Intimate Partner Violence and the Relation Between Help-Seeking Behavior and the Severity and Frequency of Physical Violence Among Women in Turkey
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, vol.19, no.9, pp.1151-1174, 2013 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 19 Issue: 9
- Publication Date: 2013
- Doi Number: 10.1177/1077801213498474
- Journal Name: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
- Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1151-1174
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
This study explores the severity and frequency of physical violence from an intimate partner experienced by 15- to 59-year-old women and their help-seeking behavior by using data from the National Research on Domestic Violence Against Women in Turkey. Chi-square tests and logistic regression analyses were conducted to compare the relationship between severity and frequency of violence and women's characteristics. Of all ever-partnered women, 36% have been exposed to partner violence; almost half of these experienced severe types of violence. Women used informal strategies to manage the violence instead of seeking help from formal institutions. Help-seeking behavior increases with increased severity and frequency of violence.