The voice of Afghan women has been little heard, particularly in Australia and other western societies, despite the considerable number living in those societies. The main aim of this study was to understand Afghan women’s experiences of domestic violence and their perceptions about the extent of domestic violence among the Afghan community in Australia. The study involved semi-structured interviews with twenty-one Afghan women who had been living in Australia between six months and ten years. The interviews were conducted in either Farsi (Persian) or English according to participant’s preferences. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. An inductive analysis of the data was used to explore details and build main themes. Some women spoke about their experiences of domestic violence, mainly psychological and emotional violence. Although women insisted that domestic violence was prevalent and widespread in both contexts, many remarked that Afghan women were less vulnerable to physical violence in Australia than in Afghanistan. This article concludes with a number of implications for social work practice based on the study findings.

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定性研究澳大利亚新来的阿富汗妇女中的家庭暴力经历

阿富汗妇女的声音很少有人听到，特别是在澳大利亚和其他西方社会中，尽管这些妇女中有相当多的人生活在这些社会中。这项研究的主要目的是了解阿富汗妇女的家庭暴力经历，以及他们对澳大利亚阿富汗社区中家庭暴力程度的看法。该研究涉及对在澳大利亚居住六个月至十年之间的二十一名阿富汗妇女进行的半结构化访谈。访谈根据参与者的喜好以波斯语（波斯语）或英语进行。访谈是录音和逐字记录。数据的归纳分析被用来探索细节并建立主要主题。一些妇女谈到了家庭暴力的经历，主要是心理和情感暴力。尽管妇女坚持认为家庭暴力在两种情况下都普遍存在和普遍存在，但许多人指出，在阿富汗，阿富汗妇女较不容易遭受身体暴力。本文根据研究结果总结了对社会工作实践的许多启示。