually follow-up with existing participants to schedule yearly interviews as well as reach out to potential participants. Follow-up phone calls and the scheduling of interviews pose a risk and are often challenging to schedule because victims of violence are forced to move and keep information

The prevalence of domestic violence in USA is constantly increasing from day to day. Various studies suggest that in most of the cases it frequently goes undetected. Among different types of violence, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is considered as one of the major public health issues faced by women. Around 1.3 to 5.3 million people are facing IPV each year in the United States mainly being immigrant women. The National Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Survey (NVAWS) reports that 3 in 10 women have suffered by an intimate partner. The paper mostly covers on the sources that are used by the immigrant women and the legitimate reasons behind.

Domestic violence, also more known as Intimate Partner Violence, affects individuals in all social classes and racial/ethnic groups is a statement that has been said and taught over again for many years. Yes that statement above holds logic and truth, but there is also an inverse relationship to it. One of the most consistent findings from research is a strong inverse relationship between social class and intimate partner violence (Renzetti, 2009). In other words, as social class status goes up, cases of domestic violence goes down, and vice versa for lower social classes. Analyses of large, national surveys, for example, show that women living in households with the lowest annual incomes were five times more likely to have experienced

Although society perceives men being the violent ones in relationships, it was studied that in 2010, men were the victims in almost four out of five homicides during dangerous fights with their partner. Statistics show that women in relationships are just as violent or even more violent than men. Furthermore, women do not show any warning signs of violence like men so their actions are not documented as often. When women become domestically violent, they tend to go to the extreme and use weapons to inflict terror and pain. Men and women alike are equally violent in a relationship and to look at this conflict as one-sided, is absurd. With this, facts can conclude that violence in a relationship is created and both