Men's Economic Abuse Toward Women in Sweden: Findings From a National Survey.

Violence Against Women

Department of Sociology and Work Science, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Published: June 2024

Drawing from a nationally representative survey ( = 6,611), this article analyses the prevalence of men's economic abuse toward women in Sweden. Economic abuse is still a relatively marginalized area of research but is increasingly recognized as a distinct type of intimate partner violence. A few Swedish studies have specifically focused on economic abuse, yet none of which with a quantitative approach. A main finding is that motherhood significantly increases the risk of exposure. Furthermore, women report economic abuse from expartners (25%) to a much greater extent than from current partners (8%).

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