PHYSICAL WIFE ABUSE IN A NONWESTERN SOCIETY - AN INTEGRATED THEORETICAL APPROACH

The current study uses survey data from a representative sample of 619 husbands residing in Bangkok, Thailand, to assess their use of physic al force against their wives. Multivariate analyses are performed and a series of logistic regressions are estimated for an integrated theor etical model derived from resource, structural, and social psychologic al theories. The results provide strong support for the importance of socioeconomic status, marital instability, and verbal marital conflict as predictors of Thai wife abuse.