RT Article
T1 Intimate Partner Violence Against Women During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy: A Multicenter Survey Involving Anti-Violence Centers
JF Violence against women
VO 28
IS 9
SP 2186
OP 2203
A1 Romito, Patrizia 1952-
A2 Pellegrini, Martina
A2 Saurel-Cubizolles, Marie-Josèphe
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1804478660
AB This study explores intimate partner violence (IPV) evolution during the lockdown with a sample of 238 women (44% cohabitating and 56% not cohabitating with the perpetrator), attending five antiviolence centers in Italy (June–September 2020). Questions included 12 items on IPV and, for each item, a question about whether violence increased/stayed the same/decreased during lockdown; an indicator of IPV modifications was constructed. Two distinct patterns, confirmed after adjustment for socio-demographic factors, emerged: IPV increased for 28% of cohabitating and decreased for 56% of non-cohabitating women. Such results suggest the efficacy of physical distancing—strictly controlled by the State—in the prevention of IPV.
K1 COVID-19 lockdown
K1 assisted violence
K1 post-separation violence
K1 Intimate Partner Violence
K1 Violence against women
K1 Italy
DO 10.1177/10778012221079374