Women's risk for revictimization by a new abusive partner: for what should we be looking?
The purpose of this article was to examine the prevalence of, as well as risk factors for, revictimization by a new partner. Data was collected via face-to-face interviews at Time 1 (about 5 weeks after obtaining a protective order against a violent partner [DVO partner]) and at Time 2 (approximately 12 months later). Of those women who reported having a new partner at Time 2 (n = 412), 35.2% reported abuse. Findings indicate that there is a subset of women who are at greater risk of experiencing abuse by future partners: women with greater cumulative lifetime victimization and those who abuse or are dependent on illicit drugs. Intervening with women when they obtain a protective order is a critical point of intervention to reduce women's risk for revictimization.
Cole
Jennifer
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Center on Drug & Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40504, USA. jecole2@uky.edu
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Shannon
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D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology