Controlling Behaviors and Intimate Partner Violence Among Women in Spain: An Examination of Individual, Partner, and Relationship Risk Factors for Physical and Psychological Abuse
Controlling Behaviors and Intimate Partner Violence Among Women in Spain: An Examination of Individual, Partner, and Relationship Risk Factors for Physical and Psychological Abuse
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DOI：
10.1177/0886260517723744
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发表时间：
2021-01-01
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2.5
通讯作者：
Vazquez, David
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作者：
Aizpurua, Eva;Copp, Jennifer;Vazquez, David
亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）与广泛的负面后果有关。因此，早期发现和预防与IPV相关的行为对于应对这一全球公共卫生问题是必要的。控制行为（CB）在亲密的背景下，包括行为，以限制自由流动或访问朋友和亲戚，已被定性为一种温和的暴力形式，并可能是一个指标，更严重的IPV。然而，这一领域以前的研究主要在美国进行。因此，我们缺乏对其他国家类似研究结果的了解，无法对这些变量之间的观察到的关联得出更一般的结论，并确定潜在机制。目前的研究分析了控制的作用，在西班牙的背景下，通过检查其相关性，以及CB的心理和身体暴力的作用和影响。为了实现这些目标，我们使用了欧洲联盟基本权利机构进行的暴力侵害妇女行为调查西班牙样本的数据（N = 1 520名成年妇女）。结果表明，年轻妇女、童年时期有过身体/性虐待史的妇女以及在西班牙居住时间较短的妇女在持续的关系中更有可能受到控制。伴侣风险因素包括经常醉酒和一般暴力（即，家庭以外的暴力）。此外，在男性年龄大于女性的夫妇中，控制率更高。正如假设的那样，报告其伴侣的CB的妇女更有可能经历心理和身体暴力。这些调查结果强调了预防CB以避免最严重形式的暴力的重要性，并提供了有关最可能从这些努力中受益的群体的相关信息。
Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been linked to a broad range of negative consequences. Thus, early detection and prevention of behaviors associated with IPV is necessary to combat this global public health problem. Controlling behaviors (CBs) within the intimate context, including acts to constrain free mobility or access to friends and relatives, have been characterized as a moderate form of violence and may be an indicator of more severe IPV. Previous research in this field, however, has been primarily conducted in the United States. Accordingly, we lack knowledge of similar findings in other countries to draw more general conclusions about observed associations between these variables, and to identify underlying mechanisms. The current study analyzes the role of control within the Spanish context by examining its correlates, as well as the role and impact of CBs on psychological and physical violence. To achieve these objectives, we use data from the Spanish sample of the Violence Against Women Survey carried out by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (N = 1,520 adult women). The results indicated that young women, women with a previous history of physical/sexual abuse during childhood, and women who have resided in Spain for fewer years are at greater risk of experiencing control within the context of an ongoing relationship. Partner risk factors included frequent episodes of drunkenness and general violence (i.e., violence outside of the home). In addition, control was more frequently reported among couples where the man was older than the woman. As hypothesized, women who reported CB by their partners were more likely to experience psychological and physical violence. These findings emphasize the importance of preventing CBs to avert the most severe forms of violence, and provides relevant information about the groups that could most benefit from these efforts.