First Advisor
Eric Mankowski
Date of Award
Spring 6-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Psychology and University Honors
Department
Psychology
Language
English
Subjects
Domestic Violence, Mass Shootings, Intimate Partner Violence, Suicide, Fatalities, History of Domestic Violence
DOI
10.15760/honors.1524
Abstract
The intersectional study of domestic violence and mass shootings has only recently been the subject of inquiry within the psychology field. Within the past ten years research has been developed to examine the relationship between these two epidemics. What authors have found is that DV does play a role in shooting perpetration. This study aimed to identify domestic violence as a risk factor to predict, and subsequently intervene before future instances of shootings. 112 shootings were analyzed between the years of 2020 and 2023--they were then categorized as DV-related, non-DV related, and/or History of DV. The tested hypothesis was that DV-related and history of domestic violence cases were correlated with higher fatality rates than cases that were not DV-related. Despite 53.6% of the cases being DV related, no relationship was found between the number of fatalities and the DV-relation of a case. However, the suicidality of the perpetrator is highly affected by the DV-relation of the case (33% of cases had perpetrator suicide). Domestic violence cases were more likely to have the perpetrator commit suicide afterwards compared to non-DV related cases. Further research must be done that widens the definition of mass shootings with a larger sample size to better test the relationship between DV and mass shootings.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/42123
Recommended Citation
Bleau, Troy, "At the Intersection of Domestic Violence and Mass Shootings: A Qualitative Analysis of the Relationship Between IPV and Gun Violence" (2024). University Honors Theses. Paper 1492.
https://doi.org/10.15760/honors.1524
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