background: the current study estimated the national prevalence rate of intimate partner violence against women (ipvaw) in nepal. besides, the individual level, empowerment level, family and societal level factors were assessed to relate with the victims of ipavw in nepal. methods: nationally representative sample of 4210 women of reproductive age (15-49 yr) were included in the study. househol...

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Genetic similarity of spouses can reflect factors influencing mate choice, such as physical/behavioral characteristics, and patterns of social endogamy. Spouse correlations for both genetic ancestry and measured traits may impact genotype distributions (Hardy Weinberg and linkage equilibrium), and therefore genetic association studies. Here we evaluate white spouse-pairs from the Framingham Hea...

Divorce is often accompanied by feelings of guilt towards the former spouse. So far, no scale has been available to measure such feelings. For this purpose, we developed the Guilt in Separation Scale (GiSS). Content validity was assured by using experts and lay experts to generate and select items. This item pool was comprehensive in terms of both content and quantity. Exploratory analyses were...

Purpose: This descriptive research study aimed to identify the factors that influence depression according household type (older adults who live with a spouse, adult children, or alone).Methods: A total of 9,790 older were selected and analyzed using 2020 National Older Koreans data. Rao-Scott x2 test was conducted evaluate differences in individual, health-behavior, mental-health family struct...