Coerced Debt: The Role of Consumer Credit in Domestic Violence

Littwin, Angela K.

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“…Similar to previous studies (Brownridge & Halli, 2002;Caetano et al, 2008;Cunradi et al, 2002;Ellison et al, 2007), the study reported herein found that young mothers who had been abused by their partner at some point were likelier to receive social security assistance, which implies a low income than those who had not. Like other studies (Adams et al, 2008;Littwin, 2012;Riger et al, 2001), it also found that IPV victimization was associated with lower levels of educational attainment. Female IPV victims have been documented to earn low incomes owing to their relative lack of education (Adams et al, 2013).…”

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“…In IPV among young couples, the perpetrators may directly or indirectly undermine the victims' financial self-sufficiency by intervening in their education and employment, limiting their access to resources, and sabotaging their credit rating (Adams et al, 2008;Littwin, 2012;Riger et al, 2001). Studies also show that violent victimization by their male partners during adolescence negatively affects women's educational attainment and future employment prospects (Lindhorst et al, 2007;Macmillan, 2000).…”

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Intimate Partner Violence Victimization, Social Support, and Resilience: Effects on the Anxiety Levels of Young Mothers

Choi

Lo²,

et al. 2019

J Interpers Violence

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Young mothers face considerable challenges that can affect their mental health, with anxiety being one of the most common mental health problems observed in this population. Furthermore, pregnancy is one of the risk factors for intimate partner violence (IPV). There is thus an urgent need to explore the IPV risk faced by young mothers and its association with their mental health, anxiety in particular. The study aimed to investigate the correlation between IPV victimization and anxiety in young mothers, as well as the protective effects of social support and resilience. A total of 79 young Chinese mothers aged 16 to 25 were recruited from a special service project for young parents in Hong Kong. Just more than half (50.6%) were found to have experienced psychological aggression by their current partner, with 26.6% and 13.9%, respectively, having experienced physical assault and sexual abuse. Roughly a quarter (25.3%) perceived themselves to suffer from moderate or severe generalized anxiety disorder. Logistic regression further showed the young mothers who had experienced physical assault and/or sexual abuse by their current partners to be at least six times likelier to have moderate or severe anxiety disorder (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 4.51, p < .05) than those who had experienced no such violence. Young mothers with less perceived social support (aOR = 0.77, p < .01), a lower secondary level of education or below (aOR = 12.99, p < .05), and in receipt of social security assistance (aOR = 5.69, p < .05) were also likelier to have moderate or severe anxiety disorder. The results indicate the importance of social support during the critical period of young motherhood. Health care professionals need to remain alert to the impacts of IPV victimization and the risk of anxiety in young mothers with a low level of education and/or receiving financial support.

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Intimate Partner Violence Victimization, Social Support, and Resilience: Effects on the Anxiety Levels of Young Mothers

Choi

Lo²,

et al. 2019

J Interpers Violence

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“…According to Littwin (2012), one manifestation of economic violence is hampering the woman's efforts to become knowledgeable in financial matters, to access funds, or to manage them. Our participants' narratives describe just such a situation, one which allows men to deprive them of money and to use patriarchal relations to gain more power over them.…”

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Economic Abuse of Palestinian Mothers in Israel: The Case of Participants in a Welfare-to-Work Program

Meler

Herbst-Debby

Karkabi

2021

Violence Against Women

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Focusing on Palestinian mothers in Israel participating in a nonmandatory welfare-to-work program, the study addresses whether these women experience economic abuse from their intimate partner/ex-partner, as well as whether they perceive the program as an opportunity to escape economic abuse and move toward economic independence. Based on interviews of 26 mothers and three trainers, the findings revealed dual economic abuse: in the domestic sphere and at the structural level (the labor market and welfare laws). The findings also suggest that the assistance the women receive from the welfare-to-work program has been insufficient to extricate them from their abusive situation.

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“…Economic abuse undermines a person’s economic security and potential for economic self-sufficiency ( Adams et al, 2015 ; Anitha, 2019 ; Sanders, 2015 ; Voth Schrag & Ravi, 2020 ). Women experiencing economic abuse have been found to have significant economic hardship as evidenced by decreased economic self-sufficiency ( Postmus et al, 2011 , 2012 ), limited access to credit ( Littwin, 2012 ), increased financial strain ( Adams et al, 2008 ; Kutin et al, 2017 ), increased food insecurity ( Power, 2006 ), and lost productivity ( Moe & Bell, 2004 ; Swanberg et al, 2005 ). Economic abuse is increasingly viewed as a form of violence against women in the context of women’s paid and unpaid labor ( Anitha, 2019 ; Christy et al, 2020 ; Postmus et al, 2020 ).…”

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Economic Abuse and Care-seeking Practices for HIV and Financial Support Services in Women Employed by Sex Work: A Cross-Sectional Baseline Assessment of a Clinical Trial Cohort in Uganda

Mayo-Wilson

Yen

Nabunya

et al. 2022

J Interpers Violence

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Economic hardship is a driver of entry into sex work, which is associated with high HIV risk. Yet, little is known about economic abuse in women employed by sex work (WESW) and its relationship to uptake of HIV prevention and financial support services. This study used cross-sectional baseline data from a multisite, longitudinal clinical trial that tests the efficacy of adding economic empowerment to traditional HIV risk reduction education on HIV incidence in 542 WESW. Mixed effects logistic and linear regressions were used to examine associations in reported economic abuse by demographic characteristics, sexual behaviors, HIV care-seeking, and financial care-seeking. Mean age was 31.4 years. Most WESW were unmarried (74%) and had less than primary school education (64%). 48% had savings, and 72% had debt. 93% reported at least one economic abuse incident. Common incidents included being forced to ask for money (80%), having financial information kept from them (61%), and being forced to disclose how money was spent (56%). WESW also reported partners/relatives spending money needed for bills (45%), not paying bills (38%), threatening them to quit their job(s) (38%), and using physical violence when earning income (24%). Married/partnered WESW (OR = 2.68, 95% CI:1.60–4.48), those with debt (OR = 1.70, 95% CI:1.04–2.77), and those with sex-work bosses (OR = 1.90, 95% CI:1.07–3.38) had higher economic abuse. Condomless sex ( β = +4.43, p < .05) was higher among WESW experiencing economic abuse, who also had lower odds of initiating PrEP (OR = .39, 95% CI:.17–.89). WESW experiencing economic abuse were also more likely to ask for cash among relatives (OR = 2.36, 95% CI:1.13–4.94) or banks (OR = 2.12, 95% CI:1.11–4.03). The high prevalence of HIV and economic abuse in WESW underscores the importance of integrating financial empowerment in HIV risk reduction interventions for WESW, including education about economic abuse and strategies to address it. Programs focusing on violence against women should also consider economic barriers to accessing HIV prevention services.

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Coerced Debt: The Role of Consumer Credit in Domestic Violence

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Intimate Partner Violence Victimization, Social Support, and Resilience: Effects on the Anxiety Levels of Young Mothers

Intimate Partner Violence Victimization, Social Support, and Resilience: Effects on the Anxiety Levels of Young Mothers

Economic Abuse of Palestinian Mothers in Israel: The Case of Participants in a Welfare-to-Work Program

Economic Abuse and Care-seeking Practices for HIV and Financial Support Services in Women Employed by Sex Work: A Cross-Sectional Baseline Assessment of a Clinical Trial Cohort in Uganda

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