Family-Only Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review

This article presents the first systematic review of family-only intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators (as originally proposed by Holtzworth-Munroe & Stuart). The aims of the present review were to summarize and describe the prevalence of the family-only perpetrator subtype, as well as to...

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Published in:Trauma, Violence, & Abuse Violence, & Abuse, 2020-04, Vol.21 (2), p.367-381
Main Authors: Petersson, Joakim, Strand, Susanne J. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggression
Criminology
Domestic violence
Families & family life
Family-only
general violence
Intimate partner violence
Kriminologi
Literature reviews
Personality traits
Psychopathology
Reviews
subtype
Systematic review
Terminology
Typology
Violence
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Summary:This article presents the first systematic review of family-only intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators (as originally proposed by Holtzworth-Munroe & Stuart). The aims of the present review were to summarize and describe the prevalence of the family-only perpetrator subtype, as well as to investigate what characteristics were associated with perpetrators within this subtype. Electronic literature searches in several databases (e.g., PsychINFO, Web of Science, and PubMed) were carried out. Of the 3,434 studies identified, 30 studies met the inclusion criteria as well as the methodological quality criteria. Thematic analyses were conducted, where several themes and subthemes were identified. The proportion of family-only perpetrators, averaged across sample types, was 47.5%. Drawing on the thematic analyses of the reviewed studies, family-only perpetrators presented as a less violent subtype, displaying several pro-social personality traits, as well as a lower degree of psychopathology. The findings were in line with Holtzworth-Munroe and Stuart’s predictions. The findings also demonstrated the utility of a 2-fold typology, consisting of a family-only and a generally violent (GV) subtype, as well as the need to reconsider the one-size-fits-all approach to IPV treatment. We also included a discussion of the terminology of the subtypes and propose an adoption of the terms “partner only violent” and “generally violent” subtypes.
ISSN:1524-8380
1552-8324
1552-8324
DOI:10.1177/1524838018770410