SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review: Infidelity, Romantic Jealousy and Intimate Partner Violence against Women.
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- Socioeconomic and partner-related determinants of different forms of sexual violence against women in Türkiye.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Homicidal Violence Against Women in Africa: Country-Level Trends From 1990 to 2021.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2026Article
- Daily Predictors of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Among Adolescent Boys in Soweto, South Africa: A Mixed-Methods Study.Violence against women · 2026Article
- Romantic Jealousy, Intimate Partner Violence, and Envy: An Ethnographic Study of Acid Attacks in Cambodia.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2026Article
- Unveiling the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and its etiology among married women of remote South Andaman Island in India.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Examining the profile of couples attending a violence prevention intervention: A dyadic latent profile analysis.International health trends and perspectives · 2025Article
- The role of jealousy and infidelity in intimate partner violence against women: a qualitative meta-synthesis of five studies.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Domestic violence and its determinants among reproductive-age women in Sub-saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis of 2019-2024 demographic and health survey data.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Intimate partner controlling behaviour and intimate partner violence among married women in rural areas in South Africa.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Romantic Jealousy, Cortisol, and Dark Chocolate.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- "Your Skin Crawled Every Time He Touched You": A Secondary Qualitative Analysis Exploring Bagwell-Gray's Taxonomy of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence.Violence against women · 2024Article
- Understanding Trauma in IPV: Distinguishing Complex PTSD, PTSD, and BPD in Victims and Offenders.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- Intimate Partner Homicide Among Women of Childbearing Age: Identifying Multilevel Risk Factors with Machine Learning.AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium · 2024Article
- Maintenance in relationships, satisfaction, jealousy, and violence in young couples: a network analysis.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Gender, Relationship Concerns, and Intimate Partner Violence in Young Adulthood.Journal of family violence · 2023Article
- Men's Reflections on Romantic Jealousy and Intimate Partner Violence in Mwanza, Tanzania.Violence against women · 2023Article
- The role of gender and romantic jealousy in intimate partner violence against women, a mixed-methods study in Northern Ecuador.Culture, health & sexuality · 2023Article
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Abstract
Infidelity and romantic jealousy (RJ) are commonly cited relational level drivers of intimate partner violence (IPV) but remain undertheorized and underutilized in IPV research and prevention. This global systematic review aims to characterize the existing research on real or suspected infidelity and RJ in relation to IPV and inform future research and programming. We systematically searched 11 databases for peer-reviewed research, published between April 2009 and 2019, that provided data on the prevalence or a measure of association (quantitative), or pathway (qualitative), between real or suspected infidelity or RJ, and IPV. Fifty-one papers from 28 countries were included and the evidence showed a consistent association between real or suspected infidelity, RJ and IPV. Our findings identify three overarching mechanisms and six pathways between infidelity, RJ and IPV. These provide support for prominent theories in the field related to patriarchal culture, threatened masculinities and femininities and a lack of emotional regulation and conflict resolution skills, but not evolutionary theories. Our findings suggest that researchers should use standardized measurement tools that make the distinction between RJ and suspected, confirmed and accusations of infidelity. Policy and programming should aim to transform traditional gender roles, accounting for infidelity and RJ and improving couple's communication and trust.
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