Rodriguez E, Lasch K E, Chandra P, Lee J
Cornell University, Department of Policy Analysis and Management, and Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Medical College and Sloan-Kettering Divisions, USA.
J Epidemiol Community Health. 2001 Mar;55(3):172-8. doi: 10.1136/jech.55.3.172.
This study examined the contribution of employment status, welfare benefits, alcohol use, and other individual, and contextual factors to physical aggression during marital conflict.
Logistic regression models were used to analyse panel data collected in the National Survey of Families and Households in 1987 and 1992. A total of 4780 married or cohabiting persons re-interviewed in 1992 were included in the analysis. Domestic violence was defined as reporting that both partners were physically violent during arguments.
It was found that non-employed respondents are not at greater risk of family violence in comparison with employed respondents, after controlling for alcohol misuse, income, education, age, and other factors; however, employed persons receiving welfare benefits are at significantly higher risk. Alcohol misuse, which remains a predictor of violence even after controlling for other factors, increases the risk of family violence while satisfaction with social support from family and friends decreases it.
These results underscore the important effect of alcohol misuse on domestic violence, and the need to monitor the potential impact of welfare reform on domestic violence.
本研究探讨就业状况、福利、饮酒情况以及其他个人和环境因素对婚姻冲突期间身体攻击行为的影响。
采用逻辑回归模型分析1987年和1992年全国家庭与住户调查收集的面板数据。分析纳入了1992年再次接受访谈的4780名已婚或同居者。家庭暴力定义为报告双方在争吵时都有身体暴力行为。
研究发现，在控制了酗酒、收入、教育程度、年龄和其他因素后，与就业者相比，未就业者遭受家庭暴力的风险并不更高；然而，领取福利的就业者遭受家庭暴力的风险显著更高。即使在控制了其他因素之后，酗酒仍然是暴力行为的一个预测因素，它会增加家庭暴力的风险，而对家人和朋友社会支持的满意度则会降低这种风险。
这些结果强调了酗酒对家庭暴力的重要影响，以及监测福利改革对家庭暴力潜在影响的必要性。
