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Intimate Partner Violence Within a Cohort of Pacific Mothers Living in New Zealand

Janis Paterson

Auckland University of Technology

Michael Feehan

Auckland University of Technology

Sarnia Butler

Auckland University of Technology

Maynard Williams

Auckland University of Technology

Esther Tumama Cowley-Malcolm

Auckland University of Technology

Maternal reports of intimate partner violence (IPV) were obtained from a cohort of Pacific mothers living in New Zealand. The Conflict Tactics Scale was completed by 1,095 women who had given birth in the past 12 months, and who were married or living with a partner as married. The 12-month prevalence of "victimization" through verbal aggression was 77%, 21% for "minor" physical violence, and 11% for "severe" physical violence. The 12-month prevalence of "perpetration" of verbal aggression against a partner was 90%, 35% for "minor" physical violence, and 19% for "severe" violence towards their partner. The experience of social inequality and acculturation are associated with IPV, albeit differentially across the experience of victimization and perpetration. Factors significantly associated with victimization are ethnicity, maternal education, social marital status and household income. Factors significantly associated with perpetration are ethnicity, cultural alignment, maternal birthplace and alcohol consumption since the birth of the child.

Key Words: intimate partner violence • perpetration • victimization • New Zealand data • Pacific families

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 22, No. 6, 698-721 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260507300596
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