The Weaponized Web: How Internet Technologies Fuel Intimate Partner Violence

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-20-2021

Publication Title

International Journal of Systemic Therapy

First page number:

1

Last page number:

23

Abstract

Technology has fundamentally shaped the way we communicate with acquaintances, family members, and romantic partners. Digital technologies permit us to be accessed (and access others) at any time, through a variety of electronic means irrespective of geography. The purpose of this article is link factors germane to technology to explain why they fuel intimate partner violence. This article outlines key characteristics of behaviors associated with intimate partner violence, outlines the specific functions of technology that exacerbate these symptoms, and introduces guidelines for training and treatment.

Keywords

Intimate partner violence; Technology; Internet; Couples

Disciplines

Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling

Language

English

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