Childhood experiences of interparental violence as a risk factor for intimate partner violence: a population-based study from northern Vietnam

Vung, Nguyen Dang; Krantz, Gunilla

doi:10.1136/jech.2008.076968

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“…In models adjusted for confounders and control mediators, men who witnessed physical IPV against their mother and/or who were hit or beaten in childhood by a parent or other adult relative had higher proportional odds of finding more good reasons for a husband to hit his wife. In another study in Vietnam, women witnessing father-to-mother violence in childhood also more often justified IPV in adulthood (not adjusting for confounders) [31]. Our study extends these findings by showing consistencies across gender in the influence of parental violence in childhood on attitudes about IPV.…”

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“…In a systematic review of studies with women and men, witnessing inter-parental violence has been associated positively with experiencing IPV and suicide ideation [22]. In Northern Vietnam, women who witnessed father-to-mother physical violence were more likely to justify IPV [31]. Exposure to physical maltreatment in childhood may encourage greater acceptance of IPV [13 26].…”

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Violence in childhood, attitudes about partner violence, and partner violence perpetration among men in Vietnam

Yount¹,

Pham²,

Minh³

et al. 2014

Annals of Epidemiology

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Purpose We assess the association of men's exposure to violence in childhood--witnessing physical violence against one’s mother and being hit or beaten by a parent or adult relative--with their attitudes about intimate partner violence (IPV) against women. We explore whether men’s perpetration of IPV mediates this relationship and whether men’s attitudes about IPV mediate any relationship of exposure to violence in childhood with perpetration of IPV. Methods 522 married men 18–51 years in Vietnam were interviewed. Multivariate regressions for ordinal and binary responses were estimated to assess these relationships. Results Compared to men experiencing neither form of violence in childhood, men experiencing either or both had higher adjusted odds of reporting more reasons to hit a wife (aORs, 95%CIs: 1.43, 1.03–2.00 and 1.66, 1.05–2.64, respectively). Men’s lifetime perpetration of IPV accounted fully for these associations. Compared to men experiencing neither form of violence in childhood, men experiencing either or both had higher adjusted odds of ever perpetrating IPV (aORs, 95%CIs: 3.28, 2.15–4.99 and 4.56, 2.90–7.17, respectively). Attitudes about IPV modestly attenuated these associations. Conclusion Addressing violence in childhood is needed to change men’s risk of perpetrating IPV and greater subsequent justification of it.

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confidence: 99%

Violence in childhood, attitudes about partner violence, and partner violence perpetration among men in Vietnam

Yount¹,

Pham²,

Minh³

et al. 2014

Annals of Epidemiology

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“…Moreover, according to Taoist principles, men are believed to embody “hot anger” and women are expected to mold their beliefs and behaviors to preserve household harmony (Rydstrøm, 2003b; Yount, VanderEnde, et al, 2014). Within Vietnamese family life, conflict resulting in the husband’s use of physical IPV against his wife still often is acceptable behavior (Vung & Krantz, 2009). …”

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confidence: 99%

“…Holding the belief that IPV is “normal” or “justified” may be learned from observing or experiencing violence as a child (General Statistics Office of Vietnam, 2010; Whitfield, Anda, Dube, & Felitti, 2003). Witnessing IPV as a child is associated in adulthood with both the risk of experiencing IPV and perpetrating IPV in Vietnam, Cambodia, Egypt, and South Africa (Gass, Stein, Williams, & Seedat, 2011; Haj-Yahia, 2001; Higgins et al, 2013; Vung & Krantz, 2009; Yount & Carrera, 2006; Yount, Pham, et al, 2014). Among men, experiencing physical or sexual abuse in childhood is associated with perpetrating IPV and aggressive behavior in adulthood (Heise, 1998).…”

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Why Do Women Justify Violence Against Wives More Often Than Do Men in Vietnam?

