Intimate Partner Violence Against Athabaskan Women Residing in Interior Alaska Results of a Victimization Survey

• Published in: Violence against women Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 497 - 507
• Main Authors: Wood, Darryl S., Magen, Randy H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2009; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Alaska; Alaska - epidemiology; Assaults; Battered Women; Crime Victims - psychology; Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data; Domestic violence; Female; Gender-based violence; Humans; Indians, North American - psychology; Indians, North American - statistics & numerical data; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous Populations; Interpersonal Relations; Intimate partner violence; Middle Aged; Mirroring; Native North Americans; North Amerindians; Partner Abuse; Polls & surveys; Prevalence; Self Disclosure; Social Values; Spouse Abuse - psychology; Spouse Abuse - statistics & numerical data; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; U.S.A; Victimization; Victims of crime; Victims of violence; Violence against women; Women; Women's Health; Young Adult; Alaska; United States > US; intimate partner assault; Alaska Native women; victimization survey
• ISSN: 1077-8012; 1552-8448
• DOI: 10.1177/1077801208331245

A survey instrument mirroring the National Violence Against Women Survey was administered in person to measure the incidence and prevalence of intimate partner violence against Athabaskan women residing in the interior of Alaska. Roughly two thirds of respondents (63.7%) reported an intimate partner assault victimization at some point in their adult lifetime, and 18% of the respondents reported that they had been physically assaulted by an intimate partner in the year preceding the survey. Findings revealed that intimate partner assault victimization is more prevalent and is considerably more frequent when compared to that reported for American women in general.