Racial Differences in the Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence against Women and Associated Factors

Autor/in	Cho, Hyunkag
Titel	Racial Differences in the Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence against Women and Associated Factors
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27 (2012) 2, S.344-363 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260511416469
Schlagwörter	Race; Employment; Family Violence; Females; Incidence; Epidemiology; Racial Differences; Social Networks; Victims of Crime; Minority Groups; Age Differences; Family Income; Employment Level; Educational Attainment; African Americans; Whites; Hispanic Americans; Asian Americans; Predictor Variables; Surveys; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rasse; Abstammung; Dienstverhältnis; Weibliches Geschlecht; Vorkommen; Epidemiologie; Rassenunterschied; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Ethnische Minderheit; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Familieneinkommen; Beschäftigungsgrad; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Afroamerikaner; White; Weißer; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Prädiktor; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	Intimate partner violence against women (IPV) affects all populations, but significant variations among these groups have been suggested. However, research results on racial differences in IPV are not only inconclusive, they are also limited--particularly with regard to racial minorities. As a result, it has been challenging for practitioners and service providers in many communities to serve an increasing number of racial minority clients. This study used the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (CPES) to examine differences in the prevalence of IPV, and associated factors, among major race groups in the U.S. Included variables were age, race, financial security, employment, education, social network, IPV perpetration and victimization, and severity of IPV. The results showed that Blacks were victimized the most, followed by Whites and Latinos, and Asians were victimized the least. Asians were the least likely to be victimized by IPV, even when controlling for sociodemographic variables. The odds of victimization for Blacks and Latinos were not significantly different from Whites. Financial security and age affected IPV victimization. Those who perceived themselves as financially secure were less likely to be victimized than those who did not. The older were less likely to be victimized than the younger. Employment, education, and social networks did not affect victimization. Race was not a significant predictor of perpetration, when controlling for other variables. Age was the only predictor of perpetration: the older were less likely to perpetrate IPV than the younger. (Contains 3 tables and 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10