Citation

Raj A, Livramento KN, Santana MC, Gupta J, Silverman JG. Violence Against Women 2006; 12(10): 936-949.

Affiliation

Boston University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801206292935

PMID

16957174

Abstract

The current study of South Asians in the United States was designed to assess quantitatively the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and emotional abuse by in-laws (n = 169) and to qualitatively identify via in-depth interviews with battered women (n = 23) forms of abuse perpetrated by in-laws. Quantitative findings demonstrate a significant relationship between IPV and abuse from in-laws (odds ratio = 5.7, 95% confidence interval = 1.5-21.5). Qualitative data demonstrate that abuse by in-laws includes emotional abuse (e.g., isolation, social and economic control, and domestic servitude), awareness or support of IPV, and direct physical abuse. Domestic violence interventions with South Asian women must consider abuse from in-laws and IPV experiences.

Language: en