PHYSICAL VIOLENCE IN AMERICAN FAMILIES - A RESURVEY

美国家庭中的身体暴力——调查

基本信息

批准号：
3377922
负责人：
MURRAY Arnold STRAUS
金额：
$ 16.97万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
1985
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
1985-02-01 至 1990-07-31
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

A nationally representative sample of 5,000 families will be interviewed to: (1) Obtain current data on the incidence of intra-family physical violence, including child abuse, spouse abuse, parent abuse, and sibling abuse. (2) Estimate changes in the incidence of family violence in the ten years between 1975 and 1984-85. The findings from objectives 1 and 2 will be useful for criminal justice, mental health, and other human service agencies, which need current data as a basis for policy formulation and service planning. The data on change in family violence rates can be used as a frame of reference for evaluating the policies and programs of the past ten years, and is also an important indicator of the "quality of life" in American families. (3) Obtain incidence rate data and conduct analyses focused on certain groups which were not included in the 1976 study, or for which the sample was not large enough to study with the 1976 data: children under 3, single parent families, and the previous marriages of recently divorced persons. There are grounds for thinking that each of these represent particularly high risk of violence situations. The findings can have important implications for prevention and treatment work. (4) Improve the Conflict Tactics Scale. This is a widely used instrument in the field and its further development will aid the mental health research community. (5) Replicate and extend some of the previous analyses of factors which might contribute to the occurrence of family violence. The findings of that study are widely used as one of the bases for current policy and service provisions. Consequently, it is important to test the reliability of the findings. (6) Investigate issues which, because of limitations of the 1976 study, could not be adequately investigated with that data. This will include testing certain aspects of exchange theory and control theory. These theories, if supported, have implications for the prevention and control of family violence. (7) Obtain information on the immediate and long term consequences of family violence, including physical injury, use of criminal justice and social services, and mental health problems. Rough estimates will also be made of the monetary cost to society of violence between spouses. These findings will provide mental health and criminal justice agencies with information on the adequacy of programs in meeting the needs of abuse victims; and where problems are discovered, will suggest ways of improving those services.

将面试5,000个家庭的全国代表性样本至：（1）获取有关家庭内物理发生率的当前数据暴力，包括虐待儿童，配偶虐待，父母虐待和兄弟姐妹虐待。（2）估计十个家庭暴力发生率的变化 1975年至1984 - 85年之间的年份。目标1和2的发现将对刑事司法，心理健康和其他人类服务有用机构，需要当前数据作为政策制定的基础和服务计划。有关家庭暴力率变化的数据可以使用作为评估政策和计划的参考框架过去十年，也是“生活质量”的重要指标在美国家庭。（3）获取发病率数据并进行分析专注于1976年研究中未包括的某些群体或样本不足以研究1976年的数据： 3岁以下的儿童，单亲家庭和以前的婚姻最近离婚的人。有考虑每个的理由这些特别是暴力情况的高风险。这发现可能对预防和治疗具有重要意义工作。（4）改善冲突策略量表。这是一个广泛使用的该领域的仪器及其进一步的发展将有助于精神卫生研究界。（5）复制并扩展以前的一些分析可能导致家庭发生的因素暴力。该研究的发现被广泛用作基础之一对于当前的政策和服务规定。因此，这很重要测试发现的可靠性。（6）调查问题，由于1976年研究的局限性，无法充分通过这些数据进行了调查。这将包括测试的某些方面交换理论与控制理论。这些理论（如果得到支持）对预防和控制家庭暴力的影响。（7）获得有关家庭暴力的直接和长期后果的信息，包括身体伤害，使用刑事司法和社会服务以及心理健康问题。粗略的估计也将对货币进行配偶之间的暴力社会成本。这些发现将提供心理健康和刑事司法机构，提供有关计划足以满足虐待受害者的需求；在哪里发现问题，将提出改善这些服务的方法。