Progress across ecological systems countering intergenerational transmission of intimate partner violence
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2024
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Buchanan, F.
Borgkvist, A.
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Journal of Gender-Based Violence, 2024; 8(1):19-34
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<jats:p>With this article we question the universality of the popular truism that intimate partner violence (IPV) between adult partners is transmitted from generation to generation. We illustrate how the concept of ‘intergenerational transmission of IPV’ fails to capture the complex social processes that are likely to influence individuals who experience IPV as children and as they grow. Building on a feminist application of ecological systems theory, how multiple systems have evolved to differently influence children who grow up with IPV is considered. This approach offers understanding of perspectives that promote social change and the self-worth and positive agency of children who grow up with IPV. We offer a unique contribution by exploring ways intergenerational transmission of IPV is rebutted in the twenty-first century, and how change is facilitated so that children who grow up with IPV can achieve healthy relationships when supported by all levels of the ecological system.</jats:p>
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Copyright 2024 Centre for Gender and Violence Research University of Bristol
Access Condition Notes: Accepted manuscript is available open access