Intimate partner violence against women

Curr Opin Psychol. 2025 Nov 27;68:102222. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102222. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is the most prevalent form of gender-based violence (GBV) and remains a pervasive global concern. This manuscript provides a brief, comprehensive overview of IPV against women, using intersectionality as a guiding framework. IPV can have devastating mental, physical, and reproductive health consequences for survivors. While IPV affects women across all backgrounds, certain identities, including race, sexual orientation, disability status, and gender identity are linked to heightened vulnerability. Intimate partner homicide (IPH) is the most extreme form of IPV and is a clearly gendered phenomenon. Specific risk factors for IPH are reviewed. This review highlights that IPV, IPH, and GBV warrant continued prevention and intervention efforts, as well as advocacy, legal protections, and research efforts.

PMID:41352166 | DOI:10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102222