Definition
As defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, intimate partner violence comprises threatened or actual violence or aggression (including sexual violence) directed at a current or former spouse or partner (c.f., Swanberg et al. 2006). Although this definition includes non-violent acts of aggression, more recently researchers have also used the term intimate partner aggression (LeBlanc et al. 2014) to refer to non-violent abuse within a current or former relationship.
Introduction
Intimate partner violence (IPV) can include same sex as well as heterosexual relationships. More commonly, intimate partner violence may also be referred to as domestic violence or as family violence. Although intimate partner violence originates outside of the workplace, it may spillover into the workplace or have consequences for employees’ workplace behavior. As a result, intimate partner violence is a concern for workplace safety. This chapter reviews the...
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LeBlanc, M. M., Barling, J., & Turner, N. (2014). Intimate partner aggression and women’s work outcomes. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 19(4), 399.
Swanberg, J., Logan, T., & Macke, C. (2006). The consequences of partner violence on employment and the workplace. In E. Kevin Kelloway, J. Barling, & J. Hurrell Jr. (Eds.), Handbook of workplace violence (pp. 351–380). Thousand Oaks: Sage.
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Kelloway, E.K. (2019). Workplace Violence: Intimate Partner Violence. In: Shapiro, L., Maras, MH. (eds) Encyclopedia of Security and Emergency Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69891-5_97-2
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