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Incidence of Wife Abuse and Battering and Some Sociodemographic Correlates as Revealed by Two National Surveys in Palestinian Society

NCJ Number
186397
Journal
Journal of Family Violence Volume: 15 Issue: 4 Dated: December 2000 Pages: 347-374
Author(s)
Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia
Editor(s)
Vincent B. Van Hasselt, Michel Hersen
Date Published
2000
Length
28 pages
Annotation
The authors documented the incidence of different patterns of abuse and battering as revealed in two national surveys conducted among Palestinian women from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Abstract
The survey samples consisted of married Palestinian women. About 2,800 women were asked to participate in the first survey, and 1,500 were asked to participate in the second survey. Data were collected during the first 3 months of 1994 for the first survey and in June-August 1995 for the second survey. Findings of both surveys indicated psychological, physical, sexual, and economic abuse occurred in Palestinian society against women of different ages, educational and income levels, and religions and against women in different types of residential areas, families of different sizes, and different stages of marriage. The incidence of different patterns of abuse and battering varied significantly in some groups. The age of both husband and wife and family size were significant socio-demographic predictors of abuse. Limitations of the two surveys and implications of survey findings for future research and theory development are discussed. 28 references and 7 tables