A Multiplicative Approach to Polyvictimization: A Study of Intimate Partner Violence Types as Risk Factors for Child Polyvictimization in South Korea
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2019
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Drawing on a new typology of intimate partner violence (IPV), this paper tests the relationship between indicators of totalitarian and anarchic IPV and child polyvictimization incidence and severity [anarchic is defined as low order, chaotic, no consistent rules or legitimate power between intimate partners; totalitarian is defined as highly ordered, asymmetric power in intimate partners]. The paper argues for and utilizes a quantitative approach to study polyvictimization severity. Polyvictimization is operationalized as a multiplicative relationship between physical abuse and neglect in a random sample of 204 children from Kyunggi province, South Korea. The indicator of totalitarian IPV significantly predicted polyvictimization severity and incidence even when a traditional measure of intimate terrorism was held constant. The indicator of anarchic IPV significantly predicted polyvictimization severity but not incidence when a traditional measure of intimate terrorism was held constant. Implications are discussed. (Author Abstract)
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Research, Survey Results, Child, Children, Childhood, Response to Victimization, Family Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Child Neglect, Abuse, Polyvictimization, Poly-victimization, International, Multitype Victimization, Child Abuse, South Korea, Intimate Partner Violence, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Exposure to Domestic Violence, Children Exposed to Violence, Witness to Violence, Severity, Coercive Control, Parents, Family Violence
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Emery, Clifton; Yang, Hyerin; Kim, Oksoo; Ko, Yoonjeong. (2019). A Multiplicative Approach to Polyvictimization: A Study of Intimate Partner Violence Types as Risk Factors for Child Polyvictimization in South Korea. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(5), 11 pgs.