Research library

The evidence base on economic abuse and the negative economic impact of domestic violence more broadly has expanded over the past ten years. Program interventions to support women’s economic stability have also been developed and evaluated.

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2026

Trendl, Anna; Sharp-Jeffs, Nicola; Perrier, Karen; Rodrick, Jane; Gathergood, John; Leake, David

Banking records reveal characteristics of financial abuse Journal Article

In: Nature, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: banking, research, UK

Symoom, Tasnia

Economic abuse as structural violence: A humanitarian socio-ecological analysis of economic abuse against Rohingya refugee women in Bangladesh Journal Article

In: The Social Science Journal, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Bangladesh, research

Meyer, Silke; Reeves, Ellen; Walklate, Sandra; Fitz-Gibbon, Kate; Chalmers, Jaclyn

Experiences of Post-Separation Coercive Control: Family Law-Involved Victim-Survivors’ Perspectives on Coercion, Litigation Abuse and Financial Impacts Journal Article

In: Violence Against Women, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Australia, family justice system, nature of economic abuse, post-separation economic abuse, research

Vélez, Victoria Eugenia Ramírez; López, Adriana Patricia Arboleda

Economic Violence and Property Rights in Informal Family Relationships: A Gender-Based Analysis from Colombia Journal Article

In: International Journal of Special Education, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Colombia, law, research

Aid, Scottish Women's

Responding to Coerced Debt Review of Women's Aid's Debt Advice Pilot Technical Report

2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: coerced debt, evaluation, Scotland, UK

Li, Xiaomin; Khan, Muhammad Aamir; Kong, Dexia

A Covert Way Out?: Financial Infidelity Buffers the Harms of Economic Abuse Journal Article

In: Family Relations, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: China, research

Baranenko, Dmytro; Porkhun, Vitalii; Chornomaz, Oksana

The Economic Dimension Of Domestic Violence: From Criminalisation Of An Act To Reparation In The Context Of ECTHR Practice Journal Article

In: Baltic Journal of Economic Studies, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: law, Multi-country

da Cruz Papile, Mickaele; Nogueira, Sophia Cheyenne Meschiatti Reis; de Lima Parada, Cristina Maria Garcia; Parenti, Ana Beatriz Henrique; de Almeida, Raissa Janine; Carvalheira, Ana Paula Pinho

Economic violence against women committed by intimate partners: a population-based study Journal Article

In: Cogitare Enfermagem, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Brazil, prevalence, research

Moshia, Fabiola Vincent; Nakamurab, Keiko; Tashirob, Yuri; Miyashitac, Ayano; Katohb, Runa; Satob, Hideko; Ohnishid, Mayumi

The influence of emotional, financial, and control behaviors on physical and sexual violence in intimate relationships during pregnancy: Secondary analysis data Journal Article

In: Medicine, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: pregnancy, research, Tanzania

Gürkan, Özlem Can; Topçu, Elif Merve; Karişan, Esra; Başak, Mehtap; Tanik, Özlem Kaya; Nibatli, Tuğçe Özer

Frequency of Types of Economic Violence against Women and Affecting Factors: Cross-Sectional Online Study Journal Article

In: Sağlık ve Toplum, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: prevalence, research, Turkey

Anitha, Sundari

Violence and abuse in young women’s intimate relationships in India Technical Report

2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: India, research, young people

Bancroft, Kate; Warwick-Booth, Louise

Before the Bruises: The Insidious Nature of Emotional and Financial Abuse in Heterosexual and Same-Sex Relationships Journal Article

In: Gender Issues, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: nature of economic abuse, research, UK

Jabali, Oqab; Mukh, Hanan Abu; Qadri, Rana

Unveiling economic exploitation: The hidden struggles of Palestinian women amid conflict and cultural norms Journal Article

In: Women's Health, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Palestine, research

Kazar, Esra Nur

Examining the Relationship Between Women's Gender Role Attitudes and Perceived Economic Abuse in Türkiye: A Quantitative Study Journal Article

In: Violence Against Women, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: research, Turkey

Cook, Kay; Byrt, Adrienne; Burgin, Rachael; Dimopoulos, Georgina

Quantifying the Sites of Government, Commercial, and Personal Systems-Perpetrated Financial Abuse Journal Article

In: Australian Journal of Social Issues, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Australia, nature of economic abuse, research, responses to economic abuse

Aminah, Siti; Sirojuddin, Mohammad

Legal Construction of Economic Violence in the Household as a Ground for Divorce in Religious Courts Journal Article

