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Intimate Partner Violence

Intimate partner violence is abuse or aggression occurring within a current or former intimate relationship, and it is recognized as a major public-health problem with serious consequences for health and wellbeing. It encompasses physical violence, sexual coercion, psychological and emotional abuse, controlling beha…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 10 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 18× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2641-4538 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Intimate partner violence is abuse or aggression occurring within a current or former intimate relationship, and it is recognized as a major public-health problem with serious consequences for health and wellbeing. It encompasses physical violence, sexual coercion, psychological and emotional abuse, controlling behaviors, and economic abuse, and it can occur in relationships regardless of marital status, gender, or sexual orientation, though women are disproportionately affected. Intimate partner violence is shaped by interacting individual, relational, community, and societal factors, including power imbalances between partners, gender norms, discrimination, and economic stressors, and it frequently intersects with other adversities such as HIV-discordant partnerships, mental-health conditions, and limited support. Its consequences are wide-ranging, spanning physical injury, chronic illness, reproductive and sexual health harms, and mental-health effects including depression, anxiety, and stress-related disease, and it can affect populations such as pregnant women, adolescents, and marginalized groups. Research in this field documents prevalence and risk factors, the dynamics of power and control within relationships, the links between violence and conditions such as diabetes and depression, and the response of communities and institutions. Prevention and response combine screening, support and protective services, education, and efforts to change harmful norms. Addressing intimate partner violence is central to public health, gender equity, and the protection of individuals and families.

Research published in this journal

10 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

How do College Students in India Respond to Gender-Based Violence (GBV)?

Nagaraj NitashaCorresponding author
Research Scientist, The George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health, Department of Prevention and Community Health, 950 New Hampshire Ave, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington
Public Health International Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-20-3170

How this research is being cited

The 10 articles above have been cited 18 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Intimate Partner Violence, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Public Health International (ISSN 2641-4538).

Journal editorial board
Javad Javan-Noughabi · United Kingdom Evelyn O Talbott · United States Zainab Taha · United Arab Emirates

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