Risk and protective factors for incidents of intimate partner violence among active-duty military personnel.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Intimate partner violence (IPV) among military personnel harms service members and their partners and has implications for military readiness. Understanding modifiable risk and protective factors for IPV perpetration in this context is important for prevention and response.

Method

Data from the Millennium Cohort Study (2011-2013) were used as a baseline in a hypothesized prospective path model predicting IPV perpetration. IPV outcomes were operationalized as reports to the Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program Central Registry that occurred after baseline and met Department of Defense criteria for psychological or physical domestic abuse.

Results

A posttraumatic stress symptom cluster indicative of general negative affect and alcohol dependence mediate

SUBMITTER: Stander VA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12931802 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature