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  • 标题:Interpersonal violence in three Caribbean countries: Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago
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  • 作者:Le Franc, Elsie ; Samms-Vaughan, Maureen ; Hambleton, Ian
  • 期刊名称:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
  • 印刷版ISSN:1020-4989
  • 出版年度:2008
  • 卷号:24
  • 期号:6
  • 页码:409-421
  • DOI:10.1590/S1020-49892008001200005
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:Organización Panamericana de la Salud
  • 摘要:

    OBJECTIVES: This article reports the prevalence of two types of interpersonal violence (IPV) (sexual and physical) and one type of aggression (psychological) in three low-to-middle-income Caribbean countries. It examines IPV among adolescents and young adults as both victims and perpetrators. METHODS: This population-based study compares the experiences of 15-30 year olds in countries at different levels of socioeconomic development. The Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2) and other behavioral instruments were used to assess the level and characteristics of IPV. RESULTS: Out of 3 401 respondents, 70.9% reported victimization by some form of violence, which was most commonly perpetrated by a relationship partner (62.8%). Sexual violence victimization was reported more commonly by women, and was highest in Jamaica. Significant between-country differences in overall levels of reported physical violence, and psychological aggression, were evident when stratifying by perpetrator type. CONCLUSIONS: The very high levels of reported IPV indicate very high levels of tolerance among victims, and suggest a culture of violence and of adversarial intimate relationships may be well entrenched. The findings support the view that co-occurrence of general interpersonal violence and partner violence may be limited, and that one may not necessarily be a predictor of the other. They also reveal that, among partners, not only are there no gender differentials in victimization by physical violence, but more women than men are self-reporting as perpetrators of this type of IPV.

  • 关键词:Violencia sexual;violencia doméstica;agresión;conducta del adolescente;adultos;Barbados;Jamaica;Trinidad y Tobago
  • 其他关键词:Sexual violence;domestic violence;aggression;adolescent;adult;Barbados;Jamaica;Trinidad and Tobago
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