Physical, Sexual, and Emotional Abuse by Male Intimates: Experiences of Women in Japan

Authors: Yoshihama, Mieko¹; Sorenson, Susan B.²

Source: Violence and Victims, Volume 9, Number 1, 1994 , pp. 63-77(15)

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

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Abstract:

This article examines the nature of violence (physical, emotional, and sexual) perpetrated by Japanese men against their female intimates. Data were collected in a nationwide mail questionnaire survey with a convenience sample of 796 women between July and December, 1992. Most respondents were currently married and working full-time; average age was 43.5 years. Over three fourths reported at least one type of violence perpetrated by their male intimate partner. These Japanese women reported a wide range of abuse—from a slap to an assault with a deadly weapon, from verbal ridicules to restriction of social activities, and from incompliance with contraception to forced, violent sex. About two thirds of the most serious physically violent incidents resulted in injury. Sociocultural factors unique to Japanese women's experiences of male violence are identified and discussed along with their implications for prevention and intervention.

Document Type: Journal article

Affiliations: 1: School of Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles 2: School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles

Publication date: 1994-01-01

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Violence and Victims discusses theory, research, policy, and clinical practice in the area of interpersonal violence and victimization across such disciplines as psychology, sociology, criminology, law, medicine, nursing, psychiatry, and social work.
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