Citation

Sader J, Roy C, Guay S. Violence Vict. 2018; 33(3): 547-562.

Affiliation

School of Criminology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada stephane.guay@umontreal.ca.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Springer Publishing)

DOI

10.1891/0886-6708.v33.i3.547

PMID

30567864

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess whether the psychological distress of young men and women involved in intimate partner violence (IPV) is predicted by their reported role in the pattern of violence. Dyadic structural equation modeling (SEM) analyses were performed on a sample of 205 young couples, controlling for income, cohabitation, children, and the length of the relationship.

FINDINGS revealed that the most common reported pattern of IPV was mutual in nature. Reported bidirectional violence within the couple was related to distress for both sexes. The couple's income and the length of their relationship were negatively associated with psychological distress, namely for young women.

FINDINGS point to the importance of considering therapy in a couple-context.

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Language: en

Keywords

Actor–Partner Interdependence Model; bidirectional; dyadic analysis; intimate partner violence; unidirectional; young adults