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Understanding Violence Against Chinese Women in Hong Kong: An Analysis of Risk Factors With a Special Emphasis on the Role of In-Law Conflict

Ko Ling Chan1*, Douglas A. Brownridge2, Agnes Tiwari1, Daniel Y. T. Fong1, and Wing-Cheong Leung3

1 University of Hong Kong
2 University of Manitoba
3 Kwong Wah Hospital

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: eklchan{at}hkucc.hku.hk.


  Abstract
This study examines risk factors of intimate partner violence against women in a cohort of Chinese women drawn from a large representative sample in Hong Kong. Data from a cross-section of 1,870 women are analyzed. Prevalence rates of women’s self-reports of violence by their intimate partners and conflict with in-laws are computed and compared in terms of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. The results show that in-law conflict was the characteristic most significantly associated with women’s reports of violent victimization. This suggests that in-law conflict should be included in the screening and assessment of risk for intimate partner violence.

First published on September 22, 2008, doi:10.1177/1077801208325088

Violence Against Women 2008;14:1295.

A more recent version of this article appeared on November 1, 2008

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