Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Definition
Physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse. Encompasses physical assault, sexual coercion, emotional abuse, and coercive control. Not limited to any gender, though women are disproportionately represented as survivors of severe physical IPV.
Related terms
- Coercive Control
- A pattern of behaviour in intimate relationships that seeks to deny autonomy and dominate the victim through means including isolation, monitoring, financial...
- Danger Assessment (DA)
- A 20-item validated instrument developed by Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell for estimating the risk of intimate-partner homicide or near-lethal assault. Combines a weighted...
- Dark Figure of Crime
- The gap between the actual volume of crime and the amount recorded in official statistics. Crimes go unrecorded when victims do not...
- Gini Coefficient
- A measure of income inequality ranging from 0 (perfect equality) to 1 (one person holds all income). Consistently one of the strongest...
- Hegemonic Masculinity
- A concept from gender sociology describing the dominant cultural script of manhood in a given society, typically emphasising toughness, control, and willingness...
- Homicide Rate
- The number of unlawful killings per 100,000 population per year. Used as the primary cross-national indicator of violent crime because it is...
- PWDV Act 2005
- Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 (India). Provides civil remedies -- protection orders, residence orders, monetary relief -- for women...
- Repeat Victimisation
- The empirical pattern in which a small proportion of people or locations experience a disproportionate share of violent incidents. Domestic violence shows...
- Safety Planning
- A collaborative process in which the nurse and patient identify practical steps to reduce immediate danger: documents to keep accessible, people to...
- Universal Screening
- Asking all patients in a clinical setting about IPV exposure, regardless of presenting complaint or risk appearance. Contrasted with targeted screening, which...
Explained in these topics
- Intimate-Partner Violence and the Danger AssessmentPhysical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse. Encompasses physical assault, sexual coercion, emotional abuse, and coercive...
- Violent Crime as a Social PhenomenonPhysical, sexual, or psychological harm caused by a current or former romantic partner. The most common form of domestic violence globally. Heavily gendered in...