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IPV Routine Enquiry in Antenatal Care: Perspectives of Women and Healthcare Professionals—A Qualitative Study Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Collette Kirwan, Pauline Meskell, Linda Biesty, Maura Dowling, Anne Kirwan
Despite one in three women experiencing abuse by an intimate partner in their lifetime, intimate partner violence (IPV) is under-reported. Globally, IPV routine enquiry is used as part of healthcare response to addressing IPV. This paper presents the views of pregnant women ( n = 40) and providers ( n = 30) of IPV routine enquiry as part of antenatal care policy in Ireland. Respondents supported IPV
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Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: An Exploratory Study on Sexual Victimization Profiles Among Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in France Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Marianne Sanchez, Damien Fouques, Charlotte Gorgiard, Annie Soussy, Lucia Romo
Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is a common form of intimate partner violence (IPV). This study aimed to (a) identify a typology of intimate partner sexual victimization among French women victims of IPV on the basis of the frequency of various forms of sexual violence and (b) evaluate whether these profiles differ in several clinical characteristics. A total of 93 women consulting a specialized
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Sowing the Seeds of Recovery: A Qualitative Study of Women in Recovery From Addiction and Victimization Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Katie M. Edwards, Laura Siller, Abby S. LaChance, Sharon B. Murphy, Stephanie Lim
The purpose of this study was to understand the lived experiences of women with histories of victimization and addiction who were recently admitted to a sober living home (SLH). From the 17 interviews conducted, five themes (i.e., experiences of violence, challenges leaving an abusive relationship, chaos, using substances to cope, and social support) and one constitutive pattern (i.e., sowing the seeds
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Young Women's Silence and Voice in the Context of Male-Perpetrated Violence Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Tanja Samardzic, Paula C. Barata, Mavis Morton, Jeffery Yen
Our work examines when young women who have experienced abuse choose to (not) speak out and what creates the conditions for (not) doing so. We interviewed 17 heterosexual, partnered women aged 18 to 24 who had experienced intimate partner violence. Many linked silence with fear/anxiety and understood speaking out as a threat to their relationship, while others spoke up despite possible consequences
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Family Disaster: The Origins of Gender Violence Legislation in Turkey Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Ayşe Alnıaçık
This article provides a case study regarding struggles over framing gender violence as a political issue. It looks at how gender violence initially entered political discourse and state legislation in Turkey. It identifies the main political actors as feminists, Islamists, and Kemalists, and examines their impacts on state policy-making processes and outcomes. It argues that, in the Turkish context
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Overlooked Realities: Reimagining “Home” and “House” Among Women Domestic Workers in India Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Shriya Thakkar, Kevin T. Smiley
Domestic workers (DWs) are integral to the daily lives of a significant portion of India's urban population, with an estimated 3.9 million individuals employed in domestic roles in urban areas, mostly women. This article explores the perceptions of home, house, and safe spaces among migrant women DWs in Delhi. Through in-depth interviews, it delves into their lived experiences as both breadwinners
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Economic Abuse of Women in Intimate Relationships in Ghana: Consequences and Coping Strategies Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Jessica D. Boateng, Eric Y. Tenkorang, Paul Issahaku
Economic abuse is a significant gender-based problem in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa, but few studies explore the consequences of this type of abuse on women's lives and their coping strategies. This study examined the narratives of 16 Ghanaian women in intimate relationships who experienced economic abuse in the Greater Accra, Ashanti, and Upper East regions of Ghana. Results indicate economic abuse
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Attitudes Toward Wife Beating in Pakistan: Over-Time Comparative Trends by Gender Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Fizza Raza, Heili Pals
We investigate the determinants and over time patterns of perceptions toward wife beating from 2012 to 2018 in Pakistan. We use two waves of the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey that include ever-married women and men aged 15 to 49 (12,607 women and 3052 men in 2012 and 11,543 women and 3055 men in 2018). Education, employment, wealth, and region influence attitudes toward wife beating. While
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Unpacking Police Endorsement of Myths Surrounding Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: Formation and Implications Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Linda Nørgaard Madsen, Elisabeth Naima Mikkelsen
Drawing on a qualitative case study consisting of interviews with Danish police trainees, patrol officers, and police detectives, this article explores police endorsement of myths surrounding male-perpetrated intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) and its influence on police response to IPVAW incidents. The findings show that police officers begin to believe in the myths to cope with negative
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The Transformative Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Shaping Gender Norms and Empowering Women: Evidence From Pakistan and Nepal Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Md Jahirul Islam, Lisa Broidy
This study explores how information and communication technologies (ICTs) influence transforming attitudes toward intimate partner violence (IPV) and women's empowerment in Pakistan and Nepal. By analyzing data from married women using recent Demographic and Health Surveys, the research reveals that owning multiple ICTs is associated with decreased experiences of physical IPV and reduced acceptance
