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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
3063.0: Monday, December 12, 2005 - 8:45 AM

Abstract #109472

Men’s perpetration of child abuse, sexual violence, and intimate partner violence: Preliminary findings from a large community-based study

Jay G. Silverman, PhD, Department for Society, Human Development and Health/Division of Public Health Practice, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, 7th floor, Boston, MA 02115, 617-432-0081, jsilverm@hsph.harvard.edu, Michele R. Decker, MPH, Division of Public Health Practice/Department of Society, Human Development & Health, Harvard University, 677 Huntington Ave., Kresge 705, Boston, MA 02115, and Jhumka Gupta, MPH, Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard University School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115.

Background/Objectives: While prior research conducted with victims of interpersonal violence suggests high rates of co-occurrence of child abuse, sexual violence, and intimate partner violence perpetration among men, little research has been conducted with perpetrators in non-treatment settings to assess prevalence as well as risk and protective factors for violence perpetration. This report offers preliminary findings from a large community-based study of men to describe co-occurrence and patterns of risk and protective factors regarding multiple forms of interpersonal violence perpetration. Methods: Men ages 18-35 attending eight urban community health centers anonymously completed an automated computer-assisted survey instrument (ACASI). Participants self-reported their experiences of violence perpetration as well as peer influences, family structure and dynamics, relations with community institutions, and community levels of violence during childhood, adolescence and early adulthood. Individual-level factors were also collected. Preliminary results will be presented on data collected from approximately 500 men. Results: Prevalence of perpetration of child abuse, sexual violence, and intimate partner violence will be discussed, as well as overlap among these forms of violence perpetration. Individual, family, peer, and community-level risk and protective factors for perpetration of each form of violence will be reported. Discussion: Results will be discussed and are expected to contribute to our understanding of perpetration of multiple forms of violence, and guide primary prevention efforts.

Learning Objectives:

  • At the end of this session, participants will be able to

    Keywords: Violence Prevention, Community-Based Care

    Presenting author's disclosure statement:

    I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

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