Abstract:Family violence, which includes child abuse, intimate partner violence and elder abuse, is a problem of national and global significance. Robust evidence about the scale and consequences of the problem is needed to inform policy and practice, including information on high-risk groups, and risk and protective factors. In this article, the methods utilised for collecting data for NZ's 2019 Family Violence Survey are described, along with a summary of the characteristics of the population-based sample obtained. T… Show more
“…Details of methods for this study are provided elsewhere [ 35 ]. Briefly, respondents were randomly selected women and men aged 16 years and older who resided in randomly selected properties for at least a month prior to the survey, stayed at the property for at least four nights of the week, and could speak conversational English.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this study, we utilized data from a New Zealand population-based study to investigate factors that were associated with help-seeking by women and men who experienced physical, sexual and/or psychological violence from an intimate partner [ 34 , 35 ]. We investigated: a) factors associated with seeking any help compared to not seeking help; and b) factors that might differentiate between those who sought formal help, compared to those who sought informal help only.…”
Background
There is limited information about what influences help-seeking following experience of intimate partner violence (IPV). This study investigated determinants of formal and informal help-seeking by those who had experienced lifetime physical, sexual or psychological IPV.
Methods
A cross-sectional population-based New Zealand study conducted from 2017 to 2019 recruited 2,887 participants (1,464 women and 1,423 men) aged 16 years and older. Face-to-face interviews were conducted. Of these, 1,373 participants experienced physical, sexual or psychological IPV. Two series of logistic regressions were conducted: 1) comparing those who sought help with those who did not, and 2) comparing those who had not sought help with those who sought informal help only, or with those who also sought formal help.
Results
Of the 1,373 participants who reported experience of physical, sexual or psychological IPV 835 participants (71.3% of women and 49.0% of men) sought some form of help. In both genders self-reported physical and mental health or work-related IPV impacts were significantly associated with help-seeking. Experiencing only one form of IPV was associated with lower odds of seeking formal help by women (Adjusted odds ratio = 0.38; 95%CI = 0.15, 0.92 for physical/sexual only and AOR = 0.37, 95%CI = 0.22, 0.64 for psychological only) compared to those experiencing concurrent types of IPV.
Conclusion and implications
Although there were gender differences in help-seeking, for both women and men the experience of greater impacts associated with IPV exposure increased the likelihood of help-seeking. Agencies providing services for people who are experiencing IPV need to be equipped to identify and respond to multiple forms of IPV, and prepared to address the suite of impacts experienced.
“…Details of methods for this study are provided elsewhere [ 35 ]. Briefly, respondents were randomly selected women and men aged 16 years and older who resided in randomly selected properties for at least a month prior to the survey, stayed at the property for at least four nights of the week, and could speak conversational English.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this study, we utilized data from a New Zealand population-based study to investigate factors that were associated with help-seeking by women and men who experienced physical, sexual and/or psychological violence from an intimate partner [ 34 , 35 ]. We investigated: a) factors associated with seeking any help compared to not seeking help; and b) factors that might differentiate between those who sought formal help, compared to those who sought informal help only.…”
Background
There is limited information about what influences help-seeking following experience of intimate partner violence (IPV). This study investigated determinants of formal and informal help-seeking by those who had experienced lifetime physical, sexual or psychological IPV.
Methods
A cross-sectional population-based New Zealand study conducted from 2017 to 2019 recruited 2,887 participants (1,464 women and 1,423 men) aged 16 years and older. Face-to-face interviews were conducted. Of these, 1,373 participants experienced physical, sexual or psychological IPV. Two series of logistic regressions were conducted: 1) comparing those who sought help with those who did not, and 2) comparing those who had not sought help with those who sought informal help only, or with those who also sought formal help.
Results
Of the 1,373 participants who reported experience of physical, sexual or psychological IPV 835 participants (71.3% of women and 49.0% of men) sought some form of help. In both genders self-reported physical and mental health or work-related IPV impacts were significantly associated with help-seeking. Experiencing only one form of IPV was associated with lower odds of seeking formal help by women (Adjusted odds ratio = 0.38; 95%CI = 0.15, 0.92 for physical/sexual only and AOR = 0.37, 95%CI = 0.22, 0.64 for psychological only) compared to those experiencing concurrent types of IPV.
