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Gender-Based Heat Map Images of Campus Walking Settings: A Reflection of Lived Experience. Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Robert A Chaney,Alyssa Baer,L Ida Tovar
Fear of crime can influence our view of and experience with the world around us. This can be problematic for individuals seeking physical activity, including from walk commuting. Prior work shows fear is especially evident among women, who report fear of rape and sexual abuse by men as a primary concern. We present the results of a cross-sectional survey (n = 571) where participants were shown images
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Reproductive Coercion and Abuse: The Potential Protective Scope of Existing Family Violence Legislation in Australia. Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Stephanie Komazec,Clare Farmer
Reproductive coercion and abuse (RCA) removes or reduces reproductive autonomy and decision-making. RCA-focused research is mostly situated within a health care perspective, with much less focus on sociolegal or criminological considerations. This article reports a summary of findings from an examination of existing Australian family violence legislation to discern whether these provisions could facilitate
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A Need for More Research: How to Understand Elevated Rates of Sexual Assault Among Bisexual College Women. Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Jessie V Ford,Ruth Shefner
Bisexual college women exhibit some of the highest rates of sexual assault among all college students. Existing research relies on sexual orientation-related stigma as an explanation for these disparities. In this study, we use data from the Online College Social Life Survey (OCSLS) to explore factors that elevate the risk of sexual assault for bisexual college women compared to heterosexual women
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SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic's Impact on Domestic Violence Assistance: The Portuguese Stakeholders' Perspective Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-01-18 Lígia Maria Moreira Ferreira de Almeida, Juliana Guimarães e Silva, Rosana Martínez-Román, Yolanda Rodríguez-Castro, José Manuel Peixoto Caldas
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has largely exposed pre-existing inequalities, deepening prevalent vulnerabilities and resulting in large and insidious impact on people's lives. Gender-based and domestic violence was configured within perverse and serious circumstances, as victims and aggressors were forced to remain in the same spaces, because of the confinements and mobility restriction, demanded by Governments
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What Can We Learn from the Street-Level Bureaucracy Approach Regarding Gender-Based Violence Support Services During the COVID-19 Lockdown Crisis? Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-01-18 Joanna Andraszak, Amado Alarcón, Teresa Morlà Folch
The COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic brought a new reality and created several complications and challenges for professionals working in gender-based violence (GBV) support networks. A gap has been found in the literature in terms of evidence on how best to operate GBV intervention and support services in times of crisis. Given this reality, this article analyses the situation caused by
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Two Sides of the Same Coin: The Role of Aggression Proneness and Disgust in the Prediction of Homophobic and Transphobic Attitudes Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-01-13 Patrick T. McGonigal, Elisha Chan, Madeline M. Eyer, Mario J. Scalora
The LGBTQ+ community is at a disproportionately higher risk of experiencing identity-driven harassment and violence. Such victimization has profound deleterious effects on social and psychological well-being. Therefore, enhancing understanding of the mechanisms of anti-LGBTQ+ prejudice could inform risk management and intervention strategies to prevent homophobic and transphobic violence and mitigate
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Prevalence and Impact of Abuse Experienced by Persons with Severe Mental Illness: A Systematic Review Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Akanksha Rani, K. Janaki Raman, Vinit Kumar Singh, Sojan Antony, Thirumoorthy Ammapattian, Chethan B, Sphoorthi G. Prabhu
Severe mental illness (SMI) and victimization are intersectional as one preceded the other. This study estimated the prevalence rates of different forms of abuse and the multidimensional impact of abuse among persons with SMI. Eleven electronic databases were searched for studies published during 2010–2021. A total of 38 studies in English were included if full-text articles published in peer-reviewed