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“I Need Help With the Abortion, so I Won’t Have to Ever See or Hear From Him Again”: Relationship Barriers Faced by Abortion Fund Applicants in the Rocky Mountain West Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Jessica L. Liddell, Alex Buscaglia, Celina M. Doria, Alison Weekley, Laila Mascarena
To explore the factors impacting abortion access for abortion fund clients, data from 816 applicants was analyzed using a summative content analysis approach. Nine relationship themes emerged for applicants who cited their partner as a significant factor in their abortion decision-making, including (a) power and control, (b) fear and safety concerns, (c) leaving the relationship, (d) barriers to accessing
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Resilience Across the Life Course for Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Cara A. Davidson, Christina Safar, Julia Yates, Katie J. Shillington, Nokuzola Nncube, Tara Mantler
This study employed a life course perspective to explore the resilience of Canadian women of various ages who had experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). Interpretive description was used to analyze 22 in-depth, semi-structured interview transcripts with women who ranged in age from >19 to 60+ years. Results revealed that developmental age affected service accessibility and effectiveness, historical
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Sexism and Feminist Conspiracy Beliefs: Hostile Sexism Moderates the Link Between Feminist Conspiracy Beliefs and Rape Myth Acceptance Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Daniel Jolley, Silvia Mari, Tanya Schrader, Darel Cookson
This research examined the effect of belief in feminist conspiracy theories and sexist ideology on endorsing rape myths. Study 1 ( N = 201) uncovered that the relationship between feminist conspiracy beliefs and rape myth acceptance was conditional on higher levels of hostile sexism. Study 2 ( N = 552) demonstrated that for those with higher hostile sexism, exposure to feminist conspiracy theories
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Clinical and Advocacy Implications of the Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization Ruling on Trafficked Persons Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Ila Gautham, John Coverdale, Phuong T. Nguyen, Mollie R. Gordon
The United States Supreme Court decision on the case of Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization abolished federal protections of abortion, leaving abortion legislation at the discretion of individual states. Trafficked persons are a population especially vulnerable to the impacts of this ruling. Because there is no existing literature describing the effects of restrictive abortion legislation
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Pathways to Resistance: Theorizing Trauma and Women's Use of Force in Intimate Relationships Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Patricia Becker, Susan L. Miller, LeeAnn Iovanni
Using a feminist pathways general strain perspective, we explore the victim–offender continuum for women who perpetrated intimate partner violence/abuse (IPV/A). We use data from 86 women court-mandated to “female offender” domestic violence treatment programs, located in an American East Coast state, who were surveyed about their adverse childhood experiences and mental health/well-being as adults
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Institutional Courage in the College Context: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Campus Victim Advocate Perceptions and Experiences Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Sarah D. Nightingale, Shannon Cousineau
How institutions of higher education respond to campus sexual assault impacts the well-being and academic success of student survivors. Researchers at the Center for Institutional Courage developed an 11-step framework for campuses to respond to sexual assault in a manner that minimizes harm. This mixed-methods study uses the framework to understand college victim advocate perceptions of campus response
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Incapacitated and/or Forcible Rape Experience Predicting College Women's Rape Victim Empathy Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Suzanne L. Osman, Tieryn R. Gingerich
Rape experience is common and victim empathy may help address it (e.g., prevention, victim support). We examined rape victim empathy based on type of rape experience (none, incapacitated, forcible, combined). Undergraduate women ( n = 658) completed the Rape Victim Empathy-During Subscale and Sexual Experiences Survey-Short Form Victimization. Rape experience was associated with greater empathy, especially
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Help or Harm? Criminalizing Intimate Partner Violence and Feminist Abolitionist Frames Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Katelyn Derr, Angela J. Hattery, Earl Smith
After decades of work by feminists to criminalize domestic violence, more recently feminist abolitionists have identified the harm that the carceral state has on all impacted by it, including victims/survivors. Based on interviews with a diverse sample of 22 women and men who were system impacted, we find evidence of cases in which the criminal legal system both helped and harmed the victim/survivor
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Extending the Shadow of Sexual Assault Hypothesis: Fear of Sexual Violence and Hate Crimes among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Cooper A. Maher, Jimin Pyo, Brittany E. Hayes
Women’s fear has been explained as rooted in fears of sexual assault—a phenomenon known as the shadow of sexual assault hypothesis. The current study extends this hypothesis to examine whether lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons’ fear of hate crimes is shadowed by fears of sexual assault. Results indicate that bisexual and transgender persons express greater fear of hate crimes relative
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What Women Want: Mental Health in the Context of Violence Against Women in Sri Lanka—A Qualitative Study of Priorities and Capacities for Care Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Alexis Palfreyman, Kavitha Vijayaraj, Safiya Riyaz, Zahrah Rizwan, Sambasivamoorthy Sivayokan, T.H. Samanmalee Thenakoon, Madhubashinee Dayabandara, Raveen Hanwella, Delan Devakumar
