annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13010.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Families, Young persons, Maori, Cultural factors,Demographics/statisticsAbstract: This chapter examines the relationship between ethnicity and interpersonalviolence in New Zealand. A birth cohort from the longitudinal Christchurch Health andDevelopment Study was used to obtain data concerning involvement in interpersonal violenceat 18 years of age. Ethnic, social, economic, and familial data is also examined. The data wascollated to compare Maori and non-Maori rates of interpersonal violence; the researchfindings show that Maori were more likely than non-Maori to be both perpetrators andvictims of violence. Maori were also more likely to experience socio-economic disadvantageand family dysfunction. When statistically controlling for social, economic and familialfactors, no significant difference was found between Maori and non-Maori involvement ininterpersonal violence. Thus, the results illustrate that exposure to factors such as social andeconomic disadvantage, childhood adversity, family dysfunction and parental problemsexplain the higher incidence of Maori involvement in interpersonal violence. The authoridentifies and discusses limitations of the research, such as the under-representation of Maoriin this region of New Zealand used as the base for this study.Fergusson, D. M., Beautrais, A. L., & Horwood, L. J. (2003). Vulnerability and resiliency to suicidalbehaviours in young people. Psychological Medicine, 33(1), 61-73.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13109.pubTopic Areas: Suicide/self-harm, Young persons, Mental healthAbstract: This study investigated a birth cohort of 1,265 New Zealand-born young people’svulnerability and resiliency to suicidal behaviours during depressive episodes over a 21-yearperiod. The study followed the birth cohort, collecting data at birth, 4 months, 1 year, atannual intervals to age 16 years, and at ages 18 and 21 years. Sample size varied over the 21years from 881 to 1,025. The authors point out that this variability may influence results dueto sample selection bias.The three principal aims of the study were: to record links between depression, suicideattempts and suicidal ideation in adolescence and young adulthood (15-21 years); to explorepotential resiliency and vulnerability factors to suicidal behaviours, such as family socioeconomicstatus and living standards, school achievement and truancy, and peer attachmentand deviant peer affiliations; and to develop statistical models of vulnerability and resiliency.The findings of the study identify that participants fitting the Diagnostic and StatisticalManual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.) (1994) criteria for depression had higher rates ofsuicidal ideation and suicide attempts than participants who did not meet clinical criteria formajor depression. Even so, the majority of participants meeting the DSM-IV criteria did notdevelop suicidal behaviours. The authors suggest that factors of vulnerability and resiliencyor protective factors may therefore play an important part in whether or not a young personwill develop suicidal behaviours.Fergusson, D. M., & Horwood, J. L. (1998). Exposure to interparental violence in childhood andpsychosocial adjustment in young adulthood. Child Abuse and Neglect, 22(5), 339-357.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13013.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Child abuse and neglect, Families, Young persons,61