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PREVALENCE OF IPV
- National Violence Against Women finds 20% of woman and 7% of men report lifetime prevalence of
intimate partner violence.
- National Latino and Asian American ‐1400 Asian partiticpants assessed with inperson interviews in
English, Mandarin, Tagalog, Vietnamese, showed lower rates than those reported in other ethnicities
- Higher rates of aggressor report than victim reports.
Chang, D. F., Shen, B.‐J., & Takeuchi, D. T. (2009). Prevalence and demographic correlates of intimate partner violence in Asian Americans. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 32(3), 167–175. Tjanes, J. ThoennesN. ( 2015)>. Prevalence and Consequences of Male‐to‐female and Female‐to‐male Intimate Partner Violence as Measured by the National Violence Against Women Survey Violence Against Women. Vol 6, Issue 2, pp. 142 ‐ 161
PREVALENCE OF IPV BY ETHNICITY
Leung C & Cheung C. 2008. A prevalence study on partner abuse in six Asian American ethnic groups in the USA. International Social Work. 51(5): 635 – 649.
UNDERREPORTING OF IPV
- Cultural taboos in seeking help for IPV
- Stigma for mental health issues
- Value of family over self
- Barriers finding culturally appropriate services.
Wang, S. Change, D. (2014). Intimate Partner Violence Among Asian American and Pacific Islander Women. Retrieved from https://aapaonline.org/wp‐content/uploads/2014/06/AA_IPV‐final‐web.pdf on September 20,2018
ATTITUDES TOWARD IPV
Yoshioka MR, DiNoia J, & Ullah K. 2001. Attitudes toward marital violence: An examination of four Asian communities. Violence Against Women. 7(8): 900 – 926
