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In this chapter, the characteristics of the participants included in the final sample are described in more detail, with a specific focus on the nature of the abuse perpetrated against them and their children. This contextual information is crucial for understanding the environments within which participants were operating, as well as situational factors that may have constrained their ability to engage in agentic decision-making. Again, the Desistance and Persistence cohorts are compared to identify whether there were any differences in the nature of the violence and abuse perpetrated against them, as well as their impacts. Building on the findings from the previous chapter, this is the second attempt to understand why desistance occurred for some participants but not others.
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The evidence of associations between economic disadvantage, financial stress and IPV is by no means straightforward (Eggers Del Campo & Steinert, 2020). There is some evidence that the link between economic factors and IPV is likely mediated by a range of other factors, particularly cultural norms and attitudes towards women and gender equity. For example, an analysis of national IPV prevalence studies from numerous developing and developed nations conducted by Heise and Kotsadam (2015) identified that the strong relationship between country gross domestic product and IPV disappeared once cultural norms related to violence against women and attitudes towards women were included in modelling. Further, there is some evidence from developing nations that micro-finance programs and other initiatives designed to increase the economic participation of women may actually increase IPV due to what has been referred to as the ‘backlash’ effect (Hansen et al., 2020; World Health Organisation, 2009). The backlash effect is experienced when a woman’s economic status increases and challenges male feelings of superiority and control. Relatedly, studies have shown that disparities between male and female economic status (e.g. employment) within relationships .are positively associated with IPV (Eze-Ajoku et al., 2020; Flake, 2005).
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Boxall, H. (2023). Understanding Context: Abuse Perpetrated Against Women and Their Children and Its Impact. In: Reimagining Desistance from Male-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32951-7_5
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