Previous studies have found a high co-occurrence between intimate partner violence and child maltreatment. However, little is known about the nuanced association between physical intimate partner violence (pIPV) and physical child maltreatment (pCM) in countries where corporal punishment is prohibited by law. Furthermore, there is a lack of information on the co-occurrence from children’s perspectives and nationally representative surveys. The main objective of this study was to examine the connection between pIPV and pCM in a nationally representative sample of 12 to 13 and 15- to 16-year-old Finnish children ( N = 6,825) after controlling for other known risk factors. The χ2 test and the logistic regression model were used. Around 47.3% of the children who had been exposed to pIPV had also experienced pCM during the past year, whereas 6.7% of those who had not been exposed to pIPV reported pCM. Children exposed to pIPV were almost three times more likely to experience pCM than children who were not exposed to pIPV. The connection remained statistically significant after controlling for other risk factors. Prevention and early identification of pIPV might reduce pCM in families. Targeted prevention efforts and interventions aimed at physical family violence are necessary to reduce its occurrence and mitigate the impact of abuse on children and families.

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在具有全国代表性的芬兰学童样本中，身体亲密伴侣暴力是否是儿童身体虐待的风险因素？


以前的研究发现，亲密伴侣暴力和儿童虐待之间存在高度共存。然而，在法律禁止体罚的国家，人们对身体亲密伴侣暴力 （pIPV） 和身体儿童虐待 （pCM） 之间的微妙关联知之甚少。此外，从儿童的角度和具有全国代表性的调查中，缺乏关于共存的信息。本研究的主要目的是在控制其他已知风险因素后，在 12 至 13 岁和 15 至 16 岁芬兰儿童 （N = 6,825） 的全国代表性样本中检查 pIPV 和 pCM 之间的联系。采用 χ2 检验和 logistic 回归模型。大约 47.3% 暴露于 pIPV 的儿童在过去一年中也患有 pCM，而 6.7% 未暴露于 pIPV 的儿童报告了 pCM。暴露于 pIPV 的儿童患 pCM 的可能性几乎是未暴露于 pIPV 的儿童的三倍。在控制其他风险因素后，这种联系仍然具有统计学意义。预防和早期识别 pIPV 可能会减少家族中的 pCM。针对身体家庭暴力的有针对性的预防工作和干预措施对于减少其发生并减轻虐待对儿童和家庭的影响是必要的。