Citation

Alsaker K, Kristoffersen K, Moen BE, Baste V. J. Interpers. Violence 2011; 26(5): 950-970.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260510365864

PMID

20587473

Abstract

Women (n = 87) at women's shelters in Norway, a country of high welfare and gender equality, reported a multitude of severe threats and actual acts of physical, sexual and psychological violence. An individual threatening to kill his partner represented a significant increased risk for experiencing serious acts of violence, especially when the threats were repeated. A self-administered questionnaire was sent to all the women's shelters. Experiences of violence were measured by The Severity of Violence against Women Scale (SVAWS) and the Psychological Maltreatment of Women Index (PMWI).

Language: en