Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Reported by Homeless Youth in Columbus, Ohio
Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Reported by Homeless Youth in Columbus, Ohio
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DOI：
10.1177/0886260509354590
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发表时间：
2010-09-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Buettner, Cynthia
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作者：
Slesnick, Natasha;Erdem, Gizem;Buettner, Cynthia
迄今为止，尚无研究报告无家可归青少年的亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 经历。本研究旨在揭示俄亥俄州哥伦布市 180 名无家可归男女青年的非概率样本中身体、性和情感 IPV 的终生患病率估计值。为了实现这一目标，我们对自我报告的 IPV 以及 IPV 与性别、种族、年龄和儿童虐待史之间的关联进行了检查。结果显示，身体暴力和言语虐待是当前样本中最常报告的 IPV 经历，范围为 30.0% 至 35.4%。女性和有童年虐待史的人更有可能成为亲密伴侣的受害者。具体来说，多元逻辑回归分析显示，女性在亲密关系中遭受言语和身体虐待的可能性大约是男性的两倍。此外，自称在童年时期遭受过虐待的青少年在人际关系中遭受言语虐待和身体暴力的可能性是其两倍多。鉴于无家可归青少年一生中 IPV 发生率较高，干预措施应针对 IPV，以预防未来再次发生。研究结果还表明，干预工作应考虑性别和儿童虐待史。
No study to date has reported intimate partner violence (IPV) experiences among homeless youth. This study sought to uncover lifetime prevalence estimates of physical, sexual, and emotional IPV among a nonprobability sample of 180 homeless male and female youth in Columbus, Ohio. To that aim, self-reported IPV and the association between IPV and gender, race, age, and history of childhood abuse were examined. Results showed that physical violence and verbal abuse were the most commonly reported experiences of IPV in the current sample and ranged from 30.0% to 35.4%. Women and those with a history of childhood abuse were more likely to be victimized by their intimate partners. Specifically, multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that women were approximately twice as likely as men to be verbally and physically abused in intimate relationships. Moreover, youth who reported being victims of abuse in childhood were more than twice as likely to experience verbal abuse and physical violence in their relationships. Given the high lifetime occurrence of IPV among homeless youth, intervention efforts should target IPV to prevent future occurrence. Findings also suggest that intervention efforts should consider gender and history of childhood abuse.