Extending Johnson's Intimate Partner Violence Typology: Lessons From an Adolescent Sample. (August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Messinger, Adam M.; Fry, Deborah A.; Rickert, Vaughn I.; Catallozzi, Marina; Davidson, Leslie L.
• Is Part Of: Violence against women. Volume 20:Number 8(2014:Aug.)
• Page Start: 948
• Page End: 971
• Publication Date: 2014-08
• Subjects: dating violence -- domestic violence -- typology; Abused women -- Periodicals; Women -- Crimes against -- Periodicals; Violent crimes -- Periodicals; Femmes victimes de violence -- Périodiques; Femmes, Crimes contre les -- Périodiques; Crimes violents -- Périodiques; 362.8292
• DOI: 10.1177/1077801214546907
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-8012

Abstract

Johnson's intimate partner violence (IPV) typology—categorizing IPV by both use and receipt of physical violence and controlling behaviors—effectively predicts IPV consequences among adults. His typology has not yet been applied to adolescents, an important population for early IPV intervention. Therefore, in analyzing IPV covariates among 493 female urban high school students, we used as key predictors both Johnson's original typology and, for enhanced clarity, a relationship-level extension. Preliminary evidence suggests that the pattern of adolescent IPV differs substantially from that of adult IPV and that a relationship-level typology provided additional clarity in categorizing this pattern.