Economic insecurity and Intimate partner violence in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic Anthony Morgan and Hayley Boxall
By: Morgan, Anthony
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Contributor(s): Boxall, Hayley.
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BookSeries: ANROWS research report.Publisher: ANROWS, 2022Description: electronic document (76 pages) ; PDF file: 1.5 MB.ISBN: 978-1-922645-16-6 (PDF).Subject(s): COVID-19 | ABUSED WOMEN | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | ECONOMIC ASPECTS | FAMILY VIOLENCE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | PANDEMICS | PREVALENCE | RISK FACTORS | SURVEYS | VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | INTERNATIONAL | AUSTRALIAOnline resources: Download report, PDF, 1.5 MB | Access the website for related resources
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ANROWS Research report, Issue 2, January 2022Summary: This report focuses on the intersection of economic insecurity and women’s experiences of IPV in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. The findings are based on a survey of 10,000 women in Australia, aged 18 years and over, administered between February and April 2021. This report represents Stage 2 of a larger national study, with Stage 1 focusing on women’s experiences of IPV more broadly during the first 12 months of the pandemic.
The report found that experiences of economic insecurity were common among women during the first 12 months of COVID-19. Economic insecurity was associated with an increased likelihood of IPV among women, and co-occurred with other vulnerabilities reported by women which were associated with an increased likelihood of IPV.
The report also found that economic disparity within relationships was associated with IPV – even after controlling for economic insecurity. The relationship between economic status, stress and disparity and IPV varied according to the type of IPV, and whether it was experienced as a chronic condition or an acute stressor. Finally, consistent with other Australian and international research, there was clear evidence that the acute economic stressors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with both the onset and escalation of IPV. Record #7478
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ANROWS Research report, Issue 2, January 2022
This report focuses on the intersection of economic insecurity and women’s experiences of IPV in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. The findings are based on a survey of 10,000 women in Australia, aged 18 years and over, administered between February and April 2021. This report represents Stage 2 of a larger national study, with Stage 1 focusing on women’s experiences of IPV more broadly during the first 12 months of the pandemic.
The report found that experiences of economic insecurity were common among women during the first 12 months of COVID-19. Economic insecurity was associated with an increased likelihood of IPV among women, and co-occurred with other vulnerabilities reported by women which were associated with an increased likelihood of IPV.
The report also found that economic disparity within relationships was associated with IPV – even after controlling for economic insecurity. The relationship between economic status, stress and disparity and IPV varied according to the type of IPV, and whether it was experienced as a chronic condition or an acute stressor. Finally, consistent with other Australian and international research, there was clear evidence that the acute economic stressors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with both the onset and escalation of IPV. Record #7478
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