ArticleInternational journal of public health2020
Is the 'Nordic Paradox' an illusion? Measuring intimate partner violence against women in Europe.
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- Complex Expressions of Power. Aspects of Gender in/Equality in Violent Intimate Relationships in Sweden.Violence against women · 2026Article
- Changes in the prevalence of forcible rape, physical violence, and physical partner violence among men and women in Norway: a population-based repeated cross-sectional study in 2013 and 2022.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Stories of Backlash in Interviews With Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Sweden.Violence against women · 2023Article
- Italian Validation of the Scale of Psychological Abuse in Intimate Partner Violence (EAPA-P).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Undoing the 'Nordic Paradox': Factors affecting rates of disclosed violence against women across the EU.PloS one · 2021Article
- Expected years lived with intimate partner violence: a new approach for public health.Global health action · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesRecent studies suggest that intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in Europe is highest among some of the most gender egalitarian countries in the world, like Sweden, Finland and Denmark. This paper aims at disentangling the so-called Nordic Paradox.
methodsWe have decomposed traditional IPV indicators into a 'previous partner' and 'current partner' components and presented new IPV indicators that are sensitive to the frequency of victimization. The new indicators are based on aggregated data from Agency for Fundamental Rights Survey on violence against women for the 28 EU Member States.
resultsThe country rankings in terms of IPV levels change substantially when overall prevalence measures are substituted by their 'previous partner' and 'current partner' components and, especially, when considering the frequency of victimization. When comparing the traditional IPV prevalence ranking with the current partner violence repetition-sensitive indicator ranking, the Nordic countries fall several positions.
conclusionsOur findings suggest that the prevalence of IPV tends to be higher in more gender egalitarian countries because union formation and dissolution occur more often, but not because men are necessarily more violent against their partners.
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