Intimate partner violence (IPV) can negatively affect children's well-being and development, but few studies have looked specifically at parenting as experienced by IPV victims and abusers.

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps

• Invisible Scars: Comparing the Mental Health of LGB and Heterosexual Intimate Partner Violence Survivors (2016) · doi

  Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects countless women and men in lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) as well as heterosexual relationships, but few studies have examined how such abuse is associated with the mental health of LGB victims.

  Keywords: intimate partner violence affects countless women lesbian bisexual well heterosexual relationships examined abuse associated mental
• An Exploratory Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence and Postpartum Depression in an Impoverished Urban Population (2013) · doi

  Numerous antecedents and consequences of both IPV and PPD are noted in the literature; however, understanding the mechanisms by which intimate partner violence impacts the postpartum mood are not clearly understood.

  Keywords: numerous antecedents consequences noted literature understanding mechanisms intimate partner violence impacts postpartum mood clearly understood
• The Use of Children as a Tactic of Intimate Partner Violence and its Relationship to Survivors’ Mental Health (2021) · doi

  Abstract Although prior research has established that intimate partner violence (IPV) often leads to increased depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), little is known about how often abusive partners and ex-partners use survivors’ children as an abuse tactic, nor whether this form of IPV also is detrimental to survivors’ mental health.

  Keywords: often partners survivors abstract prior established intimate partner violence leads increased depression anxiety post traumatic
• Psychological Well-Being Among Women Who Experienced Intimate Partner Violence and Received Civil Legal Services (2018) · doi

  Intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization is often associated with negative mental health outcomes; yet, little is known about the psychological well-being of women who experience IPV and receive civil legal services.

  Keywords: intimate partner violence victimization often associated negative mental health outcomes little known psychological well women
• The Effectiveness of Intervention Programs for Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence with Substance Abuse and/or Mental Disorders: A Systematic Review (2024) · doi

  Despite the high prevalence and severity of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration among men with mental health (MH) problems and substance use (SU), there is limited evidence on the most effective ways to reduce IPV within these groups.

  Keywords: despite high prevalence severity intimate partner violence perpetration among mental health problems substance there limited
• The Contextual Role of Depression within Couples Experiencing Partner Violence (2017) · doi

  Despite previous research suggesting a link between intimate partner violence (IPV) and depression within romantic relationships, few studies have examined the role of depression in couples experiencing violence.

  Keywords: violence depression despite previous suggesting link intimate partner within romantic relationships examined role couples experiencing
• Parenting Difficulties and Needs Described by Victims and Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence (2015) · doi

  Intimate partner violence (IPV) can negatively affect children's well-being and development, but few studies have looked specifically at parenting as experienced by IPV victims and abusers.

  Keywords: intimate partner violence negatively affect children well development looked specifically parenting experienced victims abusers
• Associations between Intimate Partner Violence, Depression, and Suicidal Behavior among Women Attending Antenatal and General Outpatients Hospital Services in Thailand (2017) · doi

  BACKGROUND: Battered women are exposed to multiple types and different severity of intimate partner abuse, however, little is known about the relationship between severity and different types of intimate partner violence (IPV) (physical, sexual, psychological, and danger) and symptoms of depression and suicidal behavior in a sample of women attending antenatal care or general outpatient hospital services in Thailand.

  Keywords: women types different severity intimate partner background battered exposed multiple abuse little known relationship violence