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Estimating the Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence at an Urban Hospital Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Using a Novel Natural Language Processing Algorithm Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Amy Zeidan, Dabney P. Evans, Randi N. Smith, Azade Tabaie, Rishikesan Kamaleswaran
The impact of COVID-19 on intimate partner violence (IPV) in the United States is still relatively unknown, although some early data demonstrate that cases of IPV increased during COVID-19. The objective of this study was to measure the prevalence of IPV before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a southeastern urban hospital. We performed a retrospective analysis of IPV encounters at a single high-volume
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Violence: Contagions and Curfew Policy on Female Homicides Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 José Gabriel Castillo, Bernard Moscoso
This article studies the causal effect of COVID-19 pandemic curfew and lockdown durations on gender violence measured by the female homicides rates across Ecuadorian municipalities. To overcome potential endogeneity concerns due to heterogeneous intensity in restriction durations, we implement an instrumental variable approach that adjusts the duration of the lockdown and each of the “red-light” policy
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Victimization and Information Interest and Receipt Among College Students: A Comparative Exploration of Sexual and Gender Identity Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Katelyn P. Hancock, Caitlin A. Dorsch, Leah E. Daigle
Many college students who have been victimized develop negative physical or mental health effects, for which they need help or information to manage or resolve, yet, they may be faced with barriers to seeking information or services. These barriers are likely exacerbated and/or different for LGBTQ+ students. Few studies have examined help-seeking among LGBTQ+ college students, and there is a dearth
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Dating/Intimate Partner Violence and Social Media Use Among College Students Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Akiko Kamimura, Haimanti Bhattacharya, Mindy Steadman, Samin Panahi, Adrienne Griffiths, Hsien-Wen Meng, Kathy Franchek-Roa
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how college students perceive dating/intimate partner violence (D/IPV) on social media. In spite of the meteoric proliferation of social media, the perception of dating and intimate partner violence on social media is still an under-researched topic. We designed an instrument to assess the perception of college students regarding D/IPV on social media. The survey
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Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder, and So Is Intent: Men's Interpretations of the Sexual Intent of Attractive Versus Unattractive Women Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Peter O. Rerick, Tyler N. Livingston
Sexual interest is often communicated in nonverbal and indirect ways, creating opportunities for sexual miscommunication. Specifically, miscommunication in which a man is overinferring the sexual interest of a woman is especially common. This type of miscommunication is linked to sexual harassment, sexual assault, and acquaintance rape. Evolutionary psychologists have explained men's bias toward interpreting
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Recovery from Childhood Adversity: Exploring the Stories of Turkish Daughters of Domestic Violence Survivors Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Emel Genc, Zeynep Turhan
Gendered power relations and patriarchal culture frequently put women at heightened risk of domestic violence (DV) and children at risk of witnessing this violence. By modeling their mother's role, such children may in turn become victims of DV later in life. This study explores the experiences of young married women who grew up in a violent home environment to gain a better understanding of their
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Correction to: Family Violence Pattern and Its Related Factors Among Female University Students in the Riyadh Region of Saudi Arabia by Ibrahim, et al. Violence Gend 2021;8(1):35-42; doi: 10.1089/vio.2020.0051. Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-08
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1089/vio.2020.0051.].
