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Vulnerability Factors of Intimate Partner Violence Among Victims of Partner Only and Generally Violent Perpetrators
School of Law, Psychology and Social Work, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.
Örebro University, School of Law, Psychology and Social Work. (Centrum för våldsstudier CVS)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9397-8304
Örebro University, School of Law, Psychology and Social Work. Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. (Centrum för våldsstudier, CVS)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8285-0935
2024 (English)In: Journal of family Violence, ISSN 0885-7482, E-ISSN 1573-2851, Vol. 39, no 2, p. 235-245Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine how victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) differ in terms of vulnerability factors and risk of being re-victimized, by comparing victims of the two most consistently identified IPV male perpetrator subtypes: the Partner Only (PO) violent and the Generally Violent (GV).

Methods: The current study analyzed IPV reported to the Swedish police and consisted of a sample of 1479 cases of male-to-female perpetrated IPV. The material mainly consisted of IPV risk assessments conducted by the police.

Results: The results showed that vulnerability factors were significantly more common among victims of GV perpetrators, including inconsistent attitudes or behaviors, extreme fear of the perpetrator, inadequate support or resources, an unsafe living situation, and health problems. Moreover, victims of GV perpetrators were generally assessed by the police with a significantly higher risk of being re-victimized by IPV. Finally, in relation to the victim vulnerability factors most strongly associated with an elevated assessed risk for IPV re-victimization, the presence of extreme fear of the perpetrator and having an unsafe living situation were significantly related to such outcomes for both groups of victims.

Conclusion: In sum, the results of this study contribute to the scant body of knowledge on IPV victim subtypes and their vulnerability profiles. In addition to facilitating the risk assessment of repeated IPV, such knowledge could also indicate what type of support different victim subtypes require in order to prevent IPV.

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Springer, 2024. Vol. 39, no 2, p. 235-245
Keywords [en]
Intimate Partner Violence, Vulnerability Factors, Risk Assessment, Partner Only Violent, Generally Violent
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Criminology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-102488DOI: 10.1007/s10896-022-00476-5ISI: 000889028400001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85142701617OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-102488DiVA, id: diva2:1715060
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Örebro UniversityThe Swedish Crime Victim Compensation and Support AuthorityAvailable from: 2022-12-01 Created: 2022-12-01 Last updated: 2024-07-31Bibliographically approved

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