Understanding the Impact of Sexual Youth Intimate Partner Violence

Unmasking the Social Consequences for Young Victims

Bibliographic Data

ID6460903
AuthorsSibel Korkmaz (0000-0002-9139-7175, Stockholm University, corresponding author), Carolina Överlien (0000-0001-6856-3422, Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies)
Year2024
Volume33
Issue2
Pages184-199
Publication date2024-10-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueYoung (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1103-3088 • E-ISSN: 1741-3222
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/11033088241262869
OpenAlexW4403375146
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited42

This study focuses on sexual youth intimate partner violence (YIPV), what it is like to be young and subjected to such violence and how this experience affects a young person. Drawing upon 27 interviews with victims (ages 17–24) of sexual YIPV, we ask: How does psychological aspects influence how sexual YIPV and control were experienced? How are young victims affected by the violence? From a social perspective, how can we understand the consequences? The results suggest that experiences of sexual YIPV may lead to consequences such as development of a negative body image and difficulties having sex; loss of bodily control; and using sex as a means of self-injury. Our findings also show how sexual YIPV is interconnected with other forms of violence. The findings are valuable to professionals supporting young victims of sexual IPV, as they shed light on how sexual YIPV may affect young victims

Criminology · Developmental psychology · Domestic violence · Intimate partner · Medical emergency · Poison control · Sexual violence · Suicide prevention · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Homelessness and Social Issues · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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