Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
JOURNAL OF FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY & PSYCHOLOGY, cilt.36, sa.4, ss.475-491, 2025 (SSCI)
Meta-analyses of interventions to stop intimate partner violence (IPV) reveal small effect sizes for both perpetrators and victims. However, tailoring treatments to fit their needs may increase the efficacy of the interventions. Typology studies with victims have examined experiences of violence as predictors, ignoring potential IPV-related behavioral and psychological constructs. The current study examines if IPV-related behavioral/contextual constructs predict different types of battered women. A total of 273 Turkish IPV female victims completed measures of perceived motivations for and frequency of IPV, and victims' coping and psychological symptoms. Victims' perceived motivations for IPV and their coping strategies were the cluster predictors. The frequency of IPV and victims' psychological symptoms were used for cluster comparisons. The study results revealed two clusters: low-risk and high-risk victims. The low-risk cluster was characterized by lower scores on men's reactive violence and fewer coping strategies compared to the high-risk cluster. Women in the high-risk cluster were higher than the low-risk cluster on IPV victimization frequency and symptoms of anxiety, depression, negative self, somatization, and hostility. Future studies may consider using both male and female behavioral and contextual predictors to analyze different victim typologies. Analysis of dyadic interactions may further increase our understanding of IPV typologies. Ultimately, this line of research may support the efforts to effectively tailor treatments for battered women and increase their efficacy.