RT Article
T1 Acceptability of Violence Against Women Among the Roma Population in Spain
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 36
IS 11/12
SP 5795
OP 5812
A1 Vives-Cases, Carmen
A2 La Parra-Casado, Daniel
A2 Gil-González, Diana
A2 Caballero, Pablo
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1760354376
AB Acceptability of violence against women (VAW) is a key dimension in addressing this social problem, given its influence on both the violent conduct of aggressors and the decisions of affected women. This study analyzes, for the first time, the magnitude of acceptability of VAW and associated factors in the Roma population in Spain. The Roma population is the largest ethnocultural minority in Europe. Data were analyzed from the Spanish National Health Survey of the Roma Population of 2014, a survey of 1,167 people identified as members of the Roma community. The results indicate that 70.9% of those surveyed completely reject VAW, with lower probability of acceptability among women than men (odds ratio [OR]: 0.66; 95% confidence interval [CI]: [0.51, 0.86]). There is also a decrease in probability as income increases, in people who identify themselves as evangelical (OR: 0.5; 95% CI: [0.36, 0.71]) and among those who report being acquainted with a battered woman (OR: 0.68; 95% CI: [0.48, 0.97]), similarly in women and men. It has to be highlighted that the observed associations between socioeconomic conditions and acceptability of VAW should be considered when designing strategies for raising awareness about the consequences of VAW for the Roma population.
K1 Health equity
K1 Socioeconomic Factors
K1 Social perception
K1 Roma population
K1 Intimate Partner Violence
DO 10.1177/0886260518807910