Citation

Chan KL, Brownridge DA, Tiwari A, Fong DY, Leung WC. Violence Against Women 2008; 14(11): 1295-1312.

Affiliation

University of Hong Kong.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801208325088

PMID

18809848

Abstract

This study examines risk factors of intimate partner violence against women in a cohort of Chinese women drawn from a large representative sample in Hong Kong. Data from a cross-section of 1,870 women are analyzed. Prevalence rates of women's self-reports of violence by their intimate partners and conflict with in-laws are computed and compared in terms of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. The results show that in-law conflict was the characteristic most significantly associated with women's reports of violent victimization. This suggests that in-law conflict should be included in the screening and assessment of risk for intimate partner violence.

Language: en