Religion, Religious Heterogeneity, and Intimate Partner Violence Among Korean Immigrant Women. 2021

Chunrye Kim
Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

This study examined the role of religious affiliations and frequency of religious service attendance-such as church, Bible studies, and temples-as well as religious heterogeneity between couples on intimate partner violence (IPV) among Korean immigrant women in the United States. Through a case-control design, this study compared 64 Korean immigrant IPV victims with 63 Korean immigrant non-IPV victims. This study's findings reveal that for Korean immigrant women, a high frequency of religious service attendance was associated with higher IPV victimization, while their partners' high religious service attendance was associated with lower IPV victimization. When women's partners were religious compared with when they were not religious, they were less likely to perpetrate IPV even when the partners' alcohol consumption frequency increased. Also, when there was a gap between couples regarding frequency of religious attendance, IPV victimization increased. This discussion concludes by suggesting some policy implications based on these findings.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D012067 Religion A set of beliefs concerning the nature, cause, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency. It usually involves devotional and ritual observances and often a moral code for the conduct of human affairs. (Random House Collegiate Dictionary, rev. ed.) Prayer,Religious Beliefs,Religious Ethics,Beliefs, Religious,Ethic, Religious,Prayers,Religions,Religious Belief
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000066511 Intimate Partner Violence A pattern of assaultive and coercive behavior by an individual against their partner or spouse that may include physical injury, psychological abuse, sexual assault, progressive isolation, stalking, deprivation, intimidation, and reproductive coercion. Dating Violence,Intimate Partner Abuse,Abuse, Intimate Partner,Partner Abuse, Intimate,Partner Violence, Intimate,Violence, Dating,Violence, Intimate Partner
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D054242 Emigrants and Immigrants People who leave their place of residence in one country and settle in a different country. Emigrants,Immigrants,Aliens,Foreigners,Alien,Emigrant,Foreigner,Immigrant,Immigrants and Emigrants
D056910 Republic of Korea The capital is Seoul. The country, established September 9, 1948, is located on the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. Its northern border is shared with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Korea, Republic of,South Korea
D019548 Crime Victims Individuals subjected to and adversely affected by criminal activity. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994) Victimization,Crime Victim,Victim, Crime,Victims, Crime

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