The Relationship Between a Mother’s Attitude Toward Domestic Violence and Children’s Schooling Outcomes in Turkey

Abstract

This study explores the relationship between a mother's attitude toward domestic violence and her children's schooling outcomes in Turkey. The sample is drawn from the 2003 Turkish Demographic and Health Survey and consists of 7,951 children within the ages of legally mandated compulsory education. A probit regression model is used to analyze the data. The results suggest that the daughters of mothers who find domestic violence acceptable are 2.6 percentage point less likely to enroll in school, all else being equal, than the daughters of mothers who do not tolerate abuse. In comparison, the schooling outcomes of male children are not statistically sensitive to the mother's attitude toward wife beating. The policy implications of the results are discussed.

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“…Sulke kinders ervaar dikwels gevoelens van verloëning en hulle konsep van tuiste en veiligheid is erg belemmer. Hulle toon dikwels afwykende gedragspatrone en emosionele tekens soos lae selfbeeld, paniekaanvalle, aggressiewe gedrag en koestering van selfdoodgedagtes (Danis & Lockheart 2004;Rende 2014Rende :2550. In die mikrosisteem volgens Bronfenbrenner (1979) is dit juis hier waar ʼn persoon veilig moet voel en gekoester word teen die aanslae van die wêreld.…”