TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Intimate partner violence and psychological distress among young couples: the role of the pattern of violence
JO  - Violence and victims
A1  - Sader, Josette
A1  - Roy, Camille
A1  - Guay, Stephane
SP  - 547
EP  - 562
VL  - 33
IS  - 3
N2  - 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. <br><br>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. <br><br>FINDINGS point to the importance of considering therapy in a couple-context.<br><br>© 2018 Springer Publishing Company, LLC.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-6708
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.v33.i3.547
ID  - ref1
ER  -