It is well documented within academic and public policy literature that exposure to violence in all its forms has a detrimental impact on the well-being of all those involved, and is thus a serious public health issue. In particular, attention has been directed towards bullying and intimate partner violence (IPV) as these are two of the most common forms of violence perpetrated and experienced. Individuals who are involved in bullying or IPV as either perpetrators or victims are at an increased risk of experiencing mental health problems (i.e. depression, anxiety, substance use) and greater difficulties in life (i.e. academic decline, financial difficulties, poor physical health). To date the majority of research has investigated bullying and IPV independently of one another in the same individual. The small number of studies which have not, have found that bullying perpetrators are more likely to be perpetrators of IPV and victims of bullying are more likely to be victims of IPV. However these studies have predominantly been conducted in America, have focused on teen dating violence as a form of IPV and have investigated the relationship concurrently. Furthermore very few studies have investigated the continuation of exposure to violence from bullying to IPV by exploring underlying mechanisms which may explain why this is happening for some and not all. As bullying and IPV are interpersonal in nature, factors which influence social interactions and the processing of the social environment and cues may help us to understand the relationship between the two. For example these include the ability to correctly identify emotions and the causes of events and interactions. Identifying individuals who experience both forms of violence and thus experience violence across their lifespan could prove to be an important way to predict and improve the impact on their well-being.