CHILDHOOD EXPOSURE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS WIFE BEATING IN ADULT LIFE: A STUDY OF MEN IN INDIA
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Summary: This study examined men's justification of wife beating in relation to their perceived rights and autonomy using a nationally representative sample of 18,047 men in India with childhood exposure to parental violence. Five reasons for wife beating justification, four items of men's perceived rights, and five items of household autonomy were analysed using χ 2 test and logistic regression. Among 18,047 participants, 67% justified wife beating. Low education, economic stress and being unmarried were generally more associated with justifying wife beating for all five reasons. Wife's refusal of sex and husband's final say on household autonomy are risk factors. Joint autonomy on household decision making and wife's autonomy on managing her own earnings are protective factors. Perceived relationship rights and autonomy are highly predictive of wife-beating justification for the men who have been exposed to parental violence during childhood. The study has significant implications for public health planners and education strategies.
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Earlier studies have indicated that witnessing parental violence has a strongly negative impact on children which continues into their later lives.
“Earlier studies have indicated that witnessing parental violence has a strongly negative impact on children which continues into their later lives (Zhu & Dalal, 2010; WHO, 2002).”
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“Worldwide, up to 40% of children are affected by domestic violence (Evans, Davies, & DiLillo, 2008; Kassis, Artz, Scambor, Scambor, & Moldenhauer, 2013; Zhu & Dalal, 2010), including violence where parental alcohol problems are the cause.”
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- Authors
- ZHU, Y., & DALAL, K.
- Affiliations
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Linköping University (SE)
- ORCID
- DALAL, KOUSTUV
- Venue
- Journal of Biosocial Science
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2009-11-12
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 255-269
- ISSN
- 0021-9320 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-7599
- OpenAlex
- W2039182712
- Cited by
- 48
- References
- 38
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- FWCI
- 1.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Biosocial Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Keywords
- childhood exposure to domestic violence, parental violence, wife beating, men's attitudes, household autonomy, shared decision-making, women's financial autonomy, financial stress, marital status, India
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Attitude, Child, Female, Humans, India, Male, Marriage, Middle Aged, Domestic Violence, Battered Women, Young Adult
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