Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, 182 00 Prague, Czech Republic.
Laboratory of Evolutionary Sexology and Psychopathology, Applied Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, National Institute of Mental Health, 250 67 Klecany, Czech Republic.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 6;18(19):10502. doi: 10.3390/ijerph181910502.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a burning social issue worldwide. According to global statistics, the incidence of IPV has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic due to restrictive measures (e.g., reduced social contacts, the need to stay at home often with a perpetrator in the same household). This study aims to provide data about the incidence of IPV and its associated factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic. A representative online sample of 429 Czech women living with a partner at least 3 months before COVID-19 participated in the study. In an online interview, women reported IPV incidents 3 months before and during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using non-parametric repeated measures ANOVA, a significant difference between the total IPV score and the given time periods was found. In addition, the results of the research showed a significant effect of the tension in the relationship with the partner, depression rate, and partner support on the total IPV score in the first and second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. These results bring important insights into IPV incidence during the COVID-19 pandemic and suggest factors that might lead to an increased risk of IPV.
亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）是一个全球性的热点社会问题。根据全球统计数据，由于限制措施（例如，社交接触减少，经常需要与施暴者在同一家庭中居家），IPV 的发病率在 COVID-19 大流行期间有所上升。本研究旨在提供 COVID-19 大流行期间捷克共和国 IPV 发病率及其相关因素的数据。在这项研究中，一个具有代表性的在线样本由 429 名至少在 COVID-19 之前 3 个月与伴侣生活在一起的捷克女性组成。在在线访谈中，女性报告了 COVID-19 大流行前 3 个月和第一波和第二波期间的 IPV 事件。使用非参数重复测量 ANOVA，发现总 IPV 评分与给定时间段之间存在显著差异。此外，研究结果表明，在 COVID-19 大流行的第一波和第二波期间，伴侣关系紧张程度、抑郁率和伴侣支持对总 IPV 评分有显著影响。这些结果为 COVID-19 大流行期间 IPV 的发病率提供了重要的见解，并提示了可能导致 IPV 风险增加的因素。
