Citation

Pomicino L, Beltramini L, Romito P. Violence Against Women 2019; 25(8): 925-944.

Affiliation

University of Trieste, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801218802641

PMID

30311549

Abstract

This study examines the situation of women ( N = 124) who had presented themselves to an anti-violence center in Italy in the previous 3-5 years. At follow-up, 37.3% had no contact with the perpetrator, 22.7% had stayed with him, and 39.8% had "forced" contact. Almost half of the sample was still subjected to intimate partner violence (IPV). Compared to women with "no contact," the risk of IPV was 5.9 times higher for women who stayed with the perpetrator, and 10.5 times higher for women with "forced" contact. These results confirm that ending IPV does not depend exclusively on women's choices.

Language: en

Keywords

anti-violence center; contacts with the perpetrator; intimate partner violence; psychological violence