Intimate Partner Violence in Belgium: Prevalence, Individual Health Outcomes, and Relational Correlates
Research on intimate partner violence (IPV) using national samples is important to guide prevention efforts. However, the latest prevalence estimates for Belgium date from more than ten years ago. Therefore, this study used population-based cross-sectional data ('N' = 1,472) to assess to w...
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| author | Sabine Hellemans Ann Buysse Olivia De Smet Anne Wietzker |
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| description | Research on intimate partner violence (IPV) using national samples is important to guide prevention efforts. However, the latest prevalence estimates for Belgium date from more than ten years ago. Therefore, this study used population-based cross-sectional data ('N' = 1,472) to assess to what extent adult women and men in Belgium experienced psychological, physical or sexual violence from their current partner in the last year. Next to assessing the association with individual health correlates, we explored the association between IPV and relationship quality. The annual prevalence of physical IPV in a current relationship was 1.3%. Only women experienced sexual IPV (0.3%). Fourteen percent of the respondents reported psychological violence and no differences were noted between women and men. Victims of psychological IPV reported adverse mental health outcomes and the effect was stronger for women than for men. Additionally, psychological victimization was associated with a diminished level of relationship quality, but no gender differences were noted. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c879dbabcdf244f5bb2ce0f6a1b832c72022-12-21T22:52:35ZengUbiquity PressPsychologica Belgica0033-28792054-670X2014-01-01541799610.5334/pb.af184Intimate Partner Violence in Belgium: Prevalence, Individual Health Outcomes, and Relational CorrelatesSabine Hellemans0Ann Buysse1Olivia De Smet2Anne Wietzker3Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent UniversityDepartment of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent UniversityDepartment of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent UniversityDepartment of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent UniversityResearch on intimate partner violence (IPV) using national samples is important to guide prevention efforts. However, the latest prevalence estimates for Belgium date from more than ten years ago. Therefore, this study used population-based cross-sectional data ('N' = 1,472) to assess to what extent adult women and men in Belgium experienced psychological, physical or sexual violence from their current partner in the last year. Next to assessing the association with individual health correlates, we explored the association between IPV and relationship quality. The annual prevalence of physical IPV in a current relationship was 1.3%. Only women experienced sexual IPV (0.3%). Fourteen percent of the respondents reported psychological violence and no differences were noted between women and men. Victims of psychological IPV reported adverse mental health outcomes and the effect was stronger for women than for men. Additionally, psychological victimization was associated with a diminished level of relationship quality, but no gender differences were noted.http://www.psychologicabelgica.com/articles/180intimate partner violencepsychological violencemental healthrelationship quality |
| spellingShingle | Sabine Hellemans Ann Buysse Olivia De Smet Anne Wietzker Intimate Partner Violence in Belgium: Prevalence, Individual Health Outcomes, and Relational Correlates Psychologica Belgica intimate partner violence psychological violence mental health relationship quality |
| title | Intimate Partner Violence in Belgium: Prevalence, Individual Health Outcomes, and Relational Correlates |
| title_full | Intimate Partner Violence in Belgium: Prevalence, Individual Health Outcomes, and Relational Correlates |
| title_fullStr | Intimate Partner Violence in Belgium: Prevalence, Individual Health Outcomes, and Relational Correlates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intimate Partner Violence in Belgium: Prevalence, Individual Health Outcomes, and Relational Correlates |
| title_short | Intimate Partner Violence in Belgium: Prevalence, Individual Health Outcomes, and Relational Correlates |
| title_sort | intimate partner violence in belgium prevalence individual health outcomes and relational correlates |
| topic | intimate partner violence psychological violence mental health relationship quality |
| url | http://www.psychologicabelgica.com/articles/180 |
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