Economic hardship and intimate partner violence: An analysis of perpetrators in Germany

Abstract: Objective: Based on the family stress model, we examine whether respondents are more likely to perpetrate physical IPV when experiencing economic hardship and pressure. Background: Research has demonstrated an association of intimate partner violence (IPV) and economic factors. However, as the bulk of studies is limited to the female victim’s perspective, the picture remains incomplete; factors driving gender-specific effects and perpetration rates have thus far been overlooked. Method: Using data from a large sample of individuals from the German Family Panel pairfam, which covers the period between 2009 and 2019, we employ pooled logistic regression models (n=6,661 individuals with 21,321 observations). Given the rich data source, we are able to control for a number of possible confounding effects. To correct for sample selection, we use calibrated design weights. Results: Our analyses show that IPV perpetration is associated with poverty and economic pressure among women, but no.... https://ubp.uni-bamberg.de/jfr/index.php/jfr/article/view/884

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Economic hardship and intimate partner violence: An analysis of perpetrators in Germany ; volume:35 ; year:2023 ; Journal of family research ; 35 (2023)

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Urheber: Schumann, Nina ; Bozoyan, Christiane ; Schmiedeberg, Claudia

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.20377/jfr-884-717
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023091509491774078195
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 14.08.2025, 10:47 MESZ