Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2021 Feb;36(3-4):NP2228-2247NP. doi: 10.1177/0886260518757224. Epub 2018 Feb 20.
This study examined the role of religious affiliations and frequency of religious service attendance-such as church, Bible studies, and temples-as well as religious heterogeneity between couples on intimate partner violence (IPV) among Korean immigrant women in the United States. Through a case-control design, this study compared 64 Korean immigrant IPV victims with 63 Korean immigrant non-IPV victims. This study's findings reveal that for Korean immigrant women, a high frequency of religious service attendance was associated with higher IPV victimization, while their partners' high religious service attendance was associated with lower IPV victimization. When women's partners were religious compared with when they were not religious, they were less likely to perpetrate IPV even when the partners' alcohol consumption frequency increased. Also, when there was a gap between couples regarding frequency of religious attendance, IPV victimization increased. This discussion concludes by suggesting some policy implications based on these findings.
本研究考察了宗教信仰和宗教服务参与频率（如教堂、圣经学习和寺庙）以及夫妻之间宗教异质性在美籍韩裔女性亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）中的作用。通过病例对照设计，本研究比较了 64 名美籍韩裔 IPV 受害者和 63 名美籍韩裔非 IPV 受害者。本研究的结果表明，对于美籍韩裔女性，高频率的宗教服务参与与更高的 IPV 受害率相关，而其伴侣的高宗教服务参与则与更低的 IPV 受害率相关。当女性的伴侣有宗教信仰时，与没有宗教信仰时相比，即使伴侣的饮酒频率增加，他们实施 IPV 的可能性也较小。此外，当夫妻之间在宗教参与频率上存在差距时，IPV 受害率会增加。本讨论最后根据这些发现提出了一些政策含义。
