subject: Definition and Key Thoughts of Domestic Violence [print this page] Definition and Key Thoughts of Domestic Violence
Vulnerability of Victimizations
Recent research identifies several factors related to IPV:
History of physical abuse; prior injury from the same partner; having a verbally abusive partner; economic stress; partner history of alcohol or drug abuse; childhood abuse; being under the age of 24; marital conflict; male dominance in the family; poor family functioning.
