Quality of Life Among Lifetime Victimized Men

Authors: Soares, Joaquim J.F.; Viitasara, Eija; Macassa, Gloria

Source: Violence and Victims, Volume 22, Number 2, 2007 , pp. 189-204(16)

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

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Abstract:

Quality of life was compared for lifetime victimized (n = 353) and nonvictimized men (n = 167) for demographic and quality of life variables by a cross-sectional design. The univariate analyses showed that victims compared to nonvictims had a lower quality of life, were younger, more often had upper secondary school education, and were more often blue-collar/low white-collar workers, on student allowances, on unemployment, financially strained, and smokers. The regressions revealed that unemployment, financial strain, smoking, depression, and home/public abuse were associated with reduced quality of life among victimized men. Being a blue-collar/low/intermediate white-collar worker and social support were related to increased quality of life. This study may have provided new insights into the experiences of quality of life of victimized men.

Keywords: VIOLENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; DEPRESSION; UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL STRAIN

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/088667007780477366

Publication date: 2007-04-01

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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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