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Impostor Phenomenon and Identity-Based Microaggression Among Hispanic/Latinx Individuals in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: A Qualitative Exploration Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-09-01 Devasmita Chakraverty
Impostor phenomenon is defined as a psychological condition when some successful people do not fully ascribe their success to ability or competence, but attribute it to luck, generosity from others, or misjudgment, thereby experiencing an internal conflict. Microaggression is defined as subtle disparaging behavior that consciously or unconsciously discriminates people based on their background, personal
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A Systematic Review of Interventions to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence in Women Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-09-01 Sahar Khoshravesh, Maryam Afshari, Masomeh Rostami-Moez, Zahra Taheri-Kharameh, Roghayeh Nouri
Intimate partner violence (IPV) has a destructive impact on the life of women all around the world. Several studies have reported reducing IPV after interventions. This study aimed to review interventional studies to reduce IPV in women. This review utilized the Cochrane collaboration method to search Magiran, Scientific Information Database, Iran Medex, PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, Scopus
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Frequency of Visiting Alcohol-Serving Establishments, Bystander Efficacy, and Barriers to Sexual Aggression Bystander Intervention Among College Students Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-09-01 Ruschelle M. Leone, Anne Marie Schipani-McLaughlin, Michelle Haikalis
Bystanders can play an important role in sexual aggression (SA) prevention, particularly those often present at bars and clubs where SA commonly occurs. Yet, more frequent patrons of bars and clubs may experience more barriers to intervening due to social norms that encourage aggression in these environments. Having greater confidence to intervene in SA may mitigate this relationship. This study examined
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Television Coverage of Gender-Based Violence in Spain During Lockdown Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-09-01 Teresa Nozal, Antonio Sanjuán, Sandra Martínez, José Juan Videla
This article analyzes the presence of gender-based violence on free-to-air Spanish television (TV) channels La1, Antena 3, Tele 5, La Sexta, and Cuatro throughout their 24-h daily broadcasting, between March 20, 2020 and June 20, 2020, along with the same period for the year 2019. This article studies whether, despite the COVID-19-dominated agenda of media coverage of gender-based violence increased
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Relationships Between Sexual Arousal, Relationship Status, and Men's Ratings of Women's Sexual Willingness: Implications for Research and Practice Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-09-01 Tyler N. Livingston, Peter O. Rerick, Deborah Davis
Legal scholars and psychological researchers have identified the visceral state of sexual arousal as a potential contributing factor to the perpetration of sexual violence. Visceral states such as sexual arousal might systematically influence social perception and perhaps lead to misinterpretations of behavior, such as overestimates of others' willingness to have sex. The current study used an experimental
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“Stop Raping Us” a Body Political Prefix Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-09-01 M. Zaenul Muttaqin
This short commentary aims to start a dialogue about the recent solitary protests at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Patterns of Adverse Childhood Experiences Associated with Externalizing Problems: A Latent Class Analysis Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-08-30 Meghan E. Clifford, Amanda J. Nguyen, Catherine P. Bradshaw
Exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) is a well-established metric of cumulative risk associated with later development of behavioral and mental health difficulties. Much of the literature has relied solely on a simple summed score of exposure to different types of ACEs to operationalize the complex construct of cumulative risk, despite a lack of evidence documenting that all ACEs exert
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Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence in Children Aged 6 Months to 8 Years: Factors Associated with Mothers' Awareness of Children's Exposure to This Violence Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-08-17 Sylvie Lévesque, Dominic Julien, Katrina Joubert, Marie-Ève Clément, Geneviève Lessard, Jasline Flores
Early childhood exposure to intimate partner violence (EIPV) is a serious social and public health matter. Parents underestimate EIPV in comparison to their own victimization of intimate partner violence (IPV). However, few studies have attempted to compare the differences between the child's EIPV and the IPV victimization from the mothers' perspective and document the associated explanatory factors
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Perinatal Intimate Partner Violence: A Qualitative Analysis of Mothers' Perceptions of Early Childhood Exposure Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-08-05 Angela M. Moe, Catherine L. Kothari
Intimate partner violence (IPV) includes a range of activities inflicted upon a person by a current or former intimate partner. The abuse is often recurrent and patterned, intended at establishing power and control. IPV incidence rates are highest during young adulthood, the dynamics of which are made more complex during and immediately following a pregnancy (the perinatal period). This study focuses
