title: Intimate partner violence in the U.S. general population: progress and future directions.
abstract: This article reviews survey research on intimate partner violence (IPV) in the U.S. general population. Results from survey research conducted over the past quarter century are briefly summarized. Three additional national studies related to injuries, crime victimization, and homicide among intimate partners in the United States are also considered. The article emphasizes the progress that has been made in general population survey research related to IPV. It concludes with a discussion of the current controversies and future directions for survey research of IPV in the U.S. general population.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Houston, USA.
authors.forename: Craig A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: Raul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caetano
mesh_terms: D018585:Battered Women / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health