title: A Qualitative Examination of Situational Risk Recognition Among Female Victims of Physical Intimate Partner Violence.
abstract: Little is known about intimate partner violence (IPV) victims' situational risk recognition, defined as the ability to identify situational factors that signal imminent risk of victimization. Using semi-structured interviews, qualitative data were collected from a community sample of 31 female victims of IPV episodes involving substance use. Thirteen themes were identified, the most prevalent being related to the partner's verbal behavior, tone of voice, motor behavior, alcohol or drug use, and facial expression. Participants reporting at least some anticipation of physical aggression (61.3% of the sample) tended to identify multiple factors (M = 3.47), suggesting numerous situational features often contribute to situational risk recognition.
authors.affiliation: Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sherrill
authors.affiliation: Capital University, Columbus, OH, USA kbell626@capital.edu.
authors.forename: Kathryn M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.affiliation: Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wyngarden
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D001364:Awareness; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: intimate partner violence; risk perception; substance use