Characteristics of a national sample of victims of intimate partner violence (IPV): Associations between perpetrator substance use and physical IPV:

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Ingunn OleaLund¹ 

关键词: intimate partner violence;    harms to others;    substance use;    cultural differences;    Norway;   

DOI  :  10.2478/nsad-2014-0021

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThis paper provides a characterisation of a national sample of intimate partner violence (IPV) victim shelter residents. The study also examines whether perpetrator substance use contributed to physical IPV in 2 subsamples: 1) Norwegian victims and perpetrators, and 2) immigrant victims and perpetrators.MethodsA national sample (N=1363) of women at IPV shelters in Norway in 2011.ResultsThe majority (62.2%) of the women had immigrant background, and social security was the most common employment/income status (42.6%). A combination of psychological and physical IPV was most frequently reported (56.1%). Perpetrator substance use was common in the Norwegian sample (57.5%). while many in the immigrant sample (47.1%) were unsure about perpetrator substance use. Perpetrator substance use was associated with physical IPV in both subsamples.ConclusionImmigrant IPV victims are overrepresented in the shelter population, as are women on social security. While substance use is associated with physical IPV a...

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