In: VRISPRAAK, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Indonesia, law

Kaittilaa, Anniina; Tihveräinenn, Sonja; Hietamäki, Johanna; Tuominen, Jarno; Nipuli, Suvi; Kangas-Kalinen, Annamari; Nyqvist, Leo; Husso, Marita

Digital technologies and economic abuse in intimate relationships: perceptions of clinical professionals who work with victim-survivors of violence in Finland Journal Article

In: Nordic Social Work Research, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Finland, research, technology-facilitated abuse

Gordon-Bouvier, Ellen

The glass through which to assess fairness – domestic abuse in financial remedy proceedings Journal Article

In: Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: law, responses to economic abuse, UK

Pra, Julie Dal; Brusco, Natasha Kareem; Whittaker, Sara; Mitchell, Debra; Ekegren, Christina L.

Addressing Financial Abuse in Australian Small Businesses: The Role of Industry Stakeholders Journal Article

In: Businesses, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Australia, employment, research

Kull, Melissa A.; Fedock, Gina; Murray, Carly M.; Sohn, Yejin; Baquedano, Jennifer

Economic abuse dynamics and housing insecurity among mothers of young children: A mixed methods study Journal Article

In: Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: housing, research, USA

Scott, Sarah E.; Risser, Lauren; Bocinski, Sarah Gonzalez; Mahler, Jesse; Futcher, Reg; Persinger, Abigal; Mafarachisi, Nyasha; Storz, Olivia; Miller, Elizabeth

Exploring Dimensions of Economic Abuse Within Adolescent Romantic Relationships Journal Article

In: Violence and Victims, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: research, USA, young people

Glinski, Jenn; Aid, Scottish Women's

"It’s always there, like a shadow behind you”: Women’s experiences of coerced debt and recovery in Scotland Technical Report

2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: coerced debt, nature of economic abuse, research, responses to economic abuse, Scotland, UK

Sleep, Lyndal; Wilcock, Scarlet; Seuffert, Nan

Welfare Compliance and Domestic Violence: How Australia's Welfare Fraud Tip-Off Line is Used as a Tool of State Violence Against Women Journal Article

In: Violence Against Women, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Australia, research, welfare benefits

Williams, Anaise; Aiura, Yurie; Wood, Shannon N.; Thiong’o, Mary; Wamue–Ngare, Grace; Gichangi, Peter; Decker, Michele R.

Economic intimate partner violence and its co-occurrence with physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence among youth: Mixed-methods findings from Nairobi, Kenya Journal Article

In: PLOS Global Public Health, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Kenya, prevalence, research, young people

Gingerbread,; Abuse, Surviving Economic; Aid, Women's

“Maintenance is used as a weapon all of the time” Domestic Abuse and the Child Maintenance Service Technical Report

2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: child maintenance, child support, research, UK

Kaiser, Robert

Economic Abuse in Coercive Control Trajectories: Applying Escalation Pattern Analysis to Intimate Partner Violence Journal Article

In: Violence Against Women, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: coercive control, literature review

Denedo, Mercy; Brookfield, Kathryn; Ejiogu, Amanze; Ejiogu, Chibuzo; Henderson, Kelly; Riley, Liz

Supporting Victim-Survivors of Gambling-Related Domestic Abuse: A focus on women and their housing Technical Report

2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: gambling, housing, research, UK

Kauppila, Emmi; Savolainen, Iina; Velleman, Richard; Oksanen, Atte

Lived experience of gambling-induced financial harm and its impact on family dynamics Journal Article

In: 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Finland, gambling, research

Venville, Eliza

Power problems: Addressing economic abuse in the context of Australian energy utilities Technical Report

2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Australia, research, utilities

Royal, Kathryn; Abuse, Surviving Economic

Hidden Risks, Fatal Consequences: Economic Abuse in Domestic Homicide Reviews Technical Report

2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: homicide and/or suicide, nature of economic abuse, research, responses to economic abuse, Surviving Economic Abuse, UK

Summers, Anne; Shortridge, Thomas; Sobeck, Kristen

The Cost of Domestic Violence to Women's Employment and Education Technical Report

2026.

BibTeX | Tags: Australia, employment, research

Balous, Lulu

Economic Violence In The Family In Israel: An Invisible Form Of Control And The Ethical Responsibility Of The State When Control Over Money Becomes Control Over Life Journal Article

In: E-Journal VFU, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Israel, literature review

Richardson, Genevieve; StepChange,

Filed away: The experiences of victim-survivors with coerced debts during and after economic abuse Technical Report

2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: coerced debt, research, UK

Hani, Salam Bani; Obeisat, Salwa Al; Hweidi, Lama I.

