Women U.S. military veterans
report higher rates of lifetime intimate partner violence (IPV) compared with
women who have never served in the military. However, we know little about the
timing of IPV exposure relative to military service.
To begin to understand the
relationship between military service and IPV experience, we conducted surveys
with 249 women military veterans seeking care at a Veterans Affairs medical
center about experiences of physical, psychological, and sexual IPV before,
during, and after military service. Additionally, we examined the association
between deployment and IPV experience during and after military service.
Findings indicated that women experienced IPV during each time period
(before/during/after military service), with significant overlap of
experiencing IPV during more than one time period and one-third (34.6%)
experiencing IPV during all three time periods.
Compared to those who were not
deployed, women who had been deployed reported increased odds of experiencing
psychological, but not physical or sexual, IPV during (but not after) military
service. Implications of study findings for theory, research, and practice are
discussed.
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By:
- 1Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, 3900 Woodland Avenue, Building 4100 (Annex), Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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