Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Who is more at risk for intimate partner violence?: a Canadian population-based study
Other Titles:	Journal of interpersonal violence
Authors:	Cohen, Marsha M Hyman, Ilene Du Mont, Janice Romans, Sarah Forte, Tonia
Keywords:	Statistics;Risk assessment;Overview;Risk factors
Year:	2007
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	22 (12), December 2007
Notes:	Whole population studies on intimate partner violence (IPV) have given contradictory information about prevalence and risk factors, especially concerning gender. The authors examined the 1999 Canadian General Social Survey data for gender patterns of physical, sexual, emotional, or financial IPV from a current or ex-partner. More women (8.6%) than men (7.0%, p = .001) reported partner physical abuse in general, physical IPV causing physical injury (p < .0001), sexual abuse (1.7% vs. 0.2%, p < .0001), and financial abuse (4.1% vs. 1.6%, p < .0001). There were no gender differences for partner emotional abuse. Significant risk factors after multivariate modeling for physical/sexual IPV were younger age, being divorced/separated or single, having children in the household, and poor self-rated physical health. These findings from a large, randomly generated data set further refine our understanding of the risk profile for IPV in the developed world. [?2007 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12437
ISSN:	0886-2605
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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