Intimate Partner Violence Against Women Among North Korean Refugees: A Comparison With South Koreans

Boyoung Nam; Jae Yop Kim; Wonjung Ryu

doi:10.1177/0886260517699949

Intimate Partner Violence Against Women Among North Korean Refugees: A Comparison With South Koreans

Boyoung Nam, Jae Yop Kim, Wonjung Ryu

Department of Social Welfare

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Abstract

North Korean refugees in South Korea have been reported as at higher risk of intimate partner violence (IPV). However, few studies have examined risk factors of IPV among North Korean refugees. This study aimed to report the prevalence of IPV against women among North Korean refugees, and compared the risk factors of IPV against women between South Koreans and North Korean refugees in South Korea. Data from a nationwide survey about domestic violence in South Korea were used. The rate of IPV against women by North Korean refugees was 57.1%, which is considerably higher than that of South Koreans (9.9%). The regression analysis indicated that North Korean refugees perpetrated partner violence against women more frequently than South Koreans, even after controlling for socioeconomic factors. Child abuse victimization and witnessing IPV between parents were the main factors of IPV against women among South Koreans. On the other hand, stress and a tolerant attitude toward using violence were significantly associated with IPV against women among North Korean refugees. The findings suggested that stress management and education on reducing tolerance to violence should be provided to prevent IPV against women among North Korean refugees.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2947-2970
Number of pages	24
Journal	Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Volume	35
Issue number	15-16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517699949
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 2017 Apr 1

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: We acknowledge the financial support of Yonsei University Future-leading Research Initiative of 2014 (RMS2 2014-22-0119) and the Brain Korea 21 Plus (BK21plus) Program (Social Welfare Education with Glocalization, Creativity, and Convergence against New Social Risks) from the School of Social Welfare, Yonsei University.

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