Intimate partner violence and female property rights

Nature Human Behavior Vol/Iss. 5 Springer Nature Published In Pages: 1021-1026
By Anderson, Siwan

Hypothesis

Separate marital property will be positively correlated with women justifying intimate partner violence in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Note

Women justifying intimate partner violence was not significant for “going out” (p>.05). It was significant for neglecting children, arguing, and refusing sex with partner.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Ordinary least square regressionSupported (3 of the 4 measures)p<.05UNKNOWNUNKNOWN