Citation

Smith PH, Thornton GE, DeVellis R, Earp JA, Coker AL. Violence Against Women 2002; 8(10): 1208-1232.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/107780102320562691

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The types of violence subsumed under the term intimate partner violence includephysical assault, sexual assault, psychological abuse, and battering. This study is thefirst to estimate the prevalence of intimate partner violence by type (battering, physicalassaults, and sexual assaults) in a population-based sample of women aged 18 to 45. Theauthors describe the prevalence of partner violence by type as well as the demographic,health behavior, and health status correlates of intimate partner violence by type. Findingssupport the empirical distinction of battering and assault. Battering as measured bythe Women's Experiences With Battering (WEB) Scale provided the most comprehensivemeasure of intimate partner violence.