Conclusion and implications
Although there were gender differences in help-seeking, for both women and men the experience of greater impacts associated with IPV exposure increased the likelihood of help-seeking. Agencies providing services for people who are experiencing IPV need to be equipped to identify and respond to multiple forms of IPV, and prepared to address the suite of impacts experienced.
“…Details on sampling procedures are published elsewhere. 15 Trained interviewers conducted face-to-face interviews with participants. Quality assurance procedures included interviewer training, regular meetings, audits, and reviews of completed interviews.…”
Introduction: This study aims to determine the prevalence rates of nonpartner physical and sexual violence in men and women with different disabilities compared with those in people without disabilities.Methods: Face-to-face interviews were conducted in 3 regions of New Zealand (2017−2019), and 2,887 randomly selected respondents participated (1,464 women, 1,423 men). Respondents provided information on the disability types (physical, intellectual, psychological, none) experienced and on the experience of physical and sexual violence since age 15 years. Analysis was conducted in 2020−2021.Results: More people with disabilities reported nonpartner physical and sexual violence experience than those without disabilities. For women, 15.4% of those with disabilities experienced lifetime nonpartner physical violence, and 11.1% experienced lifetime nonpartner sexual violence. For men with disabilities, 56.2% experienced lifetime nonpartner physical violence, and 5.6% experienced lifetime nonpartner sexual violence. Women and men with psychological disabilities reported the highest prevalence rates of nonpartner physical and sexual violence. The main perpetrators of nonpartner physical violence for women with disabilities were parents and relatives (59.7%), whereas for men with disabilities, strangers (59.3%) were the main perpetrators. Among people with disabilities who reported nonpartner sexual violence, 43.5% of women and 60.0% of men never sought help.Conclusions: This is one of the few studies globally reporting on the prevalence of nonpartner violence in both men and women with different disability types. It contributes information on the gender and relationships of those who perpetrated the violence. Findings highlight the need for violence prevention and intervention programs that are inclusive of and responsive to those with different disability types.
“…In the 2019 New Zealand Family Violence Study, a populationbased representative sample of men and women aged ≥16 years and who lived in Auckland, Waikato, and Northland regions was recruited between March 2017 and March 2019. 26 These 3 regions included about 40% of the New Zealand population and incorporated diverse ethnic groups, including Maori; Pacific; Asian; European; and Middle Eastern, Latin American, and African individuals. Ethics approval was granted by the University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee (2016/018244).…”
Section: Study Samplementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Participants were broadly representative of the New Zealand population. 26 Of these, 2,746 participants were ever-partnered, with information on weighting variables, and therefore were included in the analyses for this study. In total, 524 participants (18.5%) reported having ≥1 disability, of whom 309 (58.9%) reported having multiple disabilities.…”
Introduction: There is no population-based study on prevalence rates for all forms of intimate partner violence experienced by people with different types of disabilities in New Zealand. This study compares the reported lifetime prevalence of intimate partner violence (physical, sexual, psychological, controlling behaviors, and economic abuse) for people with different types of disabilities with that reported by those without disabilities and tests whether there is a gender difference.Methods: From March 2017 to March 2019, a total of 2,888 women and men aged ≥16 years participated in a cross-sectional study in New Zealand using a cluster random sampling method. Faceto-face interviews were used for data collection. The WHO Multi-country Study questionnaire was employed as the data collection tool. Logistic regression was conducted, and AORs were reported.Results: Those with any disability reported significantly higher rates of most forms of intimate partner violence than those without disabilities, among both genders, including physical intimate partner violence (AOR=1.80, 95% CI=1.32, 2.47 for women, AOR=2.44, 95% CI=1.72, 3.45 for men) and psychological and economic abuse. Women with disabilities were more likely to report experiences of sexual intimate partner violence than men (range =13.5-17.1% vs 4.0%−21.2% in men). Men with intellectual disability were more likely to report physical intimate partner violence than women with intellectual disability (60.5% in men and 36.0% in women).Conclusions: People with disabilities report experiencing a significantly high lifetime prevalence of intimate partner violence compared with people without disabilities. The results warrant policy and practice changes to identify early signs of abuse and intervene accordingly and warrant an investment in targeted violence prevention programs.
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