An Exploratory Study of Financial Health as an Antecedent of Economic Abuse Among Women Seeking Help for Intimate Partner Violence

Autor: Adrienne E. Adams, Marisa L. Beeble, Anjana Biswas, Rebecca L. Flynn, Lauren Vollinger
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Violence Against Women. :107780122311708
ISSN: 1552-8448
1077-8012
DOI: 10.1177/10778012231170867
Popis: Economic abuse is a common component of intimate partner violence (IPV). This study explored whether IPV victim and perpetrator financial health at relationship outset are associated with two types of economic abuse—restriction and exploitation—during the relationship. With a sample of 315 women seeking services for male-perpetrated IPV, the study showed increased use of economic restriction when perpetrators were advantaged in terms of assets or disadvantaged in terms of debt. There was increased use of economic exploitation when victims were advantaged in terms of assets or credit and when perpetrators were disadvantaged in terms of assets, debt, or credit. Implications for research and intervention are discussed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE