RT Article
T1 Associations of Power Relations, Wife-Beating Attitudes, and Controlling Behavior of Husband With Domestic Violence Against Women in India: Insights From the National Family Health Survey–4
JF Violence against women
VO 27
IS 14
SP 2530
OP 2551
A1 Mondal, Dinabandhu
A2 Paul, Pintu
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1772238414
AB This study assesses the relationship of power relations, attitudes toward wife-beating, and controlling behavior of husband with violence against women in India using the recent National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4). In India, about 31% of ever-married women experienced domestic violence committed by their partner during 2015-16. Women’s decision-making power was associated with a decreased likelihood of spousal violence. However, the justification of wife-beating and controlling behavior of husband increased the risk of intimate partner violence. This study emphasizes the need for prioritizing girls’ education, enhancing women’s autonomy, prevention of child marriage, and promoting gender equality in society to address the problem of spousal violence.
K1 India
K1 Domestic Violence
K1 controlling behavior
K1 wife-beating attitudes
K1 Power relations
DO 10.1177/1077801220978794