Violence and Victims
Overview
Violence and Victims is a scholarly journal that focuses on the comprehensive study of violence, victimization, and trauma. It provides a platform for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to explore various forms of violence, including domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and community violence. The journal publishes empirical research, theoretical perspectives, and evidence-based interventions to enhance understanding, prevention, and intervention strategies for victims and survivors.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Violence Vict
Publisher
Springer
Start
1986
End
Continuing
Frequency
Quarterly
p-ISSN
0886-6708
Country
United States
Language
English
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 3337
96
SJR / Ranks: 9576
454
CiteScore / Ranks: 10675
2.00
Recent Articles
1.
Hill A, Yu L, Miller E, Abebe K, Switzer G, Borrero S, et al.
Violence Vict
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 40000155
Structural equation modeling (SEM) allows for the examination of complex relationships between violence and associated behaviors. We sought to understand the bidirectional longitudinal associations between sexual violence (SV) victimization and...
2.
McGrath S, Abbott J
Violence Vict
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 40000154
Research addressing the link between victimization experiences and fear of crime finds that intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization is also of consequence, with victims of IPV being more fearful than...
3.
Lorence B, Arias-Rivera S, Zambrano-Villalba C, Briones E, Hidalgo V
Violence Vict
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 40000153
Child-to-parent violence (CPV) is a violent, repeated, and intentional behavior observed in different cultures and family contexts. It is a complex and multifactor phenomenon related to personal and family variables....
4.
Magno C, Snowden A, Udoko P
Violence Vict
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39965794
This study explores the relationship between social services availability and domestic violence in Erie, Pennsylvania, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing police-reported data and multivariate spatially lagged regression, we analyzed how...
5.
McClintock H, Espinoza L, Hinson-Enslin A
Violence Vict
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39965793
Individuals with disabilities are nearly four times as likely to be victims of nonlethal violent crimes than individuals without disabilities. This study evaluated the relationship between vision and/or hearing loss...
6.
Whitney-Snel K, Davis J
Violence Vict
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39965792
Every year thousands of adults in the United States experience rape and sexual violence. Few studies have examined and compared the nuances of sexual assault narratives from the survivors at...
7.
Holt M, Merrin G, Wyatt O, Green J, Gini G, Fogelman P
Violence Vict
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39938976
Youth who experience bias-based harassment report more adverse functioning than those who report peer victimization not targeted at identity. Yet, there has been little research aimed at understanding how different...
8.
Salim S, Tilstra-Ferrell E, Mai K, Rheingold A, Gilmore A, Hahn C
Violence Vict
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39904533
The current study examined differences in acute stress and depression symptoms, alcohol use, and drug use between sexual minority and heterosexual survivors in the weeks following a sexual assault. The...
9.
Flick C
Violence Vict
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39904532
Victimization is a common but unfortunate reality, with sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals at an increased risk of various forms of victimization compared with the heterosexual and cisgender counterparts....
10.
Rehman S, Saleem S, Zahra S, Jabeen A
Violence Vict
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39904531
In the Pakistani cultural context, dating violence is a pervasive issue that poses significant risks to mental health. This qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences and expressions of young...