TY - JOUR
T1 - Patterns of Technology-Based Abuse Among Adult Intimate Partner Violence Survivors and Associations with Offline Abuse
AU - Reed, Lauren A.
AU - Brown, Megan Lindsay
AU - Kappas Mazzio, Andrea
AU - Messing, Jill Theresa
AU - Grimm, Kevin
AU - Wachter, Karin
AU - Jiwatram-Negrón, Tina
AU - Gonzalez-Pons, Kwynn
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2025/7
Y1 - 2025/7
N2 - Research about technology-based abuse (TBA) has primarily relied on youth-focused survey research, leading to gaps in knowledge about the experiences of TBA among adult populations. However, studies among adult intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors suggest that TBA is a pervasive problem warranting attention. This study builds on the limited existing literature about adult experiences of TBA by examining patterns of TBA among adult abuse survivors (n = 377). Latent class analysis showed three distinct patterns of TBA: technology-based emotional abuse, technology-based monitoring, and technology-based control. Multinomial regression analyses demonstrated that TBA co-occurs with offline IPV. Findings reinforce the significant role of TBA in adult IPV survivors’ lives and highlight the importance of assessing for TBA among survivors.
AB - Research about technology-based abuse (TBA) has primarily relied on youth-focused survey research, leading to gaps in knowledge about the experiences of TBA among adult populations. However, studies among adult intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors suggest that TBA is a pervasive problem warranting attention. This study builds on the limited existing literature about adult experiences of TBA by examining patterns of TBA among adult abuse survivors (n = 377). Latent class analysis showed three distinct patterns of TBA: technology-based emotional abuse, technology-based monitoring, and technology-based control. Multinomial regression analyses demonstrated that TBA co-occurs with offline IPV. Findings reinforce the significant role of TBA in adult IPV survivors’ lives and highlight the importance of assessing for TBA among survivors.
KW - coercive control
KW - domestic violence
KW - image-based abuse
KW - intimate partner violence
KW - online harassment
KW - technology-based abuse
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U2 - 10.1177/08862605241268782
DO - 10.1177/08862605241268782
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85205389083
SN - 0886-2605
VL - 40
SP - 3284
EP - 3306
JO - Journal of interpersonal violence
JF - Journal of interpersonal violence
IS - 13-14
ER -