title: Perpetration of severe intimate partner violence: premilitary and second year of service rates.
abstract: A longitudinal design was used to compare rates of severe intimate partner violence (SIPV) perpetration during the year before enlistment and the second year of service in a sample of 542 female and 421 male Navy personnel. Overall, 11% reported perpetration of SIPV during the year before service. Premilitary SIPV perpetration rates were significantly higher for women (20%) than for men (4%). After 2 years of service, the overall percentage reporting past-year perpetration of SIPV increased slightly (14%, compared with a premilitary rate of 11%). The patterns of changes in rates of SIPV perpetration varied for men and women. Across time, SIPV perpetration increased among men (from 4% to 16%) and decreased among women (from 20% to 12%). Respondents who were female, younger, and minority reported higher rates of premilitary SIPV perpetration. No demographic factors were associated with reports of SIPV perpetration during the second year.
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Science and Epidemiology Department, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA 92186-5122, USA.
authors.forename: Lex L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Merrill
authors.forename: Julie L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Crouch
authors.forename: Cynthia J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Thomsen
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guimond
authors.forename: Joel S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Milner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois / Q000453:epidemiology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires