NCJ Number
215121
Journal
Violence Against Women Volume: 12 Issue: 8 Dated: August 2006 Pages: 732-739
Date Published
August 2006
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This study explored the prevalence of current and lifetime physical partner abuse among Vietnamese males residing in Vietnam.
Abstract
Results indicated that 47 percent of the respondents were current physical abusers and 68 percent were past abusers. The four most common types of abuse perpetrated on partners included: (1) throwing something at their partner (80 percent); (2) pushing or shoving their partner (78 percent); (3) twisting their partner’s arm or hair (60 percent); and (4) beating up their partner (54 percent). The findings suggest that the rate of partner abuse in Vietnam is double that found in the United States, which is not surprising given the widespread patriarchal beliefs in Vietnam and the fact that domestic violence is not criminal except in cases where the victim dies. Findings also suggest that Vietnamese men who are younger, less educated, socially isolated, and financially insecure may be more likely to abuse their wives. Participants were 315 Vietnamese men residing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam who were either married or had been married and were randomly selected for participation from Vietnamese governmental lists containing residents’ names and addresses in 3 major districts of the city. Participants were administered the Conflict Tactics Scale-2 (CTS-2) via telephone or face-to-face interviews in participants’ homes. Data were coded and statistically analyzed. Future researchers are encouraged to replicate this study with a much larger, representative sample in Vietnam. Table, references