Childhood victimization, attachment, coping, and substance use among victimized women on probation and parole

Amanda Dishon-Brown; Seana Golder; Tanya Renn; Katherine Winham; George E. Higgins; T. K. Logan

doi:10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-15-00100

Childhood victimization, attachment, coping, and substance use among victimized women on probation and parole

Amanda Dishon-Brown
, Seana Golder
, Tanya Renn
, Katherine Winham
, George E. Higgins
, T. K. Logan

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Abstract

Justice-involved women report high rates of victimization across their life span, and these experiences contribute to their involvement in the criminal justice (CJ) system. Within this population, research has identified an overlap among victimization and substance use, a high-risk coping mechanism. Furthermore, research indicates attachment style is related to coping and high-risk behaviors. Research is needed to understand the relationship among these mechanisms as they relate to intimate partner violence (IPV). To address this gap, this study investigated the relationship between attachment, coping, childhood victimization, substance use, and IPV among 406 victimized women on probation/parole. Results of 6 multivariate regression analyses were statistically significant, accounting for 8%-13% of the variance in IPV. Particularly, childhood sexual victimization and negative coping were significant in all analyses. Findings provide practitioners, administrators, and policymakers information about the specific needs of justice-involved women.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	431-451
Number of pages	21
Journal	Violence and Victims
Volume	32
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-15-00100
State	Published - 2017

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© 2017 Springer Publishing Company.

Funding

The research described here was supported, in part, by a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA027981). Special thanks to all the women who have participated in this research. Additional gratitude is expressed to Robin Cook, Amy Brooks, and the Kentucky Department of Corrections, Division of Probation, and Parole for their assistance.

Funders	Funder number
Division of Probation
Kentucky Department of Corrections
Author National Institute on Drug Abuse DA031791 Mark J Ferris National Institute on Drug Abuse DA006634 Mark J Ferris National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism AA026117 Mark J Ferris National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism AA028162 Elizabeth G Pitts National Institute of General Medical Sciences GM102773 Elizabeth G Pitts Peter McManus Charitable Trust Mark J Ferris National Institute on Drug Abuse	R01DA027981

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Criminal justice
Intervention
Intimate partner violence (IPV)
Life span victimization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Health(social science)
Law

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