Article
Psychology, Clinical
Eman Tadros, Katherine A. Durante, Tasseli McKay, Brandon Hollie
Summary: Higher education, growing up with stable parents, and living with the child before incarceration predict a higher consensus of coparenting, while race/ethnicity does not moderate the relationship between familial ties and consensus of coparenting.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FAMILY THERAPY
(2022)
Review
Criminology & Penology
Alberto Vega, Rosario Cabello, Alberto Megias-Robles, Raquel Gomez-Leal, Pablo Fernandez-Berrocal
Summary: Adolescent aggression is a global public health issue with significant and costly consequences. Research suggests that emotional intelligence may act as a protective factor for aggressive behavior in adolescents, with higher levels of EI associated with lower levels of aggression.
TRAUMA VIOLENCE & ABUSE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Shannon Self-Brown, Katherine Reuben, Elizabeth W. Perry, Lindsey R. Bullinger, Melissa C. Osborne, JoAnne Bielecki, Daniel Whitaker
Summary: This study examined the opinions of active SafeCare Providers on the feasibility and effectiveness of remote delivery of SafeCare. The majority of Providers reported satisfaction with virtual delivery and indicated that many families were making progress on target skills. However, they also faced challenges such as limited family data plans and difficulties in delivering specific components of the curriculum.
JOURNAL OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Clinical
Aliya McNeil, Lydia Hicks, Busra Yalcinoz-Ucan, Dillon T. Browne
Summary: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments implemented public health measures to prevent the spread of the virus. These measures resulted in school closures, social isolation, and job loss, leading to increased psychosocial stress among vulnerable families. A rapid review found evidence of an increase in intimate partner violence (IPV) during the first six months of the pandemic, with key factors including low socioeconomic status, unemployment, a personal or familial COVID-19 diagnosis, family mental illness, or overcrowding.
JOURNAL OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
(2023)
Article
Criminology & Penology
Hojjat Sheikhbardsiri, Parya Jangipour Afshar, Hamideh Baniasadi, Jamileh Farokhzadian
Summary: This study investigated workplace violence against prehospital paramedical personnel in Iran and identified verbal and physical violence as the most common types. It found that medical personnel generally considered violence in the workplace as normal and suggested the need for training courses to reduce workplace violence, promote public health, and decrease psychological stresses and occupational burnout.
JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Alison Gregory, Emma Williamson
Summary: The study indicated that the pandemic has changed people's ability to assess abusive situations and risks, with perpetrators exploiting the situation to further abuse. Providing support faced additional challenges within the context of the pandemic, but informal supporters found creative ways to continue offering help. Further research is needed to support and equip informal supporters effectively without burdening them excessively.
JOURNAL OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
(2022)
Article
Criminology & Penology
Erin Willson, Gretchen Kerr, Ashley Stirling, Stephanie Buono
Summary: This study assessed the prevalence of maltreatment experienced by Canadian National Team athletes, highlighting the common occurrence of psychological harm and neglect. Female athletes reported more experiences of harm, while retired athletes reported more neglect and physical harm. Coaches were the most common perpetrators of harm, except for sexual harm which was more frequently perpetrated by peers.
JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
(2022)
Review
Criminology & Penology
Amylee Mailhot Amborski, Eve-Line Bussieres, Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel, Christian C. Joyal
Summary: A growing number of large-scale studies suggest that individuals with disabilities are at higher risk of sexual victimization compared to non-disabled individuals, with the risk being significantly higher among adults with disabilities. Sensory impairment is the type of disability associated with the highest risk of sexual victimization. Additionally, individuals with disabilities in African countries have significantly higher odds of experiencing sexual victimization compared to other countries.
TRAUMA VIOLENCE & ABUSE
(2022)
Article
Family Studies
Devin English, Cheriko A. Boone, Joseph A. Carter, Ali J. Talan, Danielle R. Busby, Raymond L. Moody, Diamond J. Cunningham, Lisa Bowleg, H. Jonathon Rendina
Summary: This study examines the relationship between structural racism, anti-LGBTQ policies, and suicide risk among young sexual minority men. The findings show that for Black participants, both structural racism and anti-LGBTQ policies are significantly associated with various negative outcomes, including depressive symptoms, heavy drinking, self-harm, and suicide attempt. The association between structural racism and these outcomes is stronger for Black participants in states with higher levels of anti-LGBTQ policies. However, there is no significant association between these factors and suicide risk for White sexual minority men.
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE
(2022)
Article
Family Studies
Samantha M. Brown, Rebecca Orsi, Pang Ching Bobby Chen, Courtney L. Everson, John Fluke
Summary: The study found a decrease in child protection system (CPS) referrals and responses in Colorado during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the previous year. The declines were specific to case characteristics like reporter and maltreatment type. The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on child maltreatment reporting and CPS response were discussed.
