Intimate Partner Violence Against Ahtna (Alaska Native) Women in the Copper River Basin

Authors

• Randy H. Magen
• Darryl S. Wood

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Description

This study examined the frequency, severity, and consequences of intimate partner violence against an availability sample of Athabaskan women (n=91) residing in the interior of Alaska. Data about victimization experiences as well as cultural involvement, residential mobility, living arrangements, social cohesion, alcohol use, and post-traumatic stress were gathered through interviews. Slightly less than two-thirds of respondents (63.7%) reported intimate partner violence victimization at some point in their lifetime. Nearly one out of five women surveyed (17.6%) reported that they had been physically assaulted by an intimate partner in the most recent 12 months. Intimate partner victimization was more prevalant and more frequent when compared to what has been reported by the National Violence Against Women Survey.

Publication Date

7-13-2006

Keywords

Alaska Natives, Copper River basin, Alaska, domestic violence, intimate partner violence (IPV), victimization survey, violence against women

Recommended Citation

Magen, Randy H. and Wood, Darryl S., "Intimate Partner Violence Against Ahtna (Alaska Native) Women in the Copper River Basin" (2006). Reports. 42.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_justice_reports/42

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/4185