Social support and the intimate partner violence victimization among adults from six European countries
Social support and the intimate partner violence victimization among adults from six European countries
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DOI：
10.1093/fampra/cmy042
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发表时间：
2019-04-01
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影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Fraga, Silvia
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作者：
Dias, Nicole Geovana;Costa, Diogo;Fraga, Silvia
社会支持可以缓冲暴力对身心健康的负面影响。家庭医学提供者在确定可用的社会支持和干预亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 方面发挥着重要作用。本研究旨在评估来自六个欧洲国家的成年人的社会支持与 IPV 受害之间的关联。这是一项横断面多中心研究，包括来自雅典（希腊）、布达佩斯（匈牙利）、伦敦（英国）、斯特松德（瑞典）、波尔图（葡萄牙）和斯图加特（德国）的个人。数据收集于2010年9月至2011年5月期间进行。样本包括从每个城市的总人口中随机抽取的3496名1864岁的成年人。修订后的冲突策略量表用于评估 IPV 受害情况。社会支持采用感知社会支持多维量表进行评估。报告遭受人身攻击的参与者所经历的社会支持（平均SD）低于其同行，女性为66.1±13.96 vs 71.7±12.90，P<0.001；男性为 67.1 13.69 与 69.5 13.52，P = 0.002。在性胁迫受害方面也发现了类似的结果，女性为 69.1 14.03 对比 71.3 12.97，P = 0.005，男性为 68.0 13.29 对比 69.3 13.62，P = 0.021。这项研究显示，报告一生和过去一年受害情况的参与者的社会支持水平较低，与人口、社会和健康相关因素无关。结果显示，低社会支持与 IPV 受害之间存在统计学上显着的关联。尽管将社会支持与暴力经历联系起来的具体机制需要进一步研究，但非正式和正式网络似乎都可能与较低水平的虐待情况有关。
Social support may buffer the negative effects of violence on physical and mental health. Family medicine providers play an essential role in identifying the available social support and intervening in intimate partner violence (IPV).This study aimed at assessing the association between social support and the IPV victimization among adults from six European countries.This is a cross-sectional multi-centre study that included individuals from Athens (Greece), Budapest (Hungary), London (UK), stersund (Sweden), Porto (Portugal) and Stuttgart (Germany). Data collection was carried out between September 2010 and May 2011. The sample consisted of 3496 adults aged 1864 years randomly selected from the general population in each city. The revised Conflict Tactics Scales was used to assess IPV victimization. Social support was assessed with the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support.Participants reporting physical assault victimization experienced lower social support (mean SD) than their counterparts, 66.1 13.96 versus 71.7 12.90, P < 0.001, for women; and 67.1 13.69 versus 69.5 13.52, P = 0.002 for men. Similar results were found regarding sexual coercion victimization, 69.1 14.03 versus 71.3 12.97, P = 0.005 for women and 68.0 13.29 versus 69.3 13.62, P = 0.021 for men. This study revealed lower levels of social support among participants reporting lifetime and past year victimization, independent of demographic, social and health-related factors.Results showed a statistically significant association between low social support and IPV victimization. Although the specific mechanisms linking social support with experiences of violence need further investigation, it seems that both informal and formal networks may be associated with lower levels of abusive situations.