Intergenerational continuities and discontinuities in intimate partner violence: A two-generational prospective study

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 3720-3752

  Smith, Carolyn A ^a   Ireland, Timothy O ^b   Park, Aely ^a   Elwyn, Laura ^a   Thornberry, Terence P ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

cycle of violence; developmental criminology; exposure to family violence; intergenerational continuity; intimate partner violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83355168121     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260511403751     Document Type: Article

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