Analyzing Risk and Protective Factors for Intimate Partner Violence(IPV) Victimization

After discussing the concept of intimate partner violence (IPV) abroad and applying it to domestic violence and relationship violence in domestic partnerships and marriages, we wanted to analyze the risk and protective factors of IPV victimization through empirical research. To do so, we analyzed secondary data from the 2022 Domestic Violence Survey Study conducted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. We examined the experience of each of the five types of intimate relationship violence: physical, sexual, emotional, economic, and control, and found that control was the most common (23.9%), followed by emotional violence (5.3%), sexual violence (2.7%), and physical violence (1.3%). Finally, we conducted a logistic hierarchical regression analysis with intimate partner violence victimization as the dependent variable. The results showed that gender, age, and education were influential factors in the control variables, and the risk factors of childhood abuse experience, gender role attitudes, and domestic violence tolerance had a significant effect on intimate partner violence victimization. In terms of protective factors, awareness of laws or systems related to intimate partner violence had a significant impact on intimate partner violence. This study provides evidence to support the need for individual, social, and institutional approaches to reduce the harm of intimate partner violence, and it is expected that the elimination of early risk factors such as childhood abuse and the strengthening of legal or institutional protections will be used as the basis for future violence prevention strategies.