International Economic Review · 2006 · 187 citations · 30 references
Social SciencesCriminologySocial PsychologyVictimologyViolence PreventionViolent CrimeChild AbuseDivorceDomestic Violence VictimizationInterpersonal ViolenceViolenceViolence Against WomenAbuse CasesChildren As VictimsCycle Of AbuseCycle Of ViolenceDomestic Violence ImpactDomestic Violence PatternsIntimate Partner Violence DynamicsVictim Dynamics
Conventional wisdom suggests abused women get caught in a cycle of violence and are unable or unwilling to leave their spouses. The study estimates a domestic violence model to identify abusers, victims, and women's responses via employment and divorce. The model examines how women respond to abuse through employment and divorce. Abused women are 1.7–5.7 times more likely to divorce, employment before abuse deters abuse, and re‑socializing men from violent homes reduces abuse rates by 26%–48%.
Conventional wisdom suggests abused women get caught in a cycle of violence and are unable or unwilling to leave their spouses. We estimate a model of domestic violence to determine who abuses, who is abused, and how women respond to abuse via employment and divorce. In contrast to conventional wisdom, abused women are 1.7–5.7 times more likely to divorce. Employment before abuse occurs is found to be a significant deterrent. For men, witnessing violence as a child is a strong predictor of abusive behavior: re-socializing men from violent homes lowers abuse rates by 26%–48%.
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