Citation

Karlsson ME, Reid Quiñones K, Lopez CM, Andrews AR, Wallace MM, Rheingold A. Violence Against Women 2018; 24(12): 1413-1432.

Affiliation

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801217733558

PMID

29332548

Abstract

Predictors of victim injury from intimate partner violence (IPV) were investigated using 1,292 police reports collected in South Carolina in 2009/2010. All cases were opposite sex adults.

RESULTS from bivariate statistics showed that IPV cases with ( n = 649) and without visible injuries ( n = 643) differed on victim gender, victim race, type of relationship, and perpetrator's alcohol use.

RESULTS from a logistic regression analysis predicting victim injury showed higher odds ratios for males, Whites, and couples identified as cohabitants. Although most victims, including most injured victims, were Black women, males and Whites were overrepresented in the injured group.

Language: en

Keywords

gender; intimate partner violence; physical violence