title: The role of economic factors on women's risk for intimate partner violence: a cross-national comparison of Canada and the United States.
abstract: National data from Canada and the United States are used to examine the connection between women's economic contributions to the family and their risk for physical and emotional abuse. Analyses show that American women are at a twofold greater risk; however, the relationship between economic variables and the risk of both physical violence and coercive control are more complex. Income serves to reduce the risk of both violence and coercive control for both Canadian and American women, whereas education serves as a clear protective factor for American women, but does not provide the same benefit for Canadian women.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, USA catherine.kaukinen@uccs.edu.
authors.forename: Catherine Elizabeth
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Kaukinen
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida, Tampa, USA.
authors.forename: Ráchael A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Powers
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women; D002170:Canada; D003068:Coercion; D019548:Crime Victims; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005006:Ethnicity; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners; D013179:Spouse Abuse; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence
keywords: cross-national; economic factors; intimate partner violence