Estimating the Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in Mainland China – Insights and Challenges

• Published in: Journal of family violence Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 93 - 105
• Main Authors: Yang, Ting, Poon, Abner Weng Cheong, Breckenridge, Jan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.02.2019; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Analysis; Clinical Psychology; Criminology and Criminal Justice; Cultural sensitivity; Domestic violence; Emotional abuse; Intimate partner violence; Law and Psychology; Literature reviews; Married couples; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; National plans; Original Article; Polls & surveys; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Psychotherapy and Counseling; Quality of Life Research; Sex crimes; Sexual violence; Statistics; Systematic review; Victimization; China; Scoping review; Prevalence; Intimate partner violence; China

Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been the subject of inquiry by scholars and governments, the latter being required by International Conventions and explicitly supported in National Plans in select jurisdictions to undertake this type of research. While establishing the prevalence of IPV has been...