Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Volume 30, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1888-1904

Are Immigrants More Likely Than Native-Born Americans to Perpetrate Intimate Partner Violence? (Article)

Vaughn M.G.* , Salas-Wright C.P. , Cooper-Sadlo S. , Maynard B.R. , Larson M.
  • a Saint Louis UniversityMO, United States
  • b University of Texas at Austin, United States
  • c Saint Louis UniversityMO, United States
  • d Saint Louis UniversityMO, United States
  • e Wayne State UniversityMI, United States

Abstract

Despite an emerging body of research indicating that immigrants are less likely than native-born Americans to engage in crime and antisocial behavior, less attention has focused specifically on intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration among immigrant populations. We address this gap by using data from Wave II of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) and compare immigrants from Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America to native-born Americans with respect to multiple forms of IPV. After controlling for an extensive array of confounds, results indicate that in the aggregate, immigrants are significantly more likely to perpetrate IPV. However, examination of major world regions indicates these results are driven by Latin American immigrants. Immigrants from Asia, Africa, and Europe report a lower prevalence of IPV perpetration than native-born Americans. This study extends prior research on the immigrant paradox and suggests that future studies take into account regional heterogeneity when examining IPV and other forms of violence in immigrant populations. © The Author(s) 2014

Author Keywords

Immigrant Crime Antisocial behavior Race and ethnicity Intimate partner violence

Index Keywords

male Emigrants and Immigrants Young Adult female Humans adult epidemiology ethnology psychology United States Intimate Partner Violence human partner violence migrant middle aged Adolescent
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84930513975&doi=10.1177%2f0886260514549053&partnerID=40&md5=be9cafe6fc2407d2242819734ca0aac1
DOI: 10.1177/0886260514549053
ISSN: 08862605
Cited by: 15
Original Language: English