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ArticleAmerican journal of epidemiology2025

Determinants of nonphysical intimate partner violence: a cross-sectional study with nationally representative data from Canada.

Margot Shields, Lil Tonmyr, Nathaniel Pollock, Andrea Gonzalez, Wendy Hovdestad, Masako Tanaka, Harriet MacMillan

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Article in American journal of epidemiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Margot ShieldsFamily Violence Epidemiology Section, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch, Public Health Agency of  Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Lil TonmyrFamily Violence Epidemiology Section, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch, Public Health Agency of  Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8722-7616
Nathaniel PollockFamily Violence Epidemiology Section, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch, Public Health Agency of  Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5699-7661
Andrea GonzalezDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0087-830X
Wendy HovdestadFamily Violence Epidemiology Section, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch, Public Health Agency of  Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Masako TanakaFamily Violence Epidemiology Section, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch, Public Health Agency of  Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Harriet MacMillanDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Based on a nationally representative survey of the Canadian population conducted in 2019/2020, this study examined the prevalence and determinants of nonphysical intimate partner violence (NP-IPV). NP-IPV was defined as experiences of emotional abuse, controlling behaviors, or economic abuse during the past 5 years. Women (17.3%) and men (16.9%) were equally likely to report NP-IPV, often without co-occurring physical/sexual IPV. For both genders, the risk of NP-IPV decreased with age and increased with financial strain and having a disability. Childhood maltreatment (sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and exposure to emotional IPV for women and sexual abuse and emotional abuse for men) was associated with an increased likelihood of reporting NP-IPV in adulthood. Other risk factors included heavy episodic drinking (self and/or spouse/partner) for women and living in a neighborhood with high levels of social disorder for men. Having confidence in the police was a protective factor for both genders. These associations generally persisted in regression analyses controlling for co-occurring physical/sexual IPV. Future research should focus on methods of preventing NP-IPV and the development of gender-specific interventions to reach and support those who experience NP-IPV. Furthermore, there is a need to improve and standardize measures of NP-IPV.

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Intimate Partner ViolenceAdolescentAdultAgedCanadaCross-Sectional StudiesEmotional AbuseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk FactorsYoung Adultchild maltreatmentcontrolling behaviorsdomestic violenceeconomic abuseemotional abusefamily violencegender-based violencepsychological abuse

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PMID39227150
PMCPMC12133287

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