Measuring Economic Abuse in the Lives of Survivors

Postmus, Judy L.; Plummer, Sara-Beth; Stylianou, Amanda M.

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“…Economic abuse has been understood as part of the abusive toolkit in a variety of contexts. This includes different international contexts, for example the US (e.g., Adams, Beeble, & Gregory, 2015;Adams et al, 2008;Postmus, Plummer, & Stylianou, 2016;Sanders, 2015) and Australia, (e.g., Cortis & Bullen, 2016) as well as in specific subsections of the population, for example women in heterosexual partnerships (e.g., Adams et al, 2009;Postmus et al, 2016;Sanders, 2015) and elders (e.g., Hamby, Smith, Mitchell, & Turner, 2016;Kaspiew, Carson, & Rhoades, 2016). From these studies we can ascertain that economic abuse is a common factor in IPV and can be closely linked to socially normative gender roles.…”

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“What’s his is his and what’s mine is his”: Financial power and economic abuse in Aotearoa

Jury¹,

Thorburn²,

Weatherall

2017

ANZSWJ

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INTRODUCTION:Economic abuse has the potential to have far-reaching consequences for victims, but is largely invisible within discourses on violence against women. While it is internationally recognised as a pervasive and highly gendered method for abusers to gain and maintain control over women, there is no research specifically on economic abuse in Aotearoa New Zealand. AIM:This study aimed to understand the experiences and effects of economic abuse for women in Aotearoa New Zealand, particularly in relation to methods of coercive control, with the intention of developing risk matrices to be used by practitioners. METHODS:We conducted a survey with 448 respondents-with 398 the focus of analysis for this article. The survey contained a combination of scaling and open-ended questions. This article reports findings of a qualitative analysis of aspects from responses to open-ended questions. FINDINGS:Abusers employed a range of abusive methods to restrict victims' freedom and exercise domination. These abusive behaviours seemed to follow traditional hegemonic constructions of masculinity as synonymous with "provider" in that many of these methods relied on the reproduction of gendered stereotypes which subjugate women to a subordinate position in the household. Women experienced a range of adverse emotional impacts as a result of this abuse. CONCLUSIONS:We found that, in reality, abusers relied on these stereotypes to justify the appropriation of women's resources and consequent removal of women's financial autonomy while, paradoxically, the women described providing for the household on greatly restricted finances-whether through paid or unpaid labour. We have translated these findings into risk matrices to assist the identification of economic abuse.

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“What’s his is his and what’s mine is his”: Financial power and economic abuse in Aotearoa

Jury¹,

Thorburn²,

Weatherall

2017

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“…Economic abuse is significantly associated with other forms of IPV (physical and psychological). Among women who have sought help from domestic violence services, the prevalence of economic abuse ranges from 78% to 99% 1,6,17,19,25 . Economic abuse is more frequent among women who have experienced IPV and those who have activity limitations due to poor health or disability 17 .…”

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“…Among women who have sought help from domestic violence services, the prevalence of economic abuse ranges from 78% to 99%. 1,6,17,19,25 Economic abuse Economic abuse between intimate partners in Australia: prevalence, health status, disability and financial stress is more frequent among women who have experienced IPV and those who have activity limitations due to poor health or disability. 17 Age, 19 education level 6,10,26 and income level 19 have also been associated with increased prevalence of economic abuse.…”

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Economic abuse between intimate partners in Australia: prevalence, health status, disability and financial stress

Kutin

Russell

Reid

2017

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Objective: Economic abuse is a form of domestic violence that has a significant impact on the health and financial wellbeing of victims, but is understudied. This study determined the lifetime prevalence of economic abuse in Australia by age and gender, and the associated risk factors. Methods: The 2012 ABS Personal Safety Survey was used, involving a cross‐sectional population survey of 17,050 randomly selected adults using face‐to‐face interviews. The survey‐weighted prevalence of economic abuse was calculated and analysed by age and gender. Logistic regression was used to adjust odds ratios for possible confounding between variables. Results: The lifetime prevalence of economic abuse in the whole sample was 11.5%. Women in all age groups were more likely to experience economic abuse (15.7%) compared to men (7.1%). Disability, health and financial stress status were significant markers of economic abuse. Conclusions: For women, financial stress and disability were important markers of economic abuse. However, prevalence rates were influenced by the measures used and victims' awareness of the abuse, which presents a challenge for screening and monitoring. Implications for public health: Social, health and financial services need to be aware of and screen for the warning signs of this largely hidden form of domestic violence.

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“…Financial abuse. This section asked the client about their experiences with financial abuse and is based on the validated Scale of Economic Abuse-12 (Postmus, Plummer, & Stylianou, 2016). Clients were asked to indicate how often in the past six months their abuser engaged in the following behaviors by indicating 0 (never) to 4 (very often) or yes/no (4) depending on the question structure.…”

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“…Scale of Economic Abuse-12 (Postmus, Plummer, & Stylianou, 2016) "Demanded to know how money was spent" 0 (never) to 4 (very often) or 0 (no)/4 (yes)…”

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Creating a Tool for Assessing Domestic Violence Risk and Impact Among TANF Clients

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Johnson

Hetling

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The Family Violence Option (FVO), a provision of the 1996 welfare legislation, allows states to waive certain program requirements for domestic violence (DV) survivors in order to protect them from danger or penalties. The absence of a standardized method for assessing risk and impact has been an impediment to states’ use of the FVO, particularly in the granting of waivers. The purpose of this study was to address this limitation by developing and testing a risk and impact assessment tool for DV survivors applying for waivers under the FVO. Therefore, a collaborative effort between state administrators and researchers was formed which included input from welfare staff and DV advocates. Background research included reviews of validated risk assessments and FVO policies, as well as primary data from focus groups and surveys with staff from the state human services organization, county welfare agencies, and DV organizations. A tool was then created with 131 questions covering demographics, abuse experiences, partner access and risk, perceptions of safety, and emotional health, and piloted in four counties. Two hundred and thirty-seven completed assessments were analyzed using descriptive statistics, principal component analysis, and feedback from assessors. The final tool (n= 95 items) was informed by validated evidence and frontline practice wisdom, recommended to improve FVO utilization and survivor outcomes. From this study, the authors recommend that other states seeking changes to their FVO risk assessment policy and practice explore collaborative partnerships between practitioners and researchers in order to make decisions informed by best practices and systematic research. They should also pursue cross departmental training of risk assessment tools to prevent a siloed approach to FVO implementation.

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Measuring Economic Abuse in the Lives of Survivors

Cited by 101 publications

References 14 publications

“What’s his is his and what’s mine is his”: Financial power and economic abuse in Aotearoa

“What’s his is his and what’s mine is his”: Financial power and economic abuse in Aotearoa

Economic abuse between intimate partners in Australia: prevalence, health status, disability and financial stress

Creating a Tool for Assessing Domestic Violence Risk and Impact Among TANF Clients

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