The Explanatory Role of Relationship Power and Control in Domestic Violence Against Women in Nicaragua

Abstract

This study offers a feminist psychology analysis of various aspects of relationship power and control and their relative explanatory contribution to understanding physical, psychological, and sexual violence against women. Findings from structured interviews with 345 women from rural Nicaragua (M age = 44) overwhelmingly demonstrate that measures of power and control reflecting interpersonal relationship dynamics have the strongest predictive power for explaining violence when compared in multivariate analyses to several of the more commonly used measures. These findings have implications for future research and the evaluation of interventions designed to decrease levels of violence against women.

Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes of Violence Against Women and Girls in Lower-Income Countries: A Review of Reviews

“…Our review revealed that SRH research has not yet incorporated the global empowerment discourse. This gap is worrisome because, empirically, GBV may reduce one's decision-making power and control within relationships (Grose & Grabe, 2014;Santhya et al, 2010). Indeed, one study reviewed here indicated that IPV was associated with reduced power in sexual relationships for a sample of adolescents (Jewkes, Dunkle, Nduna, & Shai, 2010).…”

Representações sociais da violência contra mulheres rurais para um grupo de idosas

“…This is anchored in the reproduction of violence taking into account culturally imposed ideologies. Corroborating with these findings, a study with 354 rural Nicaraguan women reveals that 20% of these women have observed situa-tions of physical, psychological or sexual violence against their mothers (19) .…”

Exclusión social como factor de riesgo de violencia de género en la pareja

“…En lo que respecta a las mujeres, los datos disponibles son contradictorios (Campbell et al, 2011;Stöckl et al, 2011;Kiss et al, 2012). En el caso de los varones, por el contrario, la existencia de una relación entre consumo de alcohol y violencia se establece sin lugar a dudas (Barrett et al, 2012;Grose y Grabe, 2014;Kiss et al, 2012;Lanier y Maume, 2009;Stöckl et al, 2011).…”

“…En lo que respecta a los problemas con el alcohol, las drogas y el juego, las características de la fuente no permiten saber si la persona que tiene tales problemas es la mujer o su pareja. Tanto en un caso como en otro, se trata de un hallazgo que corrobora los resultados de estudios anteriores (Barrett et al, 2012;Campbell et al, 2011;Grose y Grabe, 2014;Kiss et al, 2012;Lanier y Maume, 2009;Stöckl et al, 2011).…”