Partner Victimization Violence and Relationship Changes in Young Men and Women Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Exposure to physical and psychological intimate partner violence, victimization (IPV) at age 18 has several consequences for relationships at age 23 among a diverse community-based sample of young people, transitioning to adulthood in Chicago ( N = 276). We find exposure to physical IPV increases the likelihood of being single and not involved in relationships in the transition to adulthood among young women. Furthermore, we find evidence of both continuity and change in intimate violence exposure over the early life course. Young men who were exposed to physical and psychological violence at age 18 are likely to be involved in violent relationships compared with nonviolent relationships in young adulthood. However, some young women and men transition out of violent relationships by young adulthood, supporting patterns of change. Our findings of both relationship dissolution among women and relationship continuity in terms of further violence exposure among men warrant further policy consideration.

published proceedings

  • Journal of Family Issues

altmetric score

  • 1.75

author list (cited authors)

  • Foster, H., & Brooks-Gunn, J.

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • Foster, Holly||Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne

publication date

  • October 2017