TY - JOUR
PY - 2023//
TI - Rates and correlates of intimate partner violence among indigenous college students: a multi-campus study
JO - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1 - Edwards, Katie M.
A1 - Lim, Stephanie
A1 - Huff, Merle
A1 - Herrington, Ramona
A1 - Leader Charge, Leon
A1 - Littleton, Heather
SP - ePub
EP - ePub
VL - ePub
IS - ePub
N2 - Research suggests that Indigenous girls, women, and LGBTQ+ Two-Spirit people experience disproportionately high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV), but there is a dearth of research on IPV among Indigenous college students. Therefore, the current study sought to explore rates of IPV victimization and perpetration among Indigenous college students, as well as correlates including depressive and anxious symptoms, emotion dysregulation, on-campus social support, and hazardous drinking. Participants were 230 undergraduate students who identified as American Indian/Alaska Native attending 20 medium- and large-sized universities across the contiguous U.S.
RESULTS indicated that 28.9% of Indigenous students reported any type of IPV victimization in the past 6 months (psychological: 24.5%; physical: 9.1%; sexual: 9.8%; coercive control: 12.4%). Further, 18.3% of Indigenous students reported any type of IPV perpetration in the past 6 months (psychological: 16.9%; physical: 4.5%; sexual: 2.6%; coercive control: 7.1%). Anxious and depressive symptoms were related to many forms of IPV victimization; emotion dysregulation was related to all forms of IPV victimization and sexual IPV perpetration; and hazardous drinking was related to most forms of IPV victimization and perpetration. These findings underscore the alarmingly high rates of IPV among Indigenous college students as well as the potential deleterious effects of IPV victimization on psychological functioning, as well as the need to concurrently address hazardous alcohol use in IPV prevention and response efforts. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 0886-2605
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08862605221150945
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