Impulsivity and Decision-Making among Men Engaging in Mild Intimate Partner Violence

Background. Intimate partner violence is a major problem worldwide and it is one of the most social issues in Armenia. Empowerment is one of the important factors that helps women to break the cycle of violence by their husband/partner. The aim of this research is to explore the impact of intimate partner violence on empowerment of Armenian women of reproductive age group. Methods. This cross-sectional study used data Armenia Demography and Health Survey Data 2015-16. A total 6116 women were selected from 8749 households at both urban and rural places of Armenia for interview using multistage cluster sampling technique. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 24. Results. The respondents aged between 35 and 49 years are more likely to face violence compared to other age group (p≤0.001). The respondents who have no decision-making power, about 89% of them, are experiencing intimate partner violence, whereas only 11% are facing intimate partner violence among those who have decision-making power (p≤0.001). The logistic regression analysis reveals that age of the respondents, number of children in the households, wealth index, and empowerment status are significantly associated with intimate partner violence. Conclusion. Intimate partner violence has significant impact on the empowerment of women in Armenia. This study revealed that women with no empowerment are more likely to experience intimate partner violence compared to those women who are empowered in Armenian society.

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Armed conflict, alcohol misuse, decision-making, and intimate partner violence among women in Northeastern Uganda: a population level study

Conflict and Health ◽

10.1186/s13031-018-0173-x ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jennifer J. Mootz ◽

Florence Kyoheirwe Muhanguzi ◽

Pavel Panko ◽

Patrick Onyango Mangen ◽

Milton L. Wainberg ◽

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Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Armed Conflict ◽

Alcohol Misuse ◽

Population Level ◽

Intimate Partner

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The Impact of Anger on the Intimate Partner Violence Decision-Making Process

Journal of Family Violence ◽

10.1007/s10896-014-9618-1 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 29 (6) ◽

pp. 613-624 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Randall C. Nedegaard ◽

Tracy Sbrocco

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

The Impact

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Women’s Household Decision-Making and Intimate Partner Violence in Ethiopia

Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies ◽

10.2478/ajis-2019-0041 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 285-292 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nasser B. Ebrahim ◽

Madhu S. Atteraya

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Domestic Violence ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Emotional Abuse ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Sampling Weights ◽

Household Decision ◽

Household Decision Making ◽

Significant Difference

Abstract Women’s household decision-making, a reflection of interpersonal power dynamics in intimate relationships is assumed to play a central role in eliminating violence against women. Thus we sought to examine the association between women’s household decision-making autonomy and the occurrence of intimate partner violence (IPV) among Ethiopian women. We used data gathered in the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS-2016). We limited our study to ever-married women (aged: 15 - 49 years) who responded to the domestic violence questions (n = 4,469). Sampling weights were applied and effects associated with complex survey design were accounted for. Overall, 24%, 23.1%, and 10.1% of women have experienced emotional abuse, physical violence, or sexual violence, respectively in their lifetimes. The relationship between demographic variables and IPV were inconsistent and mostly non-significant. We found significant association between decision-making autonomy and IPV variables. Women who made decisions jointly with their husbands/partners had lower risk of domestic violence as compared to women with low level of household decision-making autonomy. No significant difference between women in the low and high level of decision-making groups. Egalitarian family power structures may be beneficial toward reducing IPV and achieving gender equality in Ethiopia.

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Future Directions in Intimate Partner Violence Research: An Intersectionality Framework for Analyzing Women’s Processes of Leaving Abusive Relationships

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260519900939 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 088626051990093 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Veronica R. Barrios ◽

Lyndal Bee Lian Khaw ◽

Autumn Bermea ◽

Jennifer L. Hardesty

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Future Research ◽

Sociocultural Factors ◽

Theoretical Understanding ◽

Future Directions ◽

Data Collection And Analysis ◽

Intimate Partner Violence Research

Research on intimate partner violence (IPV) has increasingly focused on women’s processes of leaving abusive partners. This article aims to develop a theoretical understanding grounded in intersectionality of the decision-making process involved in leaving an abusive partner. An intersectionality framework was used to analyze interviews with 25 abused mothers. We theorize that the leaving processes are complex and shaped by intersections of various individual, familial, and sociocultural factors that affect one’s access to resources and decision-making. We make recommendations for future research regarding data collection and analysis to further facilitate the use of intersectionality within IPV research. The implications of this work urge researchers to account for diversity across individuals, their families, and sociocultural environments to have a more socially just stance while working with IPV survivors.

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Trauma-Informed Decision-Making Among Providers and Victims of Intimate Partner Violence During HIV Testing: A Qualitative Study

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care ◽

10.1016/j.jana.2017.04.010 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 28 (5) ◽

pp. 819-831 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Jessica R. Williams ◽

Rosa M. Gonzalez-Guarda ◽

Vanessa Ilias

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Hiv Testing ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Informed Decision ◽

Informed Decision Making ◽

Trauma Informed

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The Pentecostal Gender Paradox: Pentecostalism and Intimate Partner Violence in Ghana

Journal of Economics, Management and Religion ◽

10.1142/s2737436x21500035 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sara Gundersen

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Decision Making ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Health Surveys ◽

Physical Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Female Leaders ◽

Gender Paradox ◽

The Relationship

Pentecostalism is large, influential, and growing quickly in Ghana. This growth has been argued to benefit women due to the religion’s teachings on individualism and use of female leaders. However, the religion’s focus on female submissiveness may also present a challenge to women. Whilst this theoretical paradox has been largely untested, Gundersen (Gundersen, S (2018). Will god make me rich? An investigation into the relationship between membership in Charismatic churches, wealth, and women’s empowerment in Ghana. Religions, 9(6), 195) finds that women who identify as Pentecostal exhibit less decision-making power than other Christians when it comes to big household purchases and their own health care. Using the 2008 and 2014 Demographic Health Surveys, this study examines the relationship between Pentecostalism and intimate partner violence in Ghana. Women who identify as Pentecostal are more likely to have experienced physical violence than other women, but this effect may disappear for women in the highest wealth quintiles. Higher wealth Pentecostal women are also less likely to believe a husband is justified in hitting his wife. Thus, it seems wealth may have a protective effect for Pentecostal women in Ghana.

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