Citation

Sherrill AM, Bell KM, Wyngarden N. Violence Against Women 2016; 22(8): 966-985.

Affiliation

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801215616706

PMID

26620826

Abstract

Little is known about intimate partner violence (IPV) victims' situational risk recognition, defined as the ability to identify situational factors that signal imminent risk of victimization. Using semi-structured interviews, qualitative data were collected from a community sample of 31 female victims of IPV episodes involving substance use. Thirteen themes were identified, the most prevalent being related to the partner's verbal behavior, tone of voice, motor behavior, alcohol or drug use, and facial expression. Participants reporting at least some anticipation of physical aggression (61.3% of the sample) tended to identify multiple factors (M = 3.47), suggesting numerous situational features often contribute to situational risk recognition.

Language: en