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Tytuł:
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The contribution of mental health and gender attitudes to intimate partner violence in the context of war and displacement: Evidence from a multi-informant couple survey in Iraq.
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Autorzy:
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Goessmann K; Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany. Electronic address: .
Ibrahim H; Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany; Department of Clinical Psychology, Koya University, Koya, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Iraq; Vivo International, Konstanz, Germany. Electronic address: .
Saupe LB; Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany. Electronic address: .
Ismail AA; Department of Clinical Psychology, Koya University, Koya, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Iraq. Electronic address: .
Neuner F; Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany; Vivo International, Konstanz, Germany. Electronic address: .
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Źródło:
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Social science & medicine (1982) [Soc Sci Med] 2019 Sep; Vol. 237, pp. 112457. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jul 29.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Original Publication: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon, c1982-
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MeSH Terms:
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Iraq War, 2003-2011*
Mental Health*/statistics & numerical data
Intimate Partner Violence/*statistics & numerical data
Refugees/*psychology
Sexism/*psychology
Adult ; Attitude ; Female ; Humans ; Intimate Partner Violence/psychology ; Iraq/epidemiology ; Male ; Psychopathology ; Refugees/statistics & numerical data ; Risk Factors ; Sexism/statistics & numerical data ; Surveys and Questionnaires
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: Experiences; Forced displacement; Gender attitudes; Intimate partner violence; Iraq; Mental health; Moderated regression analysis; Traumatic
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20190807 Date Completed: 20200824 Latest Revision: 20200824
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Update Code:
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20240105
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112457
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PMID:
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31387009
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Rationale: Intimate partner violence is a prevalent issue in refugee and internally displaced populations in post-war and migration settings including camps in the Middle East. In this context, partner violence has been associated with war-related trauma, camp factors, individual characteristics, and gender attitudes.
Objective: With a dual-informant survey among a sample of Iraqi couples residing in a camp for displaced people in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (N = 92) this study investigated the relationship between war-related psychopathology, attitudes towards women, and male-perpetrated partner violence.
Method: Moderated regression analysis was applied using information from both partners to predict partner violence reported by wives.
Results: Over 58% of the women in this sample reported past-year exposure to partner violence. Further analyses revealed significant main effects of men's self-reported psychopathology (posttraumatic stress disorder and depression) and their own gender attitudes on partner violence. In a multivariate regression, moderating effects were found, as higher psychopathology levels and inequitable gender attitudes in men interacted in the prediction of male-perpetrated partner violence.
Conclusions: This study highlights the high prevalence of partner violence among Iraqi displaced women. In addition, the results show an interplay of several violence-impelling factors in war-affected men. This emphasizes the importance of addressing both mental health issues and gender attitudes in the efforts to reduce or end violence against women in post-war settings.
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