Unveiling patriarchy: a systematic review of economic violence against women Journal Article

In: BMC Public Health, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: literature review, Multi-country, research

Hamamra, Bilal; Soleiman, Noor

Addiction and social death: Palestinian women’s narratives of trauma, violence, and resistance in marriages to addicted husbands Journal Article

In: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Palestine, research

Ayob, Nuruaslizawati; Rauf, Siti Hajar Abdul; Ah, Siti Hajar Abu Bakar; Azam, Siti Balqis Mohd

Invisible Burdens, Silent Sacrifices: A Phenomenological Exploration of Economic Struggles in the Context of Marriage Journal Article

In: 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: malaysia, nature of economic abuse, research

Alnabilsy, Raghda; Meler, Tal

Indigenous Knowledge as an Anchor from the Perspective of Arab-Palestinian Women in Israel: The Case of Economic Abuse Book Chapter

In: Indigenous Women's Resilience, Leadership and Social Change: Intersection of Knowledge, Tradition, and Justice, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Israel, nature of economic abuse, research

2025

Adams, Adrienne E.; Littwin, Angela; Kennedy, Angie C.; Beeble, Marisa L.

Describing Coerced Debt Created in Abusive Marriages Journal Article

In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: coerced debt, research, USA

Pienaar, Sunette; Slemming, Wiedaad; Machisa, Mercilene Tanyaradzwa

Depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation associated with women’s experience of recent economic intimate partner violence in Gauteng, South Africa: A cross-sectional study Journal Article

In: PLOS Global Public Health, 2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: mental health, research, South Africa

Wang, Xuan

Internal and External Resilience Factors: Identifying Key Buffers in Economic Abuse’s Mental Health Impact Journal Article

In: Journal of Family Violence, 2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: mental health, research, USA

Billington, Chloe R.

Keeping Up Appearances: Women’s experiences of economic abuse in the context of coercive control Masters Thesis

2025.

BibTeX | Tags: nature of economic abuse, New Zealand, research

Sarac, Elif; Odabas, Deniz

Economic abuse as a female battering form: A cross-sectional study among physicians and nurses Journal Article

In: World Journal of Psychiatry, 2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: employment, research, Turkey

Talha, Jahzara Jaleah N.; Dollet, Earl Laurence; Jalique, Christian Dave; Labia, Aljun Rey A.; Barion, Ralph Nigel L.; Mahilum, Dan Zohar E.

Cost of Connection: A Phenomenological Study of Gay Financial Abuse Experiences Journal Article

In: International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: LGBTQ+, Philippines, research

Böhret, Ines Annika; Pillai, Vasanthi Subramonia; Steinert, Janina Isabel

What Works in Reducing Economic Violence Against Women: Global Evidence From a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Journal Article

In: Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Multi-country, research, responses to economic abuse

Royal, Kathryn; Wiper, Clare; Pena, Belén Barros

Designing Out Economic Abuse in the UK Banking Industry: A Call To Action Technical Report

2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: banking, research, responses to economic abuse, Surviving Economic Abuse, UK

Gray, Bobbi; Greenberg, Amelia

Exploring The Nature And Prevalence Of Financial Abuse Among Microfinance Customers In Benin Technical Report

2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Benin, research

Guerra, Pamela; Gowani, Fayzan; Uyttewaal, Julia; FreeFrom,

A World Free from Violence Global Strategies for Building Economic Security for Survivors Technical Report

2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Multi-country, research, responses to economic abuse

Fedock, Gina; Murray, Carly M.; Sohn, Yejin; Baquedano, Jennifer; Kull, Melissa

“My Resources Ran Out and He Didn’t Need Me Anymore”: Economic Abuse Dynamics Experienced by Mothers Enrolled in Home Visiting Programs Journal Article

In: Journal of Family Violence, 2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: nature of economic abuse, research, USA

Yao, Myrna Tang; Tanigue, Yolanda; Galang, Glenn Mhar B.

Economic Violence Against Women: A Case in the National Capital Region (NCR) Journal Article

In: International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research, 2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Philippines, prevalence, research

Hamamra, Bilal

Unveiling hidden economic abuse: structural mechanisms of control and the erosion of women's financial independence Journal Article

In: Journal of Family Studies, 2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: nature of economic abuse, Palestine, research

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