Citation

Showalter K, Maguire-Jack K, Barnhart S. J. Aggression Maltreat. Trauma 2017; 26(10): 1090-1103.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10926771.2017.1320345

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) are often mothers. This study seeks to further the understanding of IPV in families, as well as social factors that can prevent violence from occurring. Based on existing literature and theory, we hypothesize that social cohesion and informal social control are associated with lower rates of IPV. To test this theory, we use a total sample of 2,344 mothers with partners surveyed in the Families and Child Wellbeing study and analyze the effects of neighborhood social cohesion and informal social control on reported IPV experiences. This was done by using a negative binomial regression.

FINDINGS show that informal social control is associated with lower levels of IPV experiences among mothers with partners.

Language: en

Keywords

Collective efficacy; domestic violence; intimate partner violence; prevention; social cohesion; social control