Citation

Wong FY, Digangi J, Young D, Huang ZJ, Smith BD, John D. J. Interpers. Violence 2011; 26(2): 211-229.

Affiliation

Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260510362876

PMID

20457842

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious global public health issue. At least one in three women worldwide has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused during her lifetime. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, more than three women in the United States die every day from physical abuse suffered at the hands of an intimate partner. IPV is defined as violence that occurs within the private sphere, generally between individuals who are related through intimacy, blood, or law. When perpetrated against women, IPV is generally understood to include physical, sexual, and psychological abuse by intimate male partners.

Language: en