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Chan, Ko Ling; Brownridge, Douglas A.; Tiwari, Agnes; Fong, Daniel Y. T.; Leung, Wing Cheong; Ho, Pak Chung – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
The present study discusses if pregnancy is a risk factor for intimate partner violence using a large, representative sample containing detailed information on partner violence including physical and sexual abuse as well as perpetrator-related risk factors. Data from a representative sample of 2,225 men were analyzed. The self-reported prevalence…
Descriptors: Violence, Females, Pregnancy, Risk
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Chan, Ko Ling – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Research has not conclusively determined whether men and women are equally likely to commit intimate partner violence (IPV). One explanation for the disparity in previous findings may be gender-based differences in reporting styles. The present study investigated whether there was any gender difference in self-reported IPV prevalence. A total of…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Incidence, Foreign Countries
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Chan, Ko Ling; Brownridge, Douglas A.; Fong, Daniel Y. T.; Tiwari, Agnes; Leung, Wing Cheong; Ho, Pak Chung – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Objective: To assess the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) against pregnant women on subsequent perpetration of child abuse and neglect (CAN) by parents; and to test the mediation effect of recent IPV on the link between IPV during pregnancy and subsequent CAN. Methods: This study was a longitudinal follow-up of a population-based study on…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Child Abuse, Females, Family (Sociological Unit)
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Chan, Ko Ling; Tiwari, Agnes; Fong, Daniel Y. T.; Leung, Wing Cheong; Brownridge, Douglas A.; Ho, Pak Chung – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
This study examines correlates of in-law conflict with intimate partner violence (IPV) against pregnant women in a cohort of Chinese pregnant women who visited antenatal clinics in Hong Kong. This was a territory-wide, cross-sectional study of 3,245 pregnant women recruited from seven hospitals in Hong Kong. Participants were invited to complete…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Hospitals, Conflict
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Brownridge, Douglas A.; Chan, Ko Ling; Hiebert-Murphy, Diane; Ristock, Janice; Tiwari, Agnes; Leung, Wing-Cheong; Santos, Susy C. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
The purpose of the study was to shed light on the potentially differing dynamics of violence against separated and divorced women by their ex-husbands and violence against married women by their current husbands. Using a nationally representative sample of 7,369 heterosexual women from Cycle 13 of Statistics Canada's General Social Survey,…
Descriptors: Divorce, Spouses, Marital Status, Employed Women