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Prevalence and Characteristics of Intimate Partner Violence in a Community Study of Chinese American Women

NCJ Number
235212
Journal
Journal of Interpersonal Violence Volume: 21 Issue: 10 Dated: October 2006 Pages: 1249-1269
Author(s)
Madelyn Hsiao-Rei Hicks
Date Published
October 2006
Length
21 pages
Annotation
This study investigated the prevalence and nature of intimate partner violence (IPV) of Chinese American women.
Abstract
A community probability-sampled survey was done of 181 Chinese American women to investigate the prevalence and nature of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Chinese Americans. Of participants, 42 percent knew a Chinese woman who had experienced IPV. Also, 14 percent had experienced IPV themselves in their lifetime (8 percent severe and 6 percent minor), 3 percent in the previous year, and 2 percent currently. In Chinese American women who were ever married, the lifetime prevalence of IPV was 17 percent. IPV resulted in physical injuries for 31 percent of women and affected their work and education. Exploratory analysis suggests that relationship problems and partner's alcohol use may be risk factors for IPV in this group. (Published Abstract)