Skip to main content

Table 4 Definition of exposure and outcome variables

From: Associations of financial stressors and physical intimate partner violence perpetration

Variable

Definition

Variable type

Logistic regression outcome variables

 Making threats of physical IPV/minor physical IPV

How often have you threatened [partner] with violence, pushed or shoved (him/her), or thrown something at (him/her) that could hurt?

Dichotomous

 Severe physical IPV

How often have you slapped, hit, or kicked [partner]?

Dichotomous

 Physical IPV resulting in injury

How often has [partner] had an injury, such as a sprain, bruise, or cut because of a fight with you?

Dichotomous

Multinomial regression outcome variables

 Patterns of IPV perpetration

All possible mutually exclusive categories from the three logistic regression outcomes variables

Categorical

Exposure variables

 Utilities nonpayment

In the past 12 months, was there a time when {YOU/YOUR HOUSEHOLD} didn’t pay the full amount of a gas, electricity, or oil bill because you didn’t have enough money?

Dichotomous

 Housing nonpayment

In the past 12 months, was there a time when {YOU/YOUR HOUSEHOLD} didn’t pay the full amount of the rent or mortgage because you didn’t have enough money?

Dichotomous

 Food insecurity

In the past 12 months, was there a time when {YOU/YOUR HOUSEHOLD WERE/WAS} worried whether food would run out before you would get money to buy more?

Dichotomous

 No phone service

In the past 12 months, was there a time when {YOU/YOUR HOUSEHOLD} was without phone service because you didn’t have enough money?

Dichotomous

 Utilities turned off

In the past 12 months, was there a time when {YOU/YOUR HOUSEHOLD} had the service turned off by the gas or electric company, or the oil company wouldn’t deliver, because payments were not made?

Dichotomous

 Evicted

In the past 12 months, was there a time when {YOU/YOUR HOUSEHOLD} were evicted from your house or apartment for not paying the rent or mortgage?

Dichotomous

 Number of financial stressors

Summed total of six possible financial stressors

Continuous