Consistency and Inconsistency of Young Women’s Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence in a Population-Based Study

We examined reporting of lifetime intimate partner violence (IPV) among 7,917 young women who completed two surveys, 12 months apart. At the first survey, 32% reported a history of IPV with a current or former partner. Of these, one third of women did not report IPV 12 months later (inconsistently r...

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Published in:Violence against women 2021-03, Vol.27 (3-4), p.359-377
Main Authors: Rowlands, Ingrid J., Holder, Carl, Forder, Peta M., Hegarty, Kelsey, Dobson, Annette J., Loxton, Deborah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Domestic violence
Drug abuse
Female
History
Humans
Inconsistency
Intimate Partner Violence
Polls & surveys
Population-based studies
Risk Factors
Self destructive behavior
Self injury
Self-Injurious Behavior
Smoking
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide
Surveys and Questionnaires
Women
Young women
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Summary:We examined reporting of lifetime intimate partner violence (IPV) among 7,917 young women who completed two surveys, 12 months apart. At the first survey, 32% reported a history of IPV with a current or former partner. Of these, one third of women did not report IPV 12 months later (inconsistently reported IPV). Compared with women who consistently reported a history of IPV, women who inconsistently reported a history of IPV were less likely to report suicidal ideation, self-harm, illicit drug use, and smoking at the 12-month follow-up. A deeper understanding of what influences young women’s reporting of IPV is needed.
ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/1077801220908324