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Firearms on College Campuses: An Empirical Review of Support and Opposition Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-06-02 James H. Price, Jagdish Khubchandani
The impression that college campuses are becoming more dangerous places where firearm violence is common (moral panic) is simply untrue. The result of this erroneous impression is that a contentious debate regarding whether concealed carry of firearms on college campuses makes campuses safer has been occurring on both college campuses and in state legislatures. Frequently, in such debates and policymaking
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Perspectives of Stakeholders Working to End the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Atlanta, Georgia Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-06-02 Dora Ducak, Subasri Narasimhan, Carrie E. Ripkey, Dabney P. Evans
Accurate data on the background, risk factors, and prevalence of commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in the United States are rare and difficult to collect due to their complex, underground nature. Black and Brown youth, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth, youth with previous experiences of child and sexual abuse, youth in the foster care system, and those who
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Violence Against Women in Adulthood Is Associated with Increased Disordered Eating Behaviors and Risk of Eating Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-06-02 Lama Mattar, Joelle Abi Kharma, Nivine Hanach, Farah Al Mashharawi, Nadine Zeeni
Violence against women (VAW) is a global public health problem associated with considerable health risks, including disordered eating behavior (DEB) and eating disorders (ED). The current study investigates the effect of different VAW types on the occurrence of DEB and the risk of ED in adult women in Lebanon. A cross-sectional survey assessing violence exposure, ED risk, and DEB was administered to
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Attitudes of Women Toward Domestic Violence: What Matters the Most? Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-06-02 M. Iftakhar Alam, Nigar Sultana
Domestic violence (DV) is a global public health concern as it has a profound negative impact on women's health. Investigating DV itself was not the concern of this study, it focused on the acceptance of DV by women in Bangladesh. The specific purpose was to explore the prevalence of women's attitudes toward DV and the associated factors. The nationally representative data of the Multiple Indicator
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Concussions and Interpersonal Physical Violence Perpetration Among U.S. College Students Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-06-02 Kyle T. Ganson, Jason M. Nagata
This study aimed to determine the association between number of lifetime concussions and interpersonal physical violence perpetration among college students. Cross-sectional data from three survey years (2017–2020) of the national (U.S.) Healthy Minds Study (HMS; N = 2268) were analyzed. Multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted with number of lifetime diagnosed and undiagnosed concussions
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A Contextual Comparison of Violence Depicted in Television and Netflix Series Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-14 Hasan Cem Çelik
This study compared violence depicted in seven Netflix “original” Turkish series and seven Turkish television (TV) series, which have the highest prime-time ratings in Turkey in terms of intensity and context through the message system analysis, which George Gerbner and colleagues developed as part of the Cultural Indicators Project. The findings indicated that TV series contained twice as much violence
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Exploring the Nature, Scope, and Impact of Firearm Threats Among Women with Cohabitating Versus Noncohabitating Partners: Considerations for the Boyfriend Loophole Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-14 TK Logan, Kellie Lynch
Although federal laws provide protections for victims of partner firearm threats, there is a “boyfriend loophole” that leaves some victims unprotected. Women were recruited from across the United States using an online survey to examine differences in scope and frequency of firearm threats, firearm-related risks, and fear level among those who did (n = 151), and who did not (n = 118), live with their
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Blazing Hate into the World: Psychological Case Study of a Fame-Seeking Rampage Shooter Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-14 Mirko Allwinn, Sina Tultschinetski, Thomas Görgen
In the early hours of June 8, 2017, a Weis Market employee in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, shot three co-workers and herself. Shortly before the shooting, the perpetrator uploaded vast amounts of digital material, so-called legacy tokens, to the Internet. She daily frequented various forums and social media platforms and produced large amounts of written, audio, and video content, some of which macabre
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Impostor Phenomenon and Discipline-Specific Experiences of Violence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-14 Devasmita Chakraverty, Meenakshi Rishi
Impostor phenomenon (IP) engenders persistent, self-deprecating beliefs of fraudulence for those who cannot internalize success and fear that they have fooled others into overestimating their abilities. Although well documented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), discipline-specific experiences of IP within STEM are not well explored, but could illustrate if there are nuances
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Feminicide Violence Before and During the COVID-19 Health Emergency Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-14 Olga Teodora Bardales Mendoza, Renán Meza Díaz, María Carbajal
