Marriage as a protective factor against intimate partner violence suffered by women. Exploring mechanisms

Files in this item
Name:
Marriage as a protective factor ...
Size:
1.033Mb
Format:
PDF
Compartir
Exportar citas
Exportar a Mendeley
Estadísticas
Date
2022
Abstract
Research has consistently found that married women experienced less intimate partner violence (IPV) than cohabiting ones. However, most existing studies focus on the incidence of IPV as a binary indicator, while the severity of that exposure or the different types of violence has been largely ignored. This article begins to address these issues with a multivariate approach, for some Latin American countries. The study reports that married women suffered less violence than cohabiting women for each singular type of violence, even after controlling by education, age, locality, wealth, and personal violence history. This article proposes a novel mechanism that helps to explain these findings: marriage would provide a framework that fosters investment in the quality of the couple's relationship, thus preventing IPV. The estimates on the couple's investments support these predictions.
Tipo
Artículo
Derechos
Abierto
Versión
Aceptada
En
Health Care International
Collections

The following license files are associated with this item:

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional
Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional