Abstract
Victims of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) regularly experience a range of negative effects following their violent experiences. Thus, this study sought to determine the affects IPV has on its victims. Specifically, this research focused on victims' five life domains: family, peers, work, school, and self. These domains are organized into three categories: the victim's personal life, professional life, and self. This model was utilized in order to provide greater insight as to what part of a victim's life is affected by IPV. A secondary analysis was conducted utilizing the 2014 National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) data set. In order to determine ifthere was an affect on the lives of IPV victims, an IPV sample was compared to a non-IPV sample of female victims. The findings indicate that IPV did not have a significant effect on the IPV sample's personal life or professional life. However, upon analyzing the self category, three feelings emerged: worry/anxiety, anger, and sad/depressed. The results indicate that feelings of anxiety were not significant for the IPV sample when compared to the non-IPV sample. However, the findings also indicate that the IPV sample experienced more feelings of anger and sadness/depression following IPV when compared to the non-IPV sample.