Ungdoms voldsutsatthet og foreldres landbakgrunn
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Andersen PL, Smette I, Bredal A: Ungdoms voldsutsatthet og foreldres landbakgrunn. In: Bredal A, Eggebø H, Eriksen AMAE. Vold i nære relasjoner i et mangfoldig Norge, 2020. Cappelen Damm Akademisk p. 167-195 https://doi.org/10.23865/noasp.99Abstract
Earlier studies from the Nordic countries have shown that youth from immigrant backgrounds are more likely to be exposed to parental violence compared with
non-immigrant youth. However, few studies have investigated differences on a more
detailed level and analyzed the risk after parents’ country of origin. Moreover, to what
extent cultural, psychosocial, stress and resource-based factors can account for a relationship between parents’ country of origin and youths’ exposure to violence has not
been investigated in a Norwegian context. Therefore, we first examine the prevalence of
fear of and exposure to violence among young people from different immigrant backgrounds. Then we control for various factors that can be related to country differences.
We use data from the Young in Oslo survey from 2018, a school-based self-report study
conducted among youth aged 16–19. In the analyses, we distinguish between youth
from major immigration countries and those from other geographic regions. Overall,
and in line with earlier research, we find that a higher proportion of youth with immigrant backgrounds fear violence and have been subjected to violence by someone in
the family, compared to youth with two Norwegian-born parents. However, the results
show large variation in the level of exposure after parents’ country of origin. In addition, the results indicate that this variation is largely related to families’ socio-economic
resources, but also, to some extent, family structure (parents living together or not). Few
socio-economic resources and a weak economic situation indicate a higher exposure
risk for all youth, including those with Norwegian-born parents. Even after controlling
for socio-economic resources, family structure and religious affiliation, there is a higher
risk of violence among youth with origin from some countries and regions.