COVID-19, Intimate Partner Violence, and Communication Ecologies
| Autor: | Frederick P. Buttell, Jennifer M. First PhD, Regardt J. Ferreira, Clare Cannon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Cultural Studies
IPV Sociology and Political Science Social Psychology education Violence Against Women Perceived Stress Scale 050801 communication & media studies behavioral disciplines and activities Article Education Renting 0508 media and communications Behavioral and Social Science Pandemic Psychology 0505 law Violence Research Peace General Arts business.industry 05 social sciences Stressor General Social Sciences COVID-19 social sciences Justice and Strong Institutions Test (assessment) Mental Health Snowball sampling communication ecology 050501 criminology Humanities & Social Sciences Domestic violence Survey data collection population characteristics Cognitive Sciences business Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | American Behavioral Scientist, vol 65, iss 7 The American Behavioral Scientist |
| Popis: | The purpose of this research is to identify important predictors, related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, of intimate partner violence (IPV) and to provide insight into communication ecologies that can address IPV in disaster contexts. This study uses a cross-sectional design, with purposive snowball sampling, for primary survey data collected over 10 weeks starting the first week in April 2020. A total of 374 adults participated in the study. Logistic binary regression was used to identify key predictors among sociodemographic characteristics, stress related to COVID-19, and perceived stress of group membership for those who reported IPV experiences. A t test was used to statistically differentiate between IPV-reporters and non-IPV reporters based on perceived stress measured by the Perceived Stress Scale. Results indicated that respondents who reported renting, lost income due to COVID-19, and increased nutritional stress were all more likely to belong to the IPV-reporters group. These findings provide insight into additional stressors related to the ongoing pandemic, such as stress due to income loss, nutritional stress, and renting, and their likelihood of increasing IPV victimization. Taken together, these results indicate that additional communication resources are needed for those affected by IPV. Additional findings and implications are further discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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