Factors predicting family violence revictimization among Army families with child maltreatment

Kaye, M. P., Aronson, K. R., & Perkins, D. F. (2022). Factors predicting family violence revictimization among Army families with child maltreatment. Child Maltreatment, 27(3), 423-433. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595211008997

This study examined how individual (e.g., parents’ mental and physical health problems), family (e.g., history of family violence, marital problems), and community risk factors (e.g., feelings of isolation, neighborhood issues) and treatment factors (e.g., referrals to services, sessions completed) were associated with recurring child maltreatment (i.e., revictimization). Data were drawn from closed case files of 134 Army families with confirmed child maltreatment who received services through the Family Advocacy Program. All risk and treatment factors were examined individually to determine which were related to revictimization. Then, another analysis grouped the risk factors into levels of influence based on the ecological model (i.e., individual, family, community) to examine which level of influence was most salient in predicting revictimization comparatively while also accounting for treatment factors. Community risk factors and poorer treatment compliance (i.e., a lower dosage of services) were associated with revictimization.

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