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The Extent of Family Violence in Europe

A Comparison of National Surveys

Helmut Kury

Max-Planck-Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law

Joachim Obergfell-Fuchs

Max-Planck-Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law

Gunda Woessner

Max-Planck-Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law

This article reviews current victim studies on family violence in Europe and attempts to interpret the variation in the prevalence rates. Methodological shortcomings contribute in part to different rates across countries. The prevalence rates are also linked to preventive and causative factors. Three factors appear to explain the differing prevalence rates in European countries: deprived economic living conditions, traditional attitudes toward women and children, and a general tolerance of violent behavior in a given society. In addition, personal coping may influence whether a family member will act violently against another family member.

Key Words: causal factors of family violence • family violence in Europe • preventive factors of family violence

Violence Against Women, Vol. 10, No. 7, 749-769 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1077801204265550
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