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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Intimate Partner Violence against Women in the Czech Republic: Incidence and Associated Factors

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  • Leona Plášilová

    (Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, 182 00 Prague, Czech Republic
    Laboratory of Evolutionary Sexology and Psychopathology, Applied Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, National Institute of Mental Health, 250 67 Klecany, Czech Republic
    Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 116 38 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Martin Hůla

    (Laboratory of Evolutionary Sexology and Psychopathology, Applied Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, National Institute of Mental Health, 250 67 Klecany, Czech Republic)

  • Lucie Krejčová

    (Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, 182 00 Prague, Czech Republic
    Laboratory of Evolutionary Sexology and Psychopathology, Applied Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, National Institute of Mental Health, 250 67 Klecany, Czech Republic)

  • Kateřina Klapilová

    (Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, 182 00 Prague, Czech Republic
    Laboratory of Evolutionary Sexology and Psychopathology, Applied Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, National Institute of Mental Health, 250 67 Klecany, Czech Republic)

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a burning social issue worldwide. According to global statistics, the incidence of IPV has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic due to restrictive measures (e.g., reduced social contacts, the need to stay at home often with a perpetrator in the same household). This study aims to provide data about the incidence of IPV and its associated factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic. A representative online sample of 429 Czech women living with a partner at least 3 months before COVID-19 participated in the study. In an online interview, women reported IPV incidents 3 months before and during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using non-parametric repeated measures ANOVA, a significant difference between the total IPV score and the given time periods was found. In addition, the results of the research showed a significant effect of the tension in the relationship with the partner, depression rate, and partner support on the total IPV score in the first and second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. These results bring important insights into IPV incidence during the COVID-19 pandemic and suggest factors that might lead to an increased risk of IPV.

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  • Leona Plášilová & Martin Hůla & Lucie Krejčová & Kateřina Klapilová, 2021. "The COVID-19 Pandemic and Intimate Partner Violence against Women in the Czech Republic: Incidence and Associated Factors," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-14, October.
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