This work explores the extreme violence against women before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, considering different restriction periods. This is relevant in view of increased violence against women. The objective of this work was to identify the feminicide and attempted feminicide during different quarantine periods due to the COVID-19 health emergency in Peru, and to determine the variables
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Prevalence, Frequency, and Affecting Factors of Intimate Partner Violence Against Pregnant Women in Osun State, Nigeria Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-14 Olusola Blessing Ayeni, Serap Tekbaş
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence, frequency, and associated factors of intimate partner violence (IPV) in pregnant women in Osun State, Nigeria. The study used a cross-sectional design to survey 309 pregnant women who are attending outpatient services. The questionnaires consisted of two sections: demographic questions and the Severity of Violence against Women Scale. Of the
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Pimping Innocence: This Is Me at 14 Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-04 Matthew H. Logan
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The Rise of the Incel Mission-Oriented Attacker Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Brian J. Van Brunt, Bethany S. Van Brunt, Chris Taylor, Nicole Morgan, Jeffery Solomon
This article describes characteristics of individuals who subscribe to the involuntary celibate (incel) ideology and claimed this as a central motivation in their mission-oriented attack. Incel ideology should be seen as a range of behavior, similar to indoctrination spectrum. The authors draw from 15 cases of targeted violence where incel ideologies were a central motivation. They review common incel
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Linguistic Indicators of Coercive Control: Evidenced in Sex Trafficking Narratives Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Jessica B. Pomerantz, Shuki J. Cohen, Kendra Doychak, Chitra Raghavan
Prior research on coercive control has focused on coercive behavioral tactics to better understand how coercion is exacted in abusive relationships. Furthering this body of research, this study extends coercive behavior to the linguistic domain, by examining the linguistic correlates of long-term coercive relationships. Using transcripts of wiretapped conversations, spanning a 2-year period, between
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Gender Differences in Violent Penetrating Injuries and Long-Term Adverse Outcomes Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Elizabeth C. Pino, Francesca Fontin, Thea L. James, Emily F. Rothman, Elizabeth Dugan
Violent injury is known to be a chronic, recurrent issue, with high rates of recidivism in the 5 years following initial injury. Much of the strategy behind violence intervention programs, who are tasked with reducing recidivism, is directed toward young men, while there has been little research into the unique risk factors or long-term outcomes for female victims of violence. The aim of this study
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Physical and Sexual Intimate Partner Violence and Psychological Distress Among Injection Drug Users in Baltimore Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Danielle German, Masoumeh Dejman, Yahya Salimi, Sarah Murray, Shervin Assari, Judith Bass, Colin Flynn, Zahra Jorjoran Shushtari
Substance use and intimate partner violence (IPV) are both associated with psychological distress. This study examines the association between IPV victimization and psychological distress among people who inject drugs (PWID) to inform intervention programs aimed at reducing the violence and associated negative outcomes. As part of the 2012 National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System survey, 592 PWID
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Household Factors Forcing Women to Accept Domestic Violence in Pakistan Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Naeem Akram
World Health Organization has estimated that approximately one out of every third woman experienced some form of violence during their lifetime. Unfortunately, in Pakistan, domestic violence is accepted by the society in general and within a marriage, partner violence is considered normal behavior. This study attempts to analyze the impact of different socioeconomic factors on women's acceptance of
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Maternal–Fetal Attachment and Domestic Violence Against Iranian and Afghan Pregnant Women: A Cross-Cultural Study Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Mahlagha Dehghan, Jamileh Farokhzadian, Hakimeh Ferdosi, Faroukh Abazari, Parya Jangipour Afshar, Hojjat Sheikhbardsiri
Women who have experienced more physical and psychological violence are at a higher risk of stress and depression and cannot develop a relationship with their fetuses. The present study aimed to compare maternal–fetal attachment (MFA) and domestic violence (DV) against Iranian pregnant women (IPW) and Afghan pregnant women (APW). This cross-sectional study was conducted on IPW and APW referred to Kerman
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Response to Domestic Violence During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Japan Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-08-25 Tomoko Suga
Domestic violence (DV) incidents, triggered as a result of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) imposed lockdowns, are being increasingly reported worldwide. In April 2020, the Spousal Violence Counseling and Support Centers conducted 13,272 DV consultations, which was 1.3 times higher than the number in April 2019. The All Japan Women's Shelter Network, a group of private shelters, responded to the
