A Meta-analysis of Cognitive Functioning in Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators.

ABSTRACT: Numerous psychologists have shown interest in applying neuropsychological tests to study intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators and gain a further understanding of the underlying nature of this type of violence. However, up until now, no meta-analysis has drawn on all the available scientific literature to calculate whether consistent differences exist between the neuropsychological performance of IPV perpetrators and other samples of men (non-violent men, IPV perpetrators with drug misuse, and other men with criminal history). The aim of this study was to carry out this calculation and also measure whether neuropsychological performance explained IPV perpetration. We conducted a meta-analysis following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) c

SUBMITTER: Romero-Martinez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11607039 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature