Partner violence surrounding divorce: A record-linkage study of wives and their husbands.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study analyzes the victimization trajectories of partner violence against women surrounding divorce, depending on whether the couple has children together.

Background

Prior studies have found that partner violence is associated with an increased risk of divorce. No study has assessed the victimization trajectories surrounding divorce for women with and without children, although women with children may remain at higher risk of violence following divorce.

Method

Using Finnish record-linkage data of 22,468 divorced and 333,542 continuously married women and their husbands, we used repeated-measures logistic regression analyses to assess changes in victimization for partner violence before and after divorce. The outcomes considered were police-reported cri

SUBMITTER: Einio E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087196 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature