Citation

Franklin CA, Menaker TA. Violence Against Women 2014; 20(7): 825-845.

Affiliation

Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801214543385

PMID

25031363

Abstract

This study used a random community sample of 303 women in romantic relationships to investigate the role of educational and employment status inconsistency and patriarchal family ideology as risk factors for intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization, while considering demographic factors and relationship context variables. Sequential multivariate logistic regression models demonstrated a decrease in the odds of IPV victimization for Hispanic women and women who were older as compared with their counterparts. In addition, increased relationship distress, family-of-origin violence, and employment status inconsistency significantly increased the odds of IPV. Clinical intervention strategies and future research directions are discussed.

Language: en