CHILD MALTREATMENT
(2022)
Review
Criminology & Penology
Ateka A. Contractor, Nicole H. Weiss, Shannon R. Forkus, Fallon Keegan
Summary: This study reviewed empirically validated PTSD interventions and found that positive memories, emotions, and cognitions were addressed in some of the interventions, but not emphasized as a primary focus. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing had the most comprehensive focus on positive internal experiences.
TRAUMA VIOLENCE & ABUSE
(2022)
Article
Criminology & Penology
Shawna J. Lee, Kaitlin P. Ward, Christina M. Rodriguez
Summary: The study found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, disagreements and verbal fighting between couples increased, while disagreements and physical fighting related to COVID-19 did not increase significantly. Couples with higher levels of dyadic coping reported fewer fights and disagreements on average. Increased alcohol use was positively associated with disagreements related to COVID-19, disagreement scores, and verbal fighting scores.
JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
(2022)
Article
Family Studies
Novika Purnama Sari, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Pauline Jansen, Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg, Madelon M. E. Riem
Summary: Research findings indicate that during the lockdown in the Netherlands, parents with toddlers showed significantly increased levels of harsh parenting, especially in behaviors that were previously rare, such as shaking, calling names, and calling the child stupid. This suggests that under the adverse circumstances of the pandemic, parental tolerance for children's disobedience is lower, leading to difficulties in inhibiting abusive parenting responses.
CHILD MALTREATMENT
(2022)
Review
Criminology & Penology
Elizabeth N. Wright, Jocelyn Anderson, Kathleen Phillips, Sheridan Miyamoto
Summary: Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is a prevalent yet under-researched phenomenon. Research suggests that individuals experiencing IPSV are more likely to seek medical, legal, and social services, but less likely to seek informal support. Barriers to seeking care in IPSV include social stigma, fear, and difficulty in identifying IPSV behaviors as abuse. More inclusive research among different populations is needed to address these issues.
TRAUMA VIOLENCE & ABUSE
(2022)
Article
Criminology & Penology
Karen Trister Grace, Michele R. Decker, Kamila A. Alexander, Jacquelyn Campbell, Elizabeth Miller, Nancy Perrin, Nancy Glass
Summary: The study highlights the risks of reproductive coercion (RC) and its association with unintended pregnancy and intimate partner violence (IPV) among Latina women. Factors such as younger age and concurrent IPV increase the risk for RC, while experiencing RC is linked to lower pregnancy planning scores. The combination of RC and IPV significantly impacts pregnancy planning scores, emphasizing the need for safety and harm reduction strategies for this population.
JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
(2022)
Article
Family Studies
Spencer L. James, Jeremy B. Yorgason, Erin K. Holmes, David R. Johnson, Dean M. Busby
Summary: This article discusses the challenges in collecting nationally representative data on marriages and families, emphasizing the importance of continuing to pursue such data. By focusing more on sampling methods and a study's generalizability, knowledge of trends in marriage and family relationships can be improved.
Review
Communication
Katherine R. Allen
Summary: Feminism provides an innovative perspective for scholarship and activism on families and intimate relationships. It encompasses epistemology, methodology, ontology, and praxis, offering a flexible framework for engaging with theoretical ideas and social change. Feminist family science examines power dynamics and social stratification in diverse contexts, using critical, intersectional, and queer approaches. This paper explores the history and contemporary theory and activism of feminism, particularly in the field of feminist family science. It emphasizes the importance of reflexivity and critical consciousness raising in personal, professional, and political change.
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
(2023)
Article
Criminology & Penology
Qinglu Wu, Hongjian Cao, Xiuyun Lin, Nan Zhou, Peilian Chi
Summary: This study examined the protective roles of self-related resources in the association between child maltreatment and subjective well-being in emerging adulthood. Results showed that psychological maltreatment negatively affected life satisfaction through self-esteem and the pathway from self-esteem to self-compassion, highlighting the importance of improving self-related resources for survivors of adverse childhood experiences.
JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
(2022)
Article
Criminology & Penology
Roberta Liggett O'Malley, Karen M. Holt
Summary: This study explored the crimes of 152 cyber sextortion offenders using qualitative content analysis of media articles and court documents. Four different types of offenders were identified, highlighting the diverse nature of cyber sextortion and its implications for crime control policies. The lack of legislative action targeting cyber sextortion also limits legal recourse for victims, presenting challenges for the criminal justice system.
JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Clinical
Howard J. Markman, Alan J. Hawkins, Scott M. Stanley, W. Kim Halford, Galena Rhoades
Summary: This article reviewed 34 rigorous evaluation studies of couple relationship education programs from 2010 to 2019, showing significant advances in reaching diverse and disadvantaged populations, expanding intervention effects, especially for high-risk couples. There has also been progress in delivering online education, shifting focus to individuals, and emphasizing youth education, but challenges remain in understanding program moderators and addressing emerging issues in relationships.
JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY
(2022)
