RESEARCH ARTICLE
Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence and Relationships to Sexual Risk-Related Behaviors Among College Students
Montana Gill1, Regine Haardörfer1, Michael Windle1, Carla J. Berg2, *
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2020Volume: 13
First Page: 559
Last Page: 568
Publisher ID: TOPHJ-13-559
DOI: 10.2174/1874944502013010559
Article History:
Received Date: 28/4/2020Revision Received Date: 19/8/2020
Acceptance Date: 20/8/2020
Electronic publication date: 26/10/2020
Collection year: 2020
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background:
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a major public health concern, often initially experienced in young adulthood; IPV has been associated with adverse sexual health and sexual risk outcomes.
Objective:
This study examined 1) correlates of experiencing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and 2) IPV in relation to sexual risk-related behaviors among college students.
Methods:
We analyzed 2016 cross-sectional survey data regarding sociodemographics, past IPV experiences, and sexual risk-related behaviors (sex after drug/alcohol use, condomless sex) among male and female students aged 18-25 from seven Georgia colleges/universities, respectively.
Results:
IPV victimization was associated with being Black, greater depressive symptoms, and substance use. Multivariable regression, including sociodemographic covariates, indicated that alcohol/drug use before the last sex was associated with sexual and physical aggression victimization among men (Nagelkerke R-squared=.155), but with fewer negotiation experiences and more injury experiences among women (Nagelkerke R-squared=.107). Condom less sex at last intercourse was associated with psychological aggression experiences among women (Nagelkerke R-squared=.125), but with no IPV factor among men (Nagelkerke R-squared=.188).
Conclusion:
The distinct relationships between IPV and sexual risk among men and women underscore the need for targeted prevention interventions.