TY - JOUR
T1 - A Typology of Community Violence Perpetration and Victimization Among Adults With Mental Illnesses
AU - Johnson, Kiersten L.
AU - Desmarais, Sarah L.
AU - Van Dorn, Richard A.
AU - Grimm, Kevin J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2014.
PY - 2015/2/8
Y1 - 2015/2/8
N2 - The primary objective of this article was to evaluate the overlap between community violence perpetration and victimization in a large, heterogeneous sample of adults with mental illnesses (N = 4,474). We also explored participant characteristics differentiating four categories of perpetration and victimization: non-victim/non-perpetrators, victims only, perpetrators only, and victim–perpetrators. Results indicated that adults with mental illnesses were unlikely to report violent outcomes but, when they did, were more likely to report perpetration and victimization, rather than perpetration alone. In addition, bivariate and multivariable analyses showed that sex, age, race/ethnicity, and primary diagnosis differed across categories. Victim–perpetrators, for example, were more likely to be young, Black, and have a primary diagnosis of bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, substance use disorder, or “other.” Altogether, our findings provide evidence for a victim–perpetrator overlap in this population and suggest that preventive measures targeting violence and victimization may be more effective than those with separate strategies for each.
AB - The primary objective of this article was to evaluate the overlap between community violence perpetration and victimization in a large, heterogeneous sample of adults with mental illnesses (N = 4,474). We also explored participant characteristics differentiating four categories of perpetration and victimization: non-victim/non-perpetrators, victims only, perpetrators only, and victim–perpetrators. Results indicated that adults with mental illnesses were unlikely to report violent outcomes but, when they did, were more likely to report perpetration and victimization, rather than perpetration alone. In addition, bivariate and multivariable analyses showed that sex, age, race/ethnicity, and primary diagnosis differed across categories. Victim–perpetrators, for example, were more likely to be young, Black, and have a primary diagnosis of bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, substance use disorder, or “other.” Altogether, our findings provide evidence for a victim–perpetrator overlap in this population and suggest that preventive measures targeting violence and victimization may be more effective than those with separate strategies for each.
KW - community violence
KW - mental health and violence
KW - violence exposure
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U2 - 10.1177/0886260514535102
DO - 10.1177/0886260514535102
M3 - Article
C2 - 24919996
AN - SCOPUS:84920531243
SN - 0886-2605
VL - 30
SP - 522
EP - 540
JO - Journal of interpersonal violence
JF - Journal of interpersonal violence
IS - 3
ER -