determinants, economic determinants, personal determinants, lifestyle determinants, and social determinants. Each determinant is intertwined with one another, creating a network of factors and causes that all work together to determine a person’s health.
What causes domestic violence? - Social determinants
Social determinants of health are the environments of which a person lives or has grown up in that contribute to the quality and risks of their health. Social determinants can include education, work, social support, socially accepted views, culture and other societal influenced conditions.
A study performed in 1998 suggested that as a child, witnessing or being the victim of abuse can be linked to serious health issues as an adult. The Adverse …show more content…
- Economic determinants
The financial resources available to a person is closely linked to the health of the person. Those with a higher income are often associated with better health than those with lower incomes. This is because often a higher income allows for better access to necessities that increase health, such as adequate food, housing, schooling, clothing, and so on.
The socio-economic conditions that a person lives in can influence their tendency towards violence. A person who lives in poverty will have difficulty accessing necessities due to a lack of wealth. This can influence their physical health and mentality as it may lead to malnutrition as a result of a poor access to food, sickness, or feelings of inferiority and a lack of control over their life. For this reason, poverty and domestic violence are closely related. Domestic violence is the portrayal of power against another person in a relationship. Those that live with high socio-economic stress may tend to feel as though they do not have power and control over other parts of their life, and so feel the need to control their partner. A high unemployment rate and increased rates of low income mean that around 682,500 people live in poverty in New Zealand. According to the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services, this accounts for one in seven households, including around 220,000 children, living with poor access to necessities. As well as this, 15 percent of the country receive a low yearly income. Statistically, these high levels of poverty are linked to the high numbers of domestic violence cases in New Zealand. The ongoing Dunedin life-course study of 3,000 New Zealanders suggested that a person from a low socio-economic background is three times more likely to commit a crime that a person from a wealthier
What causes domestic violence? - Social determinants
Social determinants of health are the environments of which a person lives or has grown up in that contribute to the quality and risks of their health. Social determinants can include education, work, social support, socially accepted views, culture and other societal influenced conditions.
A study performed in 1998 suggested that as a child, witnessing or being the victim of abuse can be linked to serious health issues as an adult. The Adverse …show more content…
- Economic determinants
The financial resources available to a person is closely linked to the health of the person. Those with a higher income are often associated with better health than those with lower incomes. This is because often a higher income allows for better access to necessities that increase health, such as adequate food, housing, schooling, clothing, and so on.
The socio-economic conditions that a person lives in can influence their tendency towards violence. A person who lives in poverty will have difficulty accessing necessities due to a lack of wealth. This can influence their physical health and mentality as it may lead to malnutrition as a result of a poor access to food, sickness, or feelings of inferiority and a lack of control over their life. For this reason, poverty and domestic violence are closely related. Domestic violence is the portrayal of power against another person in a relationship. Those that live with high socio-economic stress may tend to feel as though they do not have power and control over other parts of their life, and so feel the need to control their partner. A high unemployment rate and increased rates of low income mean that around 682,500 people live in poverty in New Zealand. According to the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services, this accounts for one in seven households, including around 220,000 children, living with poor access to necessities. As well as this, 15 percent of the country receive a low yearly income. Statistically, these high levels of poverty are linked to the high numbers of domestic violence cases in New Zealand. The ongoing Dunedin life-course study of 3,000 New Zealanders suggested that a person from a low socio-economic background is three times more likely to commit a crime that a person from a wealthier