Krause

Gordon-Roberts

VanderEnde

et al. 2016

J Interpers Violence

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Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) harms the health of women and their children. In Vietnam, 31% of women report lifetime exposure to physical IPV, and surprisingly, women justify physical IPV against wives more often than do men. Objective We compare men’s and women’s rates of finding good reason for wife hitting and assess whether differences in childhood experiences and resources and constraints in adulthood account for observed differences. Methods Probability samples of married men (N = 522) and women (N = 533) were surveyed in Vietnam. Ordered logit models assessed the proportional odds for women versus men of finding more “good reasons” to hit a wife (never, 1–3 situations, 4–6 situations). Results In all situations, women found good reason to hit a wife more often than did men. The unadjusted odds for women versus men of reporting more good reasons to hit a wife were 6.55 (95% CI 4.82 – 8.91). This gap disappeared in adjusted models that included significant interactions of gender with age, number of children ever born, and experience of physical IPV as an adult. Discussion Having children was associated with justifying wife hitting among women but not men. Exposure to IPV in adulthood was associated with justifying wife hitting among men but was negatively associated with justification of IPV among women. Further study of the gendered effects of resources and constraints in adulthood on attitudes about IPV against women will clarify women’s more frequent reporting than men’s that IPV against women is justified.

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“…Seus achados revelaram que 21% das entrevistadas relataram abuso sexual infantil antes dos 15 anos. Outros autores observaram que a exposição da mulher à violência sexual intrafamiliar na infância estava associada à violência praticada pelo parceiro íntimo e a exposição à violência sexual na fase adulta (Sochting et al, 2004;Vung, Krantz, 2009 (Belsky, 1980;Hartley, 2001). Jewkes et al (2006) mostraram que homens sul-africanos que tiveram histórico de abuso sexual eram três vezes mais propensos a cometerem violência contra suas parceiras.…”

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A filha da mãe: a transgeracionalidade do incesto

Zanin¹

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Zanin LL. Mother's daughter: transgenerationality of incest [Dissertation]. São Paulo: "Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo"; 2017.Sexual abuse in Brazil has become a public health problem not only because of the high incidence of this type of violence, but also because of its effects on the body and the psyche of those who suffer it. Incest is the most common form of sexual abuse and its consequences can reach future generations. There are few Brazilian studies that investigate sexually abusive experiences in parents of children and adolescents who have experienced sexual violence. This research carried out the survey of 346 medical records of families with a history of intrafamily sexual abuse supported at the Center for Studies and Attendance Related to Sexual Abuse (CEARAS), between 1993 and 2016, with the purpose of characterizing the population of the institution and verifying the repetition of the sexual abuse in the history of the family group, especially in the mother's life history. The quantitative methodology was used and psychoanalytic concepts of Freudian approach were presented to support the discussion. The survey revealed that the complaint of intrafamily sexual abuse occurred more frequently in girls (82%) when compared to boys (17%). The highest incidence of this form of violence occurred in childhood (0 to 12 years) for both girls (61.1%) and boys (80%). In most cases, during the childhood, the complainant, in both sexes, was the mother (44.2%). However, in the adolescence period of the girl, the mother (29.6%) and the adolescent herself (29.6%) reported in equal proportion. No male adolescent has made any reports. A great part of the sexual abuse occurred during a long period of time (42%). The most common type of sexual abuse was the libidinous act (73.3%), compared to the carnal conjunction (14%). The perpetrators of sexual violence were, in most cases, males (97.6%). In the girl's childhood, sexual abuse was perpetrated mostly by the father (51,5%), followed by relatives (17%) and stepfather (14%). In the boys' childhood, the father (56.3%), relatives (12.5%) and the mother (8.3%) were the people who most committed abuse. The results also revealed that in more than half the population of CEARAS (60%) other cases of sexual abuse occurred in previous generations and with other people of the same family. The occurrence of abusive sexual experiences not reported in the parents' life history was found in 87 (25%) cases. The history of abuse in parents of children or adolescents who have suffered sexual violence suggests the existence of the transgenerational phenomenon of incest. 71(20%) mothers, from our total sample, revealed to be victims of sexual abuse during their childhood or adolescence. Thus, the history of sexual abuse in the mother was considered a strong potential for the generational transmission of sexual abuse in the daughter. Incest is considered a cycle, which tends to repeat itself if it is not interdicted.

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Childhood experiences of interparental violence as a risk factor for intimate partner violence: a population-based study from northern Vietnam

Cited by 44 publications

References 32 publications

Violence in childhood, attitudes about partner violence, and partner violence perpetration among men in Vietnam

Violence in childhood, attitudes about partner violence, and partner violence perpetration among men in Vietnam

Why Do Women Justify Violence Against Wives More Often Than Do Men in Vietnam?

A filha da mãe: a transgeracionalidade do incesto

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