Women’s perceptions of domestic violence vary across societies and cultures and might change by moving to a new society. This study aims to explore newly arrived Afghan women’s understandings and perceptions of domestic violence and whether they perceive this as acceptable. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 newly arrived Afghan women in Australia. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed inductively to generate and organize themes. The findings showed that informants had a sound knowledge and understanding of domestic violence, and many of them identified various forms of violence. Also, informants strongly rejected that violence against women be considered normal or acceptable.

妇女对家庭暴力的看法因社会和文化而异，并且可能会随着进入新社会而改变。本研究旨在探讨新抵达的阿富汗妇女对家庭暴力的理解和看法，以及她们是否认为这是可以接受的。对 21 名新抵达澳大利亚的阿富汗妇女进行了半结构化访谈。采访被录音、转录和归纳分析，以产生和组织主题。调查结果表明，线人对家庭暴力有充分的认识和理解，其中许多人识别出各种形式的暴力行为。此外，线人强烈反对认为对妇女的暴力行为是正常的或可以接受的。