Consistency and Inconsistency of Young Women's Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence in a Population-Based Study. (March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rowlands, Ingrid J.; Holder, Carl; Forder, Peta M.; Hegarty, Kelsey; Dobson, Annette J.; Loxton, Deborah
• Is Part Of: Violence against women. Volume 27:Number 3/4(2021)
• Page Start: 359
• Page End: 377
• Publication Date: 2021-03
• Subjects: young women -- intimate partner violence -- population-based study -- mental health; 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: 10.1177/1077801220908324
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-8012

Abstract

We examined reporting of lifetime intimate partner violence (IPV) among 7, 917 young women who completed two surveys, 12 months apart. At the first survey, 32% reported a history of IPV with a current or former partner. Of these, one third of women did not report IPV 12 months later (inconsistently reported IPV). Compared with women who consistently reported a history of IPV, women who inconsistently reported a history of IPV were less likely to report suicidal ideation, self-harm, illicit drug use, and smoking at the 12-month follow-up. A deeper understanding of what influences young women's reporting of IPV is needed.