Background: This systematic review aims to estimate the extent to which childhood
maltreatment influences self-compassion in later life. Method: Four English databases (Web …

Background Discussions on intimate partner violence (IPV) often focus on physical abuse,
ignoring psychological and sexual abuse and controlling behaviors. The damage of varied …

Over recent years there has been increasing interest in the extent to which child sexual
abuse (CSA) is associated with an increased risk for criminal offending generally, and …

Background: Refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented migrants are at risk of sexual
and gender-based violence (SGBV) and subsequent ill-health in Europe; yet, European …

Introduction Limited research has focused on the trajectories of victimization to violence in
women's lives. Furthermore, literature assessing women's use of violence has primarily …

There is evidence that involuntary housing instability may undermine health and well-being.
For women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV), achieving stability is …

Women in physically and psychologically abusive relationships face numerous decisions
related to their safety: decisions that historically have been viewed by researchers and …

Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACE), can give rise to long-term mental and
physical health consequences as well as additional stressors later in the life course. This …

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of early childhood maltreatment and associations
with later sexual behavior among adult substance users. Methods: A cross-sectional study …

Objective: Early exposure to drug use and sexual abuse may contribute to later substance
use, causing downstream effects on sexual and pregnancy-related behaviors. We applied …