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COVID-19 Lockdown and the Increased Violence Against Women: Understanding Domestic Violence During a Pandemic Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-08-25 Jinan Usta, Hana Murr, Rana El-Jarrah
Globally, during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, reports of domestic abuse have increased. Using scientific and news reports about violence against women during COVID-19 and the changes it implicated in society, this article speculates how different factors contribute to violence against women worldwide, with some focus on Lebanon. Violence types addressed in this study will be domestic violence and
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Domestic Violence in Atlanta, Georgia Before and During COVID-19 Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-08-25 Dabney P. Evans, Shila René Hawk, Carrie E. Ripkey
Domestic violence is known to be one of the most prevalent forms of gender-based violence in emergency contexts and anecdotal data during the COVID-19 pandemic suggest that related restrictions on movement may exacerbate such violence. As such, the purpose of this study was to measure differences in domestic violence incident reports from police data in Atlanta, Georgia, before and during COVID-19
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Locked Down Together: Determinants of Verbal Partner Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-08-25 Janneke M. Schokkenbroek, Sarah Anrijs, Koen Ponnet, Wim Hardyns
The global spread of the coronavirus has drastically impacted people's lives. Due to governmental lockdown measures, most people's work and social life were suddenly confined to their own home. For partners who lived together, this could put serious strain on their relationship, which could result in conflicts and violence. In this study, we aimed to identify which groups of people particularly experienced
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The Same Dynamics, Different Tactics: Domestic Violence During COVID-19 Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-08-25 Emma A. Sower, Apryl A. Alexander
The novel COVID-19 pandemic provides a space for new abusive tactics to be utilized by perpetrators of domestic violence (DV). The dynamics of DV situations have been researched and have been of clinical interest for many years. However, the pandemic has created a lose–lose situation for many victims. DV victims are placed in an unimaginable position of either remaining in an abusive home to prevent
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Effect of COVID-19–Related Lockdown on Intimate Partner Violence in India: An Online Survey-Based Study Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-08-25 Arghya Pal, Rohit Gondwal, Sayanti Paul, Richarani Bohra, Arvinder Pal Singh Aulakh, Ashwani Bhat
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is any behavior that involves intentional use of physical, emotional, and sexual force between two persons in intimate relationship. Although under-reported, it can wreck the lives of the sufferers. This study examined the effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–related lockdown on IPV and its relationship with various sociodemographic variables and clinical
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Sexual Violence Perpetration and Victimization: Providing Prevalence Rates for Understudied Populations Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-06-14 Dominique Trottier, Kévin Nolet, Massil Benbouriche, Véronique Bonneville, Fleurette Racine-Latulippe, Sophie Bergeron
Sexual violence research has been subjected to gender and heteronormative biases. It has been customary to focus on men as perpetrators and women as victims and to exclude sexual and gender minorities from protocols, which has led some demographic groups to be underrepresented. This article aimed to (1) provide prevalence rates for sexual violence perpetration and victimization in understudied populations
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Interpersonal Violence Victimization Among Youth Entering College: A Preliminary Analysis Examining the Differences Between LGBTQ and Non-LGBTQ Youth Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-06-14 Travis N. Ray, Daniel J. Lanni, Michele R. Parkhill, Truc-Vi Duong, Scott M. Pickett, Amanda K. Burgess-Proctor
Evidence from the literature suggests that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people are at greater risk of experiencing sexual victimization (SV) and intimate partner physical violence (IPPV) than their heterosexual and cisgender peers. Although there has been a plethora of recent research investigating the victimization experiences among LGBTQ adults, little research has examined
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What Little We Know: Peer-Reviewed Articles on the Impact of United States Military Culture on Male Victims of Military Sexual Trauma Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-06-14 Kathryn Campos
Conduct a narrative review study to identify, evaluate, and summarize pertinent published literature on the influence of U.S. military culture on male victims of military sexual assault (MSA) and military sexual trauma (MST). Various aspects of military culture have been shown to contribute significantly to barriers of reporting, prevention, and social support for male service members who have experienced
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Gender Differences in Male Depression and Suicide Risk Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-06-14 Ruifeng Cui, Amy Fiske
Suicide is the leading cause of violent death in the United States with the rates being significantly higher among males. Gender differences in the presentation of depression may lead to an underrecognition of depression and thus suicide risk among males. The present study investigated whether a measure of male depression symptoms was associated with suicide risk and whether this relationship was moderated
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Factors Associated with Firearm-Related Risk Reduction Strategies Among Men and Women Handgun Owners: A New Direction to Increase Public Safety Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-06-14 TK Logan, Kellie Lynch
The U.S. has the highest number of guns in the hands of civilians in the world, increasing the need for strategies that reduce firearm-related accidents and violence. Understanding experiences and behaviors of current handgun owners and how they may differ by gender could be used to target interventions to reduce firearm-related risks. This study describes differences between men (n = 184) and women
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Examining Relationship and Abuse Tactics Associated with Nonfatal Strangulation Experiences Before and After a Protective Order Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-06-14 TK Logan
Nonfatal strangulation is associated with significant physical harm and lethal violence. The overall objective of this study was to examine relationship and abuse tactics for women with (n = 369) and without (n = 276) nonfatal strangulation experiences the year before, and the year after, a civil protective order (PO) against an abusive (ex)partner was obtained. Furthermore, this study sought to examine
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Reflections and Insights on an Innovative Australian Perpetrator Intervention Program for Males and Females who Perpetrate Family Violence Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-06-14 Leanne Francia, Prudence Millear
This article presents qualitative reflections and insights from an evaluative research project on an innovative Australian program for male and female perpetrators of family violence. The study was guided by the Effects, Mechanisms, Moderators, Implementation, and Economic value (EMMIE) framework, with thematic analysis undertaken on the interviews of male and female perpetrators (N = 7), program facilitators
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The Incidence of Wife Beating in Malawi: Do Male Attitudes Matter? Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-06-14 Mark Amos, Lana Chikhungu
Understanding male motivation for domestic or intimate partner violence is a vital component within the logic of change for reducing the incidence of abuse. This article analyzes male justifications for domestic violence using data from the Malawi 2015 Demographic and Health Survey. Five justifications for wife beating are recorded in the male survey, and we define agreement with any indicator as indicative
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Prevalence of Reproductive Coercion Among Male and Female Emerging Adults Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-06-14 Lynn A. Addington
Reproductive coercion (RC), or the exertion of power and control over a partner's reproductive choices and health, is gaining attention as a distinct form of intimate partner violence (IPV). The bulk of research in this area centers on female victims with an emphasis on pregnancy coercion and the disproportionate effect of pregnancy on women. Researchers conducting systematic reviews of this literature
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Female Copycat Crime: An Exploratory Analysis Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-03-12 Ray Surette
Although much has been written concerning female delinquency and criminality, little has been forwarded about female copycat crime. Utilizing four data sets from surveys collected over the past decade, the characteristics of females who reported involvement in copycat crimes, the crimes they attempted, and how they compared with male copycat offenders are described. Two research questions are considered:
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Sexual Violence and Mental Health Among College Students in the Era of #MeToo Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-03-12 Deepika Dilip, Lisa Bates
Sexual violence is a prevalent public health issue among college students and associated with adverse mental health outcomes. Modern social movements that bring awareness to sexual violence, such as #MeToo, have facilitated institutional coverage of the issue. A cross-sectional survey, the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment IIc was administered in Spring 2017 (n = 54
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Polyvictimization in a College Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Community: The Influence of Negative Peer Support Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-03-12 Walter S. DeKeseredy, Martin D. Schwartz, Lindsay Kahle, James Nolan
Research on violence against members of college lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities has rapidly grown in the past few years. Prevalence studies show that sexual minorities enrolled at institutions of higher learning are at higher risk of being victimized by sexual assault, stalking, and intimate partner violence (IPV) than their heterosexual counterparts. However, it
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Influence of Gender and School-Based Information Sharing About Dating Violence Among Foster Children Violence and Gender (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-03-12 Madeline Astin, Molly Smith
Foster children are at an increased risk of subsequent dating violence (DV) perpetration and victimization. One potential reason for this is that the instability associated with being in the foster care system reduces their ability to form prosocial bonds with parental figures, and thus learn prosocial norms. This is problematic since research has shown that learning about healthy relationships, particularly