Dyadic Conceptualization, Measurement, and Analysis of Family Violence

Rodriguez, Lindsey M.; Straus, Murray A.

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“…To date, most empir i cal exam i na tions of the cor re lates of atti tudes toward IPV have used indi vid u als as the unit of anal y sis (for an excep tion, see Alio et al 2011) and have often focused on women (Cools and Kotsadam 2017;Pierotti 2013;Swindle 2018;Uthman et al 2010;Waltermaurer 2012). Yet IPV is inher ently a rela tional event that is shaped by cou ple-level dynam ics and indi vid ual-level char ac ter is tics (Conroy 2014;Ghuman et al 2006;Rodriguez and Straus 2017). Husbands and wives enter mar riage with their own lived expe ri ences and per spec tives, which inter act and are reshaped over time.…”

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“…Likewise, Swindle (2018) found that in Malawi, tele vi sion use is asso ci ated with higher accep tance of IPV among men, whereas tele vi sion use is asso ci ated with higher rejec tion of IPV among women. Very few studies have taken a dyadic perspective, examining the attitudes of male and female partners in conjunction (Conroy 2014;Rodriguez and Straus 2017).…”

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Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence in Dyadic Perspective: Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa

Behrman

Frye

2021

Demography

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Although intimate partner violence (IPV) is inherently a relational event shaped by couple-level factors, most empirical examinations of IPV-related attitudes have used individuals as the unit of analysis. We apply a dyadic perspective to the study of attitudes about the acceptability of IPV, harnessing couple-level data from 33 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, a region characterized by particularly high levels of both the incidence and acceptance of IPV. We document considerable geographic heterogeneity in the distribution of attitudinal concordance or discordance regarding the acceptability of IPV within couples, a descriptive finding that is overlooked by studies focused on individuals as the unit of analysis. In addition, applying a dyadic perspective to the correlates of attitudinal concordance, we demonstrate that joint exposure to schooling, work, and media is more predictive of joint rejection of IPV than are singular exposures of wives or husbands. Finally, we show that distinct combinations of attitudes within couples are associated with differential likelihoods of wives reporting having recently experienced emotional, physical, or sexual IPV. In particular, when both partners reject IPV, wives are significantly less likely to report experiencing each type of IPV in the past year compared with any other combination of attitudes. Our results reveal that a dyadic perspective provides a comprehensive understanding of intracouple contexts that enhances our perspective on these important demographic outcomes.

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Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence in Dyadic Perspective: Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa

Behrman

Frye

2021

Demography

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Eight New Developments, Uses, and Clarifications of the Conflict Tactics Scales

Straus

Douglas

2017

Journal of Family Issues

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This article provides information on eight new or previously unpublished aspects of the Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS), including new subscales and scoring methods, short forms, and new or little used methods of analysis, including reevaluation and revisions of two scales. A major section describe ways in which the CTS can be used to implement dyadic analysis, which is an important new development in family research. Finally, a section describes the use of the CTS to empirically take into account gender differences in the context in which partner physical violence occurs.

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Risk Factors for Concordance Between Partners in Assault Among University Student Couples

Straus

Saito

2016

J Interpers Violence

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Based on information 11,408 university students provided on perpetration of physical assault in a romantic relationship, they were classified into three Dyadic Concordance Types (DCTs). We then examined six risk factors drawn from previous literature of partner violence: physical abuse as a child, antisocial personality characteristics, alcohol abuse, coercive control, chronic denigration in a relationship, and patriarchy at the societal level. We hypothesized that some risk factors for assault are different dependent on the DCT. Using multinomial logistic regression, we found that some risk factors were associated with an increase in the risk of a couple being in the Male Only assaulted DCT more than the other two DCTs (e.g., men who were high in antisocial personality characteristics). Other risk factors were found to be associated with a greater increase in the risk a couple being in the Both assaulted DCTs (e.g., chronic denigration). These results suggest that theories about the etiology of partner violence should take into account whether the couple is Male Only, Female Only, and Both assaulted. Identification of the DCTs of cases can be helpful in focusing research, treatment, and prevention of partner violence in a way that better reflects the actual situation.

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Dyadic Conceptualization, Measurement, and Analysis of Family Violence

Cited by 4 publications

References 46 publications

Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence in Dyadic Perspective: Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa

Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence in Dyadic Perspective: Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa

Eight New Developments, Uses, and Clarifications of the Conflict Tactics Scales

Risk Factors for Concordance Between Partners in Assault Among University Student Couples

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