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- In 2006, ISTAT conducted a follow-up survey on violence against women in Italy, surveying 25,000 women aged 16-70, which followed an earlier 2002 survey of 60,000 women.
- The survey utilized a telephone method to ensure anonymity and safety, revealing that violence is predominantly committed by partners or ex-partners, even in homicide cases.
- Comparisons with U.S. data indicated that the patterns of Intimate Partner Violence in Italy are influenced by cultural and psychological factors, highlighting unique aspects of the issue.
Article Abstract
In 2006, the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) conducted a survey over the entire national territory of women victims of sexual, physical, and psychologic violence, a few years after the first survey, conducted in 2002. For the 2002 survey, respondents were 60,000 women, 22,759 of whom were aged 14–59 years. For the 2006 survey, the sample consisted of 25,000 women aged 16–70 years. Owing to the sensitivity of the issues, the telephone survey technique seems best suited because it provides more anonymity and guarantee of protection. The survey showed that the phenomenon of violence against women is most commonly perpetrated by the partner or ex-partner, even in cases of homicide. A comparison of the Italian data with those of the U.S.A. for the period 2001–2006 showed a specificity of Intimate Partner Violence in Italy, that seems to be related to cultural elements and psychologic and psychopathologic factors.
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