Perpetration of Partner Violence Among Adolescents from Violent Homes

青少年伴侣暴力是一个重要的社会和健康问题。 潜在的可怕后果。青少年接触IPV也是一个问题，儿童 与来自非暴力家庭的儿童相比，来自以IPV为特征的家庭的儿童 更有可能对自己的约会对象和配偶采取暴力行为。然而，不是 所有接触IPV的年轻人都会继续对他人采取暴力行为。事实上，虽然 亲眼目睹IPV会增加发生APV的风险，许多目睹IPV的年轻人确实如此 在亲密关系中不会变得暴力。不幸的是，人们对此知之甚少 关于为什么一些以IPV为特征的家庭中的年轻人在后来的关系中表现出暴力， 而其他人则不是。拟议研究的主要目标是：(A)确定 预测6个月内APV发生的潜在可延展性变量 在其家庭以IPV为特征的青年样本中，(B)评估 由经验研究衍生的概念模型和预测的理论 (C)开发和测试一个全面的概念模型，以 包括其他更有限度的模型来预测APV的实施。这个 拟议的研究将招募和跟踪大约240名14至17岁的6岁以上的青少年。 一个月的期间。青少年和他们的母亲将从提供 向以IPV为特征的家庭提供服务(DV机构、法院)。全面 评估将在两个不同的时间点进行，相隔3个月。电话 在整个6个月期间，每2周进行一次APV评估 参与期。具体地说，每一次全面评估之后都会有一个 与青少年进行了为期6个月的一系列电话联系，以获得关于APV的数据。在.期间 每项综合评估的数据都将直接从 青少年，他们的母亲，以及青少年提名的朋友。在.期间 每两周进行一次评估，数据将从青少年那里收集。这项研究将 提供对青少年成长中APV病因形成过程的见解 处于高度紧张的环境中。除了对科学的贡献外， 拟议的研究将为设计用于以下目的的干预和预防计划提供信息 来自暴力家庭的青少年。风险和保护因素的识别以及 他们预测APV将促进有针对性的开发的过程 旨在预防或阻止APV发展的干预措施。

Adolescent partner violence (APV) is an important social and health problem with potentially dire consequences. Youth exposure to IPV is also a problem, and children from families characterized by IPV, compared to children from nonviolent families, are more likely to act violently toward their own dating partners and spouses. However, not all youth exposed to IPV go on to act violently toward others. In fact, although the witnessing of IPV increases risk for perpetration of APV, many youth who witness IPV do not become violent in their intimate relationships. Unfortunately, very little is known about why some youth in families characterized by IPV are violent in later relationships, while others are not. The primary goals of the proposed research are to (a) identify potentially malleable variables that predict APV perpetration over a period of 6 months in a sample of youth whose families are characterized by IPV, (b) evaluate the utility of conceptual models derived from empirical research and theory for predicting the perpetration of APV, and (c) develop and test a comprehensive conceptual model that subsumes other, more circumscribed models for predicting the perpetration of APV. The proposed research will recruit and follow approximately 240 14- to 17-year-olds over a 6- month period. Adolescents and their mothers will be recruited from agencies providing services to families characterized by IPV (DV agencies, courts). Comprehensive assessments will be conducted at two separate time points, 3 months apart. Phone assessments of APV will be conducted every 2 weeks throughout the 6-month participation period. Specifically, each comprehensive assessment will be followed by a 6-month series of telephone contacts with the adolescents to obtain data on APV. During each of the comprehensive assessments, data will be collected directly from the adolescents, their mothers, and a friend nominated by the adolescents. During the biweekly assessments, data will be collected from the adolescents. This research will offer insights into the processes that shape the etiology of APV for adolescents growing up in highly stressful circumstances. In addition to its contributions to science, the proposed research will inform intervention and prevention programs designed for adolescents from violent homes. Identification of risk and protective factors and the processes by which they predict APV will facilitate the development of targeted interventions designed to prevent or arrest the development of APV.