Neighborhood Disadvantage, Individual Economic Distress and Violence Against Women in Intimate Relationships

By M. Benson, G. L. Fox, A. DeMaris, Judy A. Van Wyk. 2003

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Resources and Intimate Partner Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa (2017, background): “Benson et al. (2003) argue that there is more violence in poor communities for cultural and institutional reasons.”
The Relationship Between Social Support and Intimate Partner Violence in Neighborhood Context (2015, result): “The results presented confirm this relationship and support a growing body of literature that indicates that neighborhood characteristics do indeed influence the violence that occurs behind closed doors (Benson et al., 2003; Van Wyk et al., 2003; Wright & Benson, 2010, 2011).”
Teen Dating Violence: A Meta-Analytic Review of Prevalence Rates (2017, background): “…access to economic resources is associated with higher levels of social disorganization, weaker social bonds, lower informal social control, and higher levels of crime, it may be these latter factors that more directly influence the reported rates of TDV (Benson et al., 2003; Malik et al., 1997).”
Clarifying the Effects of Neighborhood Context on Violence “Behind Closed Doors” (2011, background): “neighborhood disadvantage are related to rates of IPV (Benson et al., 2003; Benson, Wooldredge, Thistlethwaite, & Fox, 2004; Lauritsen & Schaum, 2004; Lauritsen & White, 2001; Miles-Doan, 1998; VanWyk, Benson, Fox, & DeMaris, 2003).”