Female Victimization and Intimate Partner Violence After the May 12, 2008, Sichuan Earthquake
Female Victimization and Intimate Partner Violence After the May 12, 2008, Sichuan Earthquake
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DOI：
10.1891/0886-6708.26.3.364
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
影响因子：
1.1
通讯作者：
Zhang, Yulian
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作者：
Chan, Ko Ling;Zhang, Yulian
本研究调查了2008年5月12日发生在中国四川的地震对已经经历家庭暴力的家庭的影响。我们假设，累积的灾后压力会增加婚姻攻击，受害者的幸福感会在地震后恶化。本研究共招募了186名女性。结果表明，地震后，所有类型的家庭暴力，包括伴侣之间的心理攻击和身体暴力，都有所增加。我们提供的初步证据表明，心理攻击与对受害者身心功能的有害影响显著相关。研究结果支持需要对地震受害者进行暴力评估，我们建议将预防暴力视为此类自然灾害期间干预措施的一部分。
This study investigates the impact of the earthquake that occurred on May 12, 2008 in Sichuan, China on stressed families already experiencing domestic violence. We hypothesized that cumulative postdisaster stress would increase marital aggression and that the well-being of victims would deteriorate following the quake. A total of 186 women were recruited for this study. Results show that all types of family violence, including psychological aggression and physical violence between partners, increased after the earthquake. We provided preliminary evidence that psychological aggression was significantly associated with the detrimental effects on victims' mental and physical functioning. The findings support the need for violence assessment among victims of earthquakes, and we recommend that violence prevention be considered as part of the intervention during such natural disasters.