Characteristics of abusive behavior among a cohort of rural married men
| Characteristic | Physical abuse | Emotional abuse | Odds of both emotional and physical abuse* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-abuser, n (%) | Abuser, n (%) | OR* (95% CI) | Non-abuser, n (%) | Abuser, n (%) | OR* (95% CI) | ||
| *Models were controlled for age and education. | |||||||
| †Financial problems are defined as either going deeply into debt or income substantially decreasing in the last year. | |||||||
| Alcohol problems | |||||||
| Yes | 30 (6.7) | 9 (12.3) | 1.86 (0.82–4.21) | 18 (5.4) | 21 (11.3) | 2.11 (1.07–4.15) | 2.27 (0.91–5.65) |
| No | 415 (93.3) | 64 (87.7) | 1.00 | 312 (94.6) | 165 (88.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Antisocial personality characteristics | |||||||
| Yes | 25 (5.1) | 11 (14.1) | 2.20 (1.01–4.80) | 13 (3.5) | 23 (11.6) | 2.74 (1.33–5.66) | 3.33 (1.46–7.61) |
| No | 469 (94.9) | 67 (85.9) | 1.00 | 358 (96.5) | 176 (88.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Depressive symptoms | |||||||
| Yes | 60 (12.1) | 16 (20.5) | 1.75 (0.93–3.30) | 30 (8.1) | 44 (22.1) | 3.23 (1.93–5.42) | 2.38 (1.71–4.82) |
| No | 434 (87.9) | 62 (79.5) | 1.00 | 341 (91.9) | 155 (77.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Financial problems† | |||||||
| Yes | 92 (18.7) | 20 (25.6) | 1.36 (0.77–2.42) | 61 (16.5) | 51 (25.6) | 1.62 (1.06–2.51) | 1.49 (0.76–2.91) |
| No | 399 (81.3) | 58 (74.4) | 1.00 | 308 (83.5) | 148 (74.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Suicidal thoughts | |||||||
| Yes | 35 (7.1) | 13 (16.7) | 0.36 (0.18–0.74) | 19 (5.1) | 29 (14.6) | 0.28 (0.15–0.53) | 0.25 (0.12–0.55) |
| No | 459 (92.9) | 65 (83.3) | 1.00 | 352 (94.9) | 170 (85.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |