Intimate partner violence and help-seeking: The role of femicide news

Colagrossi, Marco ; Deiana, Claudio ; Dragone, Davide ; Geraci, Andrea ; Giua, Ludovica ; Iori, Elisa (2022) Intimate partner violence and help-seeking: The role of femicide news. Bologna: Dipartimento di Scienze economiche, p. 31. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsacta/6841. In: Quaderni - Working Paper DSE (1169). ISSN 2282-6483.
Full text available as:
[thumbnail of WP1169.pdf]
Preview
Text(pdf)
License: Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Download (1MB) | Preview

Abstract

Exploiting high-frequency data from the Italian anti-violence helpline and a unique geolocalized dataset on killings of women, we show that the news coverage of a femicide triggers an increase in calls to the helpline. The effect is detectable in the week following the news and in the province where the femicide has occurred. These findings are consistent with a model in which the news of a femicide increase expectations about future intimate partner violence in case no call is made.

Abstract
Document type
Monograph (Working Paper)
Creators
CreatorsAffiliationORCID
Colagrossi, MarcoEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre0000-0001-5305-9741
Deiana, ClaudioUniversity of Cagliari, CRENoS and University of Essex
Dragone, DavideUniversity of Bologna0000-0002-2725-4743
Geraci, AndreaEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre0000-0002-8172-059X
Giua, LudovicaEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre0000-0003-0603-2364
Iori, ElisaUniversity of Bologna0000-0003-0987-1403
Keywords
Gender-based violence, Helpline, Intimate partner violence, Physical violence, Psychological violence, Sexual violence
Subjects
ISSN
2282-6483
DOI
Deposit date
10 Jan 2022 10:36
Last modified
10 Jan 2022 10:36
URI

Other metadata

Downloads

Downloads

Staff only: View the document

^