Chinese Women's Financial Independence and Their Intimate Partner Violence Victimization Experiences

China, as a traditional patriarchal society, provides an excellent context to examine whether and how increased financial independence of women may influence intimate partner violence. This study examines how financial independence influences Chinese women's victimization experiences of physica...

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Main Author: Li, Carrie K. W. (Author)
Contributors: Liu, Jianhong ; Chen, Xuan
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Violence against women
Year: 2023, Volume: 29, Issue: 5, Pages: 949-963
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
China
Feminist Perspective
financial independence
Intimate Partner Violence
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Summary:China, as a traditional patriarchal society, provides an excellent context to examine whether and how increased financial independence of women may influence intimate partner violence. This study examines how financial independence influences Chinese women's victimization experiences of physical violence, psychological violence, controlling behavior, and sexual abuse. Data were collected from 600 married or divorced women aged between 20 and 60, who resided in a large metropolitan area in Southern China. Results indicated that while physical violence is reduced by women's financial independence, other forms of connective IPV against women are suggested as expressions of men's desire to keep financially independent women in place.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012221097143