Alison Marganski
Associate Professor & Director of Criminology, Le Moyne College
Key Findings
- Social support, specifically prosocial support, played an important role in predicting IPV victimization among women on college campuses.
- Less prosocial support was associated with more frequent victimization in specific forms of IPV and polyvictimization (experiencing multiple forms of victimization) among women on college campuses.
- Repeat victimization was more common than single events for all forms of IPV, and poly-IPV victimization was highly prevalent among women on college campuses.
- Social support, particularly social network relationship support and family connectedness, played a protective role in mitigating hazards and reducing repeat victimization among women on college campuses.
Description
In the article, “Single, Repeat, and Poly Intimate Partner Violence Victimization among Women at a College Campus: Extending Research Through the Inclusion of Technology-Facilitated Violence and Examining Key Social Determinants for Intimate Partner Violence Prevention,” Alison Marganski and her co-authors examine technology-facilitated and in-person forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) among college women in intimate relationships. The researchers collected data from 265 college women who reported being in intimate relationships in the past year. The results showed that social support, specifically prosocial support, played an important role in predicting IPV victimization. Less prosocial support was associated with more frequent victimization in specific forms of IPV and polyvictimization (experiencing multiple forms of victimization). Repeat victimization was more common than single events for all forms of IPV, and poly-IPV victimization was highly prevalent. The data suggests that social support, particularly social network relationship support and family connectedness, played a protective role in mitigating hazards and reducing repeat victimization. The authors note the need for expanded research to include technology-facilitated IPV in studies and factors influencing patterns of violence, including peer support, familial support, sexual attitudes, and substance use.