The association between uneven sex ratios and violence: Evidence from 6 Asian countries.
It has been hypothesized that uneven sex ratios in the population could lead to increased violence. The objective of this analysis is to explore the relationship between uneven sex ratios in the population and violence. This analysis uses data collected from men in six Asian countries about their ex...
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| description | It has been hypothesized that uneven sex ratios in the population could lead to increased violence. The objective of this analysis is to explore the relationship between uneven sex ratios in the population and violence. This analysis uses data collected from men in six Asian countries about their experiences and perpetration of violence. We combine this with region- and age specific sex ratios calculated from Census data to explore the relationship between sex ratios and violence using multilevel models. We find that men from region-age brackets with higher ratios of men to women are significantly more likely to report ever having raped a woman, having perpetrated intimate partner violence, or having used a weapon. We find no evidence for an association between sex ratios and reports of ever having raped a man. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90f5c6b1e2574ae6a8c05590a0d6c6f92022-12-22T01:31:40ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032018-01-01136e019751610.1371/journal.pone.0197516The association between uneven sex ratios and violence: Evidence from 6 Asian countries.Nadia Diamond-SmithKara RudolphIt has been hypothesized that uneven sex ratios in the population could lead to increased violence. The objective of this analysis is to explore the relationship between uneven sex ratios in the population and violence. This analysis uses data collected from men in six Asian countries about their experiences and perpetration of violence. We combine this with region- and age specific sex ratios calculated from Census data to explore the relationship between sex ratios and violence using multilevel models. We find that men from region-age brackets with higher ratios of men to women are significantly more likely to report ever having raped a woman, having perpetrated intimate partner violence, or having used a weapon. We find no evidence for an association between sex ratios and reports of ever having raped a man.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5983495?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Nadia Diamond-Smith Kara Rudolph The association between uneven sex ratios and violence: Evidence from 6 Asian countries. PLoS ONE |
| title | The association between uneven sex ratios and violence: Evidence from 6 Asian countries. |
| title_full | The association between uneven sex ratios and violence: Evidence from 6 Asian countries. |
| title_fullStr | The association between uneven sex ratios and violence: Evidence from 6 Asian countries. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The association between uneven sex ratios and violence: Evidence from 6 Asian countries. |
| title_short | The association between uneven sex ratios and violence: Evidence from 6 Asian countries. |
| title_sort | association between uneven sex ratios and violence evidence from 6 asian countries |
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