Intimate Partner Violence Surveillance: Uniform Definitions and Recommended Data Elements
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2016
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Abstract
This document is the second version of Intimate Partner Violence Surveillance: Uniform Definitions and Recommended Data Elements (RDEs) originally published in 1999.The document is intended for use by individuals and organizations interested in gathering public health surveillance data on IPV. This document has been designed to promote and improve the consistency of IPV surveillance across organizations…the definitions and data elements can be used to create measures and instruments for surveillance…we have updated our definitions to reflect input from the panel and changes in the field (e.g., recognition that stalking is a critical component of IPV)… Additionally, the reader will find explicit mention of the use of technology to perpetrate stalking and non-contact forms of sexual violence (e.g. use of GPS for tracking, or sexually explicit text messages). A significant number of changes were also made to how psychological aggression (formerly labeled psychological abuse) is defined… With regard to the Recommended Data Elements, this revised version includes a few additional elements, including an element about “significant life disruptions” caused or aggravated by victimization experiences, and an element related to “negative physical health conditions” that may be associated with victimization experiences. Additionally, a definition of tactics (e.g., administering alcohol, false promises) used to perpetrate SV has also been included as part of the sexual violence definition. (Author Text)
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Measures, Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, Spouse Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexting, Rape, Sexual Harassment, Serial Victimization, Psychological Violence, Measurement, Alcohol Facilitated, Sexual Coercion
Citation
Breiding, Matthew; Basile, Kathleen; Smith, Sharon; Black, Michele; Mahendra, Reshma. (2016). Intimate Partner Violence Surveillance: Uniform Definitions and Recommended Data Elements. Division of Violence Prevention, program of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 163 pgs.