Physical Wife Abuse in a Non-Western society: An Integrated Theoretical Approach

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
David H. Demo, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/

Abstract: The current study uses survey data from a representative sample of 619 husbands residing in Bangkok, Thailand, to assess their use of physical force against their wives. Multivariate analyses are performed and a series of logistic regressions are estimated for an integrated theoretical model derived from resource, structural, and social psychological theories. The results provide strong support for the importance of socioeconomic status, marital instability, and verbal marital conflict as predictors of Thai wife abuse.

Additional Information

Publication
Journal of Marriage and Family, 56, 131-146.
Language: English
Date: 1994
Keywords
Domestic violence, Wife abuse, Physical abuse, Predictors, Correlates

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