@article{ref1,
title="Polygynous unions and intimate partner violence in nigeria: an examination of the role of selection",
journal="Journal of marriage and family",
year="2019",
author="Behrman, Julia A.",
volume="81",
number="4",
pages="905-919",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This article explores the association between polygyny and intimate partner violence (IPV) in Nigeria, with attention to selection into polygyny. <br><br>BACKGROUND: Although IPV occurs within the social context of a family, the linkages between polygyny and IPV are rarely interrogated, and there is little attempt to differentiate between &quot;polygyny effects&quot; and &quot;selection effects.&quot; Method: This article uses a sample of 19,189 couples from the 2013 Nigeria Demographic Health Survey to conduct (a) a multivariate analysis of the characteristics that predict selection into polygyny, (b) a propensity score matching analysis of the association between polygyny and IPV, and (c) a Rosenbaum bounds analysis to assess hidden bias that might affect both selection into polygyny and IPV. <br><br>RESULTS: People who entered polygynous unions were different on observed characteristics--including relative status of husbands and wives coming into the union, education, religion, and ethnicity--than those who entered monogamous unions. Polygyny was associated with higher probabilities of women's reports of recent physical and emotional IPV, net of observed differences; however, a Rosenbaum bounds analysis indicated that it was highly plausible unobserved selectivity into polygyny helped account for these associations. <br><br>CONCLUSION: It is important to move beyond viewing polygyny as a &quot;risk factor&quot; for IPV and toward understanding how selection into marriage is an important social process with implications for IPV, health, and well-being.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-2445",
doi="10.1111/jomf.12570",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12570"
}