Life as she knows it: The effects of adverse childhood experiences on intimate partner violence among women prisoners

Most incarcerated women suffer from adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as abuse (e.g., physical, sexual, emotional), neglect, (e.g., physical, emotional), and chaotic home environments (e.g., witnessing domestic violence), and adult intimate partner violence (IPV). Yet the majority of resear...

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Published in:Child abuse & neglect 2018-11, Vol.85, p.68-79
Main Authors: Jones, Melissa S., Worthen, Meredith G.F., Sharp, Susan F., McLeod, David A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abused women
Adults
Adverse childhood experiences
Child abuse & neglect
Child sexual abuse
Childhood
Childhood experiences
Childhood factors
Domestic violence
Emotional abuse
Family Violence
Female offenders
Females
Feminism
Feminist pathways
Feminist theory
Imprisonment
Incarcerated women
Intimate partner violence
Life course
Life course theory
Prison
Prisoners
Psychological abuse
Sex crimes
Sexual abuse
Violence
Women
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Summary:Most incarcerated women suffer from adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as abuse (e.g., physical, sexual, emotional), neglect, (e.g., physical, emotional), and chaotic home environments (e.g., witnessing domestic violence), and adult intimate partner violence (IPV). Yet the majority of research on the relationship between ACEs and IPV has been limited to non-incarcerated populations. Using data from a stratified random sample of all incarcerated women in Oklahoma (n = 355), we explore the relationships between individual, cumulative, and clusters of ACEs as they relate to multiple forms of IPV in adulthood utilizing a feminist life course theory approach. Our findings indicate that individual ACEs, high accumulation of ACEs (five or more), and clusters of ACEs are linked to simple assault, aggravated assault, sexual abuse, and psychological abuse in adult intimate relationships in the pre-prison lives of women prisoners suggesting strong support for the use of a feminist life course theory approach in understanding these relationships.
ISSN:0145-2134
1873-7757
DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.08.005