NCJ Number
246302
Journal
Aggression and Violent Behavior Volume: 18 Issue: 3 Dated: May-June 2013 Pages: 373-382
Date Published
2013
Length
10 pages
Annotation
Intimate partner violence IPV is a major social and public health problem that affects men and women across the globe regardless of their culture, religion and other demographic characteristics.
Abstract
Intimate partner violence IPV is a major social and public health problem that affects men and women across the globe regardless of their culture, religion and other demographic characteristics. During the last 100 years many different theories have been proposed to explain the phenomenon of IPV. Much research is been conducted using these theories as a guiding or underlying framework. However, it is difficult to find a single account that provides a succinct and up-to-date overview of these theories. As a result considerable effort is required to identify and retrieve relevant papers to understand the various theories which attempt to explain IPV. This article attempts to provide a succinct and up-to-date integrative review of the biological and psychological explanations of IPV. Both perspectives have been critically evaluated in the light of the available literature and an attempt has been made to discuss the strengths and limitations of each perspective in shedding light on the causation of IPV.