TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Polygynous unions and intimate partner violence in nigeria: an examination of the role of selection
JO  - Journal of marriage and family
A1  - Behrman, Julia A.
SP  - 905
EP  - 919
VL  - 81
IS  - 4
N2  - 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 "polygyny effects" and "selection effects." 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 "risk factor" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-2445
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12570
ID  - ref1
ER  -