Gender and health in abusive relationships

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Title Gender and health in abusive relationships
Publication Type dissertation
School or College College of Social & Behavioral Science
Department Sociology
Author Sillito, Carrie Ann LeFevre
Date 2011-05
Description Researchers have long recognized intimate partner abuse as a social problem, but only recently has it been recognized as a public health problem. However, research to this point has failed to examine whether the health effects of intimate partner violence vary by gender. This dissertation uses data from the National Survey of Families and Households to examine the effects of intimate partner abuse on physical health, depression, fear, stress, social connectedness, and access to resources in intimate partner relationships. All models are stratified by gender in order to examine gender differences in health outcomes. Results indicate that there are gender differences, with a female disadvantage on many outcomes. Implications include inclusion of violence outcomes in future research of IPA, and recognition that "symmetry" definitions should include more than simple rates and ratios of violence reporting. Furthermore, this research indicates a need to expand the study of gender in low-level violence to assess other differences that were not addressed in this study.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Domestic violence; Gender; Health; Intimate partner abuse; Intimate partner violence
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name Doctor of Philosophy
Language eng
Rights Management Copyright © Carrie Ann LeFevre Sillito 2011
Format application/pdf
Format Medium application/pdf
Format Extent 1,247,320 bytes
Identifier us-etd3,18188
Source original in Marriott Library Special Collections ; HV15.5 2011 .S45
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dn4ksn
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