The Risk of Men’s and Women’s Intimate Partner Violence Victimization Across Activity Limitation Types in Canada

Partner Abuse ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas A. Brownridge ◽  
Tamara Taillieu ◽  
Ko Ling Chan ◽  
Tracie Afifi ◽  
Susy Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Elevated Risk ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence Victimization ◽  
Nationally Representative

Despite the growing body of research on violence against persons with activity limitations (ALs), only a handful of studies of intimate partner violence (IPV) and ALs have included men in their analyses. This study used a nationally representative sample of 15,010 Canadians to examine the risk of IPV against men and women with and without ALs. Results showed that, with controls for age and education, men and women with any type of AL faced an elevated risk of IPV victimization. Adjusting for perpetrator-related risk factors fully accounted for the elevated risk for men with physical ALs and multiple ALs but not for men with nonphysically based ALs. Women in each AL type, on the other hand, had elevated odds of IPV after adjustments. A comparison of women with ALs to men with ALs showed that perpetrator-related risk factors accounted for women’s elevated risk for those with physical ALs and nonphysical ALs but not those with multiple ALs. Overall, although the risk of IPV is greater for women with ALs than for men with ALs, IPV is nevertheless a significant problem for men with ALs. Targeted interventions to prevent IPV for both genders are needed.

Intimate Partner Violence Among Persons With Mental Health-Related Disabilities in Canada

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052091258
Author(s):  
Douglas A. Brownridge ◽  
Tamara Taillieu ◽  
Marcelo L. Urquia ◽  
Alexandra Lysova ◽  
Ko Ling Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Elevated Risk ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Nationally Representative

This study examined the elevated risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) among persons with mental health-related disabilities (MH-RD) and the extent to which known risk factors accounted for this phenomenon. Data were drawn from a nationally representative sample of 33,127 Canadians collected in 2014 as part of Statistics Canada’s General Social Survey. Results showed that respondents with MH-RD had more than three-fold increased odds of both overall and severe IPV victimization. Although females were more likely to possess a MH-RD, males and females with MH-RD reported similarly elevated odds of IPV victimization. Risk factors that contributed to a significant reduction in elevated odds of IPV for respondents with MH-RD were child maltreatment (CM), respondents’ nonprescription drug abuse, and perpetrators’ jealous, monitoring, and socially isolating behaviors. The inability to test additional risk factors and bidirectionality in the relationship between MH-RD and IPV may have contributed to the failure to fully account for these respondents’ elevated odds of IPV. Future research is needed to understand the complex mechanisms contributing to the elevated risk of IPV and enhance prevention and intervention strategies for this underresearched and underserved vulnerable population.

Childhood and Adolescent Violent Victimization and the Risk of Young Adult Intimate Partner Violence Victimization

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 593-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Violent Victimization ◽  
Physically Abused ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence Victimization ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Independent Effects ◽  
The Life Course

Using a nationally representative sample of participants, this study investigates childhood victimization in the home and adolescent violent victimization in the community on the risk of being a victim of intimate partner violence (IPV), general violence, or both during early adulthood. The study findings indicate being left home alone and being physically abused during childhood, and adolescent violent victimization in the community had strong independent effects on an individual’s likelihood of becoming a victim of IPV, general violence, or both in early adulthood. The study findings suggest a consistent pattern of victimization across the life course, and intervention programs need to be developed that address the specific needs of children and adolescents at high risk for home and community violent victimization.

scholarly journals Risk Factors for Recent Intimate Partner Violence among Methamphetamine-Using Men and Women

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hitomi D. Hayashi ◽  
Thomas L. Patterson ◽  
Shirley J. Semple ◽  
Kayo Fujimoto ◽  
Jamila K. Stockman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Men And Women

Microfinance Participation, Control Over Resources, and Justification of IPV: Results From a Nationally Representative Sample of Women

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 475-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine Shaanta Murshid
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Nationally Representative

A high percentage of men and women are purported to justify intimate partner violence (IPV) in countries that are steeped in patriarchy even in the presence of programs such as microfinance that aim to address gender equity. This article examines two assertions that emerge from the literature on microfinance and its potential for positive outcomes for women who participate in it: (a) Microfinance participation is associated with reduced justification of IPV, and (b) microfinance participants with control over their own resources are less likely to justify IPV when compared with microfinance participants who do not have control over their resources. Couples data from a nationally representative survey, the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, were used in the present study. Propensity score matching and logistic regression analyses were conducted to reveal that (a) microfinance participation was not associated with justification of IPV and that (b) women who participated in microfinance were less likely to justify IPV when they had no control over their resources. Implications for practitioners and policymakers are discussed.

scholarly journals Cumulative Contexts of Vulnerability to Intimate Partner Violence Among Women With Disabilities, Elderly Women, and Immigrant Women: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Explanatory Theories, and Prevention

2020 ◽  
pp. 152483802092577
Author(s):  
Nathalie Sasseville ◽  
Pierre Maurice ◽  
Lise Montminy ◽  
Ghayda Hassan ◽  
Émilie St-Pierre
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Women With Disabilities ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
The Social ◽  
Policies And Programs

Some groups of women are more vulnerable to intimate partner violence (IPV) due to particular risks and/or experiences: women with disabilities, elderly women, and immigrant women (DEI). Too often, their reality goes unnoticed, especially for those belonging to more than one of these groups. In this literature review, researchers used an intersectional approach to document the similarities and differences in how DEI women experience IPV, in terms of forms and consequences, as well as related risk factors, explanatory theories, and prevention strategies. Researchers selected 56 articles for review based on the following inclusion criteria: studies on adults living in a situation of IPV, studies on one of the three demographics under study (DEI), studies about one or multiple research questions, and studies based on empirical data relying on research methodology in either French or English. Researchers evaluated each selected article for its quality according to a chart that was specially developed for this review. The results highlight existing “intersections” between these groups to help understand the influence of belonging to more than one vulnerability group on these women’s experiences with IPV. The importance to better training social workers and developing policies and programs that target the social determinants of health to prevent IPV experienced by DEI is also discussed.

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