Premilitary Intimate Partner Violence and Attrition From the U.S. Navy

Abstract

A prospective study of U.S. Navy recruits (N 5,498) examined whether premilitary intimate partner violence (IPV) was associated with attrition. Overall, more than one-fourth of recruits reported premilitary physical IPV and more than two-thirds reported premilitary verbal IPV. Women reported more perpetration and receipt of IPV than men, and married or cohabiting respondents reported more IPV than single respondents. Both perpetration and receipt of IPV significantly predicted attrition within 4 years. However, after controlling for other forms of IPV, only receipt of physical IPV significantly predicted attrition. In only one analysis did associations between IPV and attrition vary according to marital status or gender; premilitary receipt of verbal IPV had different effects on women and men.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA498574

Entities

People

  • Cynthia J Thomsen
  • Joel S. Milner
  • Julie L. Crouch
  • Lex L. Merrill
  • Valerie A. Stander

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Attrition
  • Great Lakes
  • Health
  • Illinois
  • Management Training
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Naval Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Regression Analysis
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surveys
  • Training
  • United States
  • Victims
  • Violence

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.