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Table 1 Characteristics of Young Women, Background and Maltreatment

From: Being silenced, loneliness and being heard: understanding pathways to intimate partner violence & abuse in young adults. a mixed-methods study

 

n = 17

Ethnicity

 -White British

12

 -Black British/dual

2

 -South Asian British/dual

2

 -White Eastern Europe

1

Sexuality

 -Heterosexual

12

 -Bisexual

2

 -Pansexual

2

 -Not know

1

Family of Origin

 -Addictions

5

 -Antisocial behaviour

8

 -Health problems [mostly severe mental health]

10

DV in Family of Origin

13

 -Physical

8

 -Sexual

5

 -Emotional

7

 -Control

4

 -Neglect

7

Bullying by Peers

14

Other Sexual Assault

6

IPVA

16

IPVA

16

 -Emotional

15

 -Control [incl. via children and abuser’s family]

14

 -Physical

9

 -Sexual

9

 -Financial

5

 -Gaslight

3

  1. Survey information on socioeconomic classification was not taken