A Predictive Model of Domestic Violence in Multicultural Families Focusing on Perpetrator.
PURPOSE
This study was conducted to assess predictor variables of husbands in multicultural families and examine the relationship among variables after setting up a hypothetical model including influencing factors, so as to provide a framework necessary for developing nursing interventions of domestic violence.


METHODS
The participants were 260 husbands in multicultural families in four cities in Korea. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 and AMOS 20.0.


RESULTS
Self-control, social support, family of origin violence experience and stress on cultural adaptation directly affected to dysfunctional communication, and the explanatory power of the variables was 64.7%. Family of origin violence experience in domestic stress on cultural adaptation, and dysfunctional communication were directly related to domestic violence in multicultural families, and the explanatory power of the variables was 64.6%. We found out that all variables in the model had mediation effects to domestic violence through dysfunctional communication. In other words, self-control and social support had complete mediation effects, and family of origin violence experience in domestic violence and stress on cultural adaptation had partial mediation effects.


CONCLUSIONS
The variables explained in this study should be considered as predictive factors of domestic violence in multicultural families, and used to provide preventive nursing intervention. Our resutls can be taken into account for developing and implementing programs on alleviating dysfunctional communication in multicultural families in Korea.
['Choi|Eun Young|EY|', 'Hyun|Hye Jin|HJ|']
D000069:Acculturation D003142:Communication D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D018864:Cultural Diversity D017579:Domestic Violence D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008297:Male D008960:Models, Psychological D056910:Republic of Korea D000068356:Self-Control D012944:Social Support D018454:Spouses D013315:Stress, Psychological
communication cultural diversity family violence