Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
J Biosoc Sci. 2010 Mar;42(2):255-69. doi: 10.1017/S0021932009990423. Epub 2009 Nov 12.
This study examined men's justification of wife beating in relation to their perceived rights and autonomy using a nationally representative sample of 18,047 men in India with childhood exposure to parental violence. Five reasons for wife beating justification, four items of men's perceived rights, and five items of household autonomy were analysed using chi2 test and logistic regression. Among 18,047 participants, 67% justified wife beating. Low education, economic stress and being unmarried were generally more associated with justifying wife beating for all five reasons. Wife's refusal of sex and husband's final say on household autonomy are risk factors. Joint autonomy on household decision making and wife's autonomy on managing her own earnings are protective factors. Perceived relationship rights and autonomy are highly predictive of wife-beating justification for the men who have been exposed to parental violence during childhood. The study has significant implications for public health planners and education strategies.
这项研究使用印度一个具有全国代表性的、有童年时遭受父母暴力经历的 18047 名男性样本，考察了男性对打老婆行为的合理化解释与他们对自身权利和自主权的认知之间的关系。采用卡方检验和逻辑回归分析了打老婆行为合理化的五个原因、男性感知权利的四个项目和家庭自主权的五个项目。在 18047 名参与者中，有 67%的人认为打老婆是合理的。受教育程度低、经济压力大和未婚通常与为所有五个理由合理化打老婆行为的可能性更大。妻子拒绝性行为和丈夫对家庭自主权的最终决定权是风险因素。共同参与家庭决策制定和妻子对自己收入的自主权是保护因素。对于那些在童年时期遭受过父母暴力的男性来说，感知到的关系权利和自主权高度预测了他们对打老婆行为的合理化解释。这项研究对公共卫生规划者和教育策略制定者具有重要意义。
