A New Piece to Understanding the Intimate Partner Violence Puzzle: What Role Do Genetics Play?

C. Nathan DeWall; Baldwin M. Way

doi:10.1177/1077801214528585

A New Piece to Understanding the Intimate Partner Violence Puzzle: What Role Do Genetics Play?

C. Nathan DeWall, Baldwin M. Way

Psychology

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Abstract

Numerous factors prompt intimate partner violence (IPV). Stuart and colleagues examined whether variations in two theoretically relevant genetic variants predispose some people toward perpetrating psychological aggression, physical aggression, and violence that causes the victim serious physical injury. This commentary discusses the importance of considering how the observed genetic risk factors for IPV may be best understood within the context of their interaction with environmental risk factors. By focusing on gene-environment interactions, future work may help identify not only who is at risk for IPV perpetration but also who may be buffered from it.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	414-419
Number of pages	6
Journal	Violence Against Women
Volume	20
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801214528585
State	Published - Apr 2014

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Dr. Way’s work on this commentary was supported in part by Award Number Grant 8KL2TR000112-05 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.

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genetics
intimate partner violence

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