Men exposed to intimate partner violence in childhood are more likely to perpetrate it in adulthood, study finds

A study conducted in Portugal, involving men convicted of intimate partner violence, has uncovered a correlation between childhood exposure to such violence, aggressive traits, and the prevalence of intimate partner violence in adulthood. Aggression, and particularly physical aggression, mediated the link between exposure to intimate partner violence in childhood and perpetration of such violence in adulthood. The paper was published in Deviant Behavior. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that occur before the age of 18. These include experiences of abuse (physical, emot…