Intimate Partner Violence, Anxiety, and Academic Performance in College Students

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This study examined how intimate partner violence (IPV) relates to anxiety and academic performance in college students. Included were 97 Penn State Behrend respondents obtained through convenience sampling and surveyed on validated measures of IPV, anxiety, and academic functioning. Researchers predicted that: (1) higher IPV would correlate with higher anxiety and lower performance; (2) moderate and high IPV groups would show higher anxiety and lower GPAs than low IPV groups; (3) higher anxiety would relate to lower GPA; and (4) the relationship between intimate partner violence and anxiety would predict lower academic performance and GPA. Results indicated that anxiety and IPV exposure are not significant predictors of GPA or academic performance. However, there were four positive correlations along with two negative correlations among each studied variable. These findings suggest that anxiety may play a more specific role in academic functioning and intimate partner violence exposure, rather than serving as a broad indicator of mental health. They additionally suggest that as one’s IPV exposure increases, their academic performance increases. Findings may clarify how IPV influences psychological and academic outcomes and highlights the need to address anxiety in affected students with future research warranted.