Citation

Corvo K. Infant Ment. Health J. 2019; 40(1): 152-164.

Affiliation

School of Social Work, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/imhj.21762

PMID

30586476

Abstract

Research on risks and causes of domestic violence is hampered by a policy framework that not only does not fund but in some cases suppresses inquiry into those causes. This discussion, then, will be placed in the context of those policy frameworks that hamper and distort inquiry. This includes an overview of ideological, political, and historical issues that have shaped those frameworks. Related explanatory theories and theories of practice are summarized. The article will examine known early-life risk factors for those disorders and behaviors associated with domestic violence perpetration. Particular emphasis will be placed on maltreatment and attachment/bonding processes. Framed in broad perspectives of psychosocial theory, risk factors from related literature sources (e.g. general violence and criminality) will be included where risk profiles are substantially similar.

© 2018 Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health.

Language: en

Keywords

developmental psychopathology; domestic violence; early-life risk; partner abuse; policy