TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and demographic correlates of intimate partner violence in Asian Americans
AU - Chang, Doris F.
AU - Shen, Biing Jiun
AU - Takeuchi, David T.
N1 - Funding Information:
The National Latino and Asian American Study is supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH grant UOI MH062209 for M Alegria, PI, and UOI MH 62207 for D Takeuchi, PI) with supplemental support from the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency, and The Latino Research Program Project POI MH059876. The authors appreciate the statistical assistance and support provided by Emily Walton, Seunghye Hong, and Anita Rocha.
PY - 2009/5
Y1 - 2009/5
N2 - This study provides the first national estimates of the prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence (IPV) among Asian Americans. Population estimates are based on data from 1470 Asian Americans interviewed for the National Latino and Asian American Study. Interviews were conducted in English, Chinese, Tagalog, or Vietnamese. Results suggest that rates of IPV among Asian Americans are low compared to the general U.S. population. Minor violence victimization by a current intimate partner was reported by 10.2% of women and 12.0% of Asian American men. Notably, a greater proportion of participants admitted having perpetrated IPV than having been a victim. Predictors of IPV included younger age, higher SES, alcohol- and substance-use disorders, depression, ethnicity, and being U.S.-born. Results suggest the need for additional research to examine the interactions between gender, ethnicity, and acculturation to develop group-specific models of IPV risk and resilience within diverse Asian American groups.
AB - This study provides the first national estimates of the prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence (IPV) among Asian Americans. Population estimates are based on data from 1470 Asian Americans interviewed for the National Latino and Asian American Study. Interviews were conducted in English, Chinese, Tagalog, or Vietnamese. Results suggest that rates of IPV among Asian Americans are low compared to the general U.S. population. Minor violence victimization by a current intimate partner was reported by 10.2% of women and 12.0% of Asian American men. Notably, a greater proportion of participants admitted having perpetrated IPV than having been a victim. Predictors of IPV included younger age, higher SES, alcohol- and substance-use disorders, depression, ethnicity, and being U.S.-born. Results suggest the need for additional research to examine the interactions between gender, ethnicity, and acculturation to develop group-specific models of IPV risk and resilience within diverse Asian American groups.
KW - Asian Americans
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Intimate partner violence
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijlp.2009.02.004
DO - 10.1016/j.ijlp.2009.02.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 19303638
AN - SCOPUS:67349188128
SN - 0160-2527
VL - 32
SP - 167
EP - 175
JO - International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
JF - International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
IS - 3
ER -