There are several theoretical approaches to understanding predictors of intimate partner violence [IPV] perpetrated against women globally. Economic theoretical approaches are increasingly employed to understand why some women are at higher risk of experiencing IPV and/or why some men are more likely to perpetrate IPV. We conducted a systematic review of all theoretical approaches to predictors of IPV, and present in this analysis a descriptive narrative synthesis of economic theories, as well as a description of how economic theories operationalize and measure key concepts in IPV research. The 53 included articles addressed predictors of IPV through resource theory, bargaining theory, exchange theory, empowerment theory, game theory, the theory of male backlash and the theory of status inconsistency. Of the 42 studies that included quantitative empirical data, 24 focused on low- and middle-income countries. Empirical evidence from studies presented a range of findings, with some support for economic theories of predictors of IPV and some data that contradicts these theories. Measurement of key variables to test economic theories varied, and while some central variables – such as income level, employment status and education status – were used across studies, many used differing response variables and/or differing ways to categorize differences between men and women, resulting in limited comparability between studies. Economic theories are often combined with feminist theories, addressing concerns that economic approaches are gender-blind and integrating more nuanced analysis of power within these studies. Key assumptions of economic theories, including opportunity to exit a relationship and concepts of ‘investment’ within a marriage and/or in children, require further interrogation.

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通过经济理论解释亲密伴侣暴力：系统回顾和叙述综合


有几种理论方法可以用来了解全球范围内针对女性的亲密伴侣暴力 [IPV] 的预测因素。经济学理论方法越来越多地被用来理解为什么一些女性感染 IPV 的风险更高和/或为什么一些男性更有可能感染 IPV。我们对 IPV 预测因素的所有理论方法进行了系统回顾，并在分析中提出了经济理论的描述性叙述综合，以及对经济理论如何运作和衡量 IPV 研究中关键概念的描述。这 53 篇文章通过资源理论、讨价还价理论、交换理论、赋权理论、博弈论、男性反弹理论和地位不一致理论探讨了 IPV 的预测因素。在包含定量实证数据的 42 项研究中，24 项重点关注低收入和中等收入国家。研究的经验证据提出了一系列发现，其中一些支持 IPV 预测因子的经济理论，但也有一些数据与这些理论相矛盾。测试经济理论的关键变量的测量各不相同，虽然一些核心变量——例如收入水平、就业状况和教育状况——在各种研究中使用，但许多研究使用不同的反应变量和/或不同的方式来对男性和女性之间的差异进行分类，导致研究之间的可比性有限。经济理论经常与女权主义理论相结合，解决人们对经济方法不分性别的担忧，并将更细致的权力分析纳入这些研究中。 经济理论的关键假设，包括退出关系的机会以及婚姻和/或子女“投资”的概念，需要进一步审视。