The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on domestic violence in Germany : a comparison of three representative population surveys

Kliem, Sören; von Thadden, Alexandra; Lohmann, Anna; Kröger, Christoph; Baier, Dirk

doi:10.1177/08862605221143194

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26699

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on domestic violence in Germany : a comparison of three representative population surveys
Authors:	Kliem, Sören von Thadden, Alexandra Lohmann, Anna Kröger, Christoph Baier, Dirk
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1177/08862605221143194 10.21256/zhaw-26699
Published in:	Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Volume(Issue):	38
Issue:	11-12
Page(s):	7296
Pages to:	7314
Issue Date:	2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Sage
ISSN:	0886-2605 1552-6518
Language:	English
Subjects:	Assessment; Mental health and violence; Child abuse; Domestic violence; Covid-19
Subject (DDC):	306.8: Family sociology 362: Health and social services
Abstract:	The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound societal and economic effects. Concerns were raised that domestic violence might increase because of the enacted infection control measures. Previous findings on this issue have been contradictory. Since existing studies mainly rely on official reports, administrative data, helpline calls, or retrospective measures, their findings are likely to prove unreliable. Few population-based surveys include pre-pandemic data, limiting their ability to test for causality regarding increasing violence. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare findings from population-representative surveys on the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and violence against children (VAC) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the data of N = 3,639 individuals living with a romantic partner and N = 1,313 parents living with at least one of their children from three German representative population surveys, we estimated average marginal effects for the temporal trends (i.e., pre vs. post infection control measures) of domestic violence separately for males and females. To minimize bias across survey waves, inverse probability weighting was used. Results show no statistically significant increase in either physical or psychological forms of IPV or VAC as a result of the implementation of COVID measures. On the contrary, the 1-year prevalence was decreasing for certain forms of violence. Our findings suggest that the assessment of the consequences of infection control measures needs an empirical basis. Further research should be conducted using high-quality data sources. Therefore, the present study should be considered a stepping stone for ongoing research efforts to examine the consequences of pandemic-related infection control measures on the general population.
Further description:	Verfügbar in der Sage Public Health Emergency Collection: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9849116/
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/26699
Fulltext version:	Accepted version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	Social Work
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Delinquency and Crime Prevention (IDK)
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Kliem, S., von Thadden, A., Lohmann, A., Kröger, C., & Baier, D. (2023). The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on domestic violence in Germany : a comparison of three representative population surveys. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(11-12), 7296–7314. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221143194

Kliem, S. et al. (2023) ‘The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on domestic violence in Germany : a comparison of three representative population surveys’, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(11-12), pp. 7296–7314. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221143194.

S. Kliem, A. von Thadden, A. Lohmann, C. Kröger, and D. Baier, “The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on domestic violence in Germany : a comparison of three representative population surveys,” Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 38, no. 11-12, pp. 7296–7314, 2023, doi: 10.1177/08862605221143194.

KLIEM, Sören, Alexandra VON THADDEN, Anna LOHMANN, Christoph KRÖGER und Dirk BAIER, 2023. The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on domestic violence in Germany : a comparison of three representative population surveys. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 2023. Bd. 38, Nr. 11-12, S. 7296–7314. DOI 10.1177/08862605221143194

Kliem, Sören, Alexandra von Thadden, Anna Lohmann, Christoph Kröger, and Dirk Baier. 2023. “The Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Domestic Violence in Germany : A Comparison of Three Representative Population Surveys.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence 38 (11-12): 7296–7314. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221143194.

Kliem, Sören, et al. “The Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Domestic Violence in Germany : A Comparison of Three Representative Population Surveys.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 38, no. 11-12, 2023, pp. 7296–314, https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221143194.