Violence at home and community: Young men becoming perpetrates of non-consensual sex and spousal violence in India “Finding the missing link”

Violence against women is rampant in India and spousal violence being its worst form. Spousal violence affect women regardless of their age; teens and young women are especially vulnerable. Spousal violence is a significant public health problem because of the associated physical, psychological, and financial costs to victims, their families, communities, and society in general.violence is repetitive and can sometimes be fatal. The severe consequences of repeated spousal violence necessitate the development of ways to identify male abusers at high risk of perpetrating spousal violence so that actions can be taken to protect victims. While physical and sexual violence perpetrated by married men against their wives are both major public health problems but in India very little research exists on them. With this interest, this paper using “Youth in India: Situation and Needs Study, 2006–2007” data set, tried to examine the association between witnessing parental violence and violence in community and their perpetration of non-consensual sex and spousal violence married men aged 15-29 against their wives. Internalizing behaviors, like exposure to parental violence and community violence were examined as significant moderators of perpetrating violence among young men in India.