Insufficient evidence guides mental health service development for survivors of violence against women in Sri Lanka. Provider and survivor perspectives on (1) what constitutes mental health, (2) quality of care, and (3) priority areas and stakeholders for intervention were identified through framework analysis of 53 in-depth interviews. Desired care is chiefly psychosocial—not psychological—prioritizing
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A Feasibility and Acceptability Assessment of Photo-experiencing and Reflective Listening (PEARL): An Intervention to Promote Recovery Engagement After Gender-Based Harm Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Laura Sinko, Julia Hah, Khamera Manders, Denise Saint Arnault, Anne Teitelman
Photo-experiencing and Reflective Listening (PEARL) is a trauma-informed intervention developed to promote recovery engagement in survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). This study aimed to understand the feasibility and acceptability of PEARL and identify potential healing elements. GBV survivors were recruited in Philadelphia through an online survey ( n = 20). Participants completed the PEARL
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How Do College Students Perceive Their Partner Responds to Them When They Refuse Sexual Activity? Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Tiffany L. Marcantonio, Kristen N. Jozkowski, Megan Williams
Refusal communication is a dyadic process, with one person communicating a refusal and another person responding. To enhance our understanding of this process, we surveyed college students to assess their interpretation of their partners’ responses when they declined vaginal–penile sexual activity. In an online survey, participants were prompted to describe their partners’ reactions when participants
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Applying the WHO INSPIRE Framework to Ending Violence Against Pregnant Women and Unborn Children: A Case Study in Vietnam Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Huyen Phuc Do, Michael P. Dunne, Thang Van Vo, Lan Hoang Nguyen, Bao-Yen Luong-Thanh, Sara Valdebenito, Philip R. A. Baker, Bach Xuan Tran, Tuyen Dinh Hoang, Manuel Eisner
This article adapted the INSPIRE framework, developed by the World Health Organization to prevent violence against children, to the systematic analysis of city-level healthcare services for pregnant women who experienced intimate partner violence. A mixed-methods study conducted in-depth interviews with 22 health and social care professionals and 140 pregnant women in Vietnam. The women were more likely
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The Role of Intersectionality and Context in Measuring Gender-Based Violence in Universities and Research-Performing Organizations in Europe for the Development of Inclusive Structural Interventions Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Anne Laure Humbert, Sofia Strid, Jagriti Tanwar, Anke Lipinsky, Claudia Schredl
The aim of the article is to discuss how thinking about gender-based violence intersectionally and in context can not only enrich our understanding but also lead to transformative change in organizations. The article argues that to better understand gender-based violence in universities and research institutions, analyses need to be intersectional and contextual. Such approaches go beyond binary understandings
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Who Is Centered in the Humanitarian Response to Gender-Based Violence? A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Survivor-Centered Approach Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Ilaria Michelis, Jane Makepeace, Chen Reis
Since the 1990s, the international humanitarian system has developed approaches, tools, and standards for addressing gender-based violence (GBV) in emergencies premised on the survivor-centered approach (SCA). Utilizing critical discourse analysis, we explore how articulation of SCA within humanitarian discourse aligns with its stated intent to return control to survivors. The analysis reveals that
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Co-designing an Outreach Intervention for Women Experiencing Street-Involvement and Gender-Based Violence: Community–Academic Partnerships in Action Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Vicky Bungay, Linda Dewar, Mary Schoening, Adrian Guta, Wendy Leiper, Sunny Jiao
Outreach is an important approach to improve health and social care for women experiencing street involvement (SI) or gender-based violence (GBV). Few studies have examined outreach approaches that incorporate SI and GBV. Drawing on feminist theories and principles of community-based research, we detail an inclusive co-design approach for an outreach intervention considering these interrelated contexts
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“Never Give Up. The Creator Has Good Things in Store for You”: Risk Factors, Protective Factors, and Evidence of Resilience for Canadian Indigenous Women Abused by Intimate Partners Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Cindy L. Ogden, Leslie M. Tutty
Canadian Indigenous women often experience severe partner violence and child abuse, but few studies holistically examine risk and protective factors and evidence of resilience that affect their well-being. This mixed-methods secondary analysis explored the experiences of 40 Canadian Indigenous abused women. Risk factors included intimate partner violence (IPV), childhood abuse, poverty, colonization
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Girls and Gangs: A Decade on From the Firmin Report and What Has Changed? Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Deborah Jump, Rachel Horan
Presenting data from the first phase of a U.K.-based 5-year mixed-methods study, we restart a decade-long conversation into Girls and Gangs and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). The relationship between the two is not mutually exclusive and coupled with the recent optics surrounding youth violence and gendered violence, we discuss how the needs of women are being somewhat hindered as a result
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Trauma-Informed Care Training in U.S. and Canadian Ob/Gyn Residencies Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Samantha DeAndrade, Andrea Pelletier, Samara Grossman, Annie Lewis-O’Connor, Caryn Dutton, Celeste S. Royce, Deborah Bartz
This is a cross-sectional study investigating the prevalence and nature of trauma-informed care (TIC) training in obstetrics and gynecology residency programs. In our sample, 20% of programs had annual TIC training, 53% had less than annual training, and 27% had no training at all. Only 25.3% of respondents were satisfied with their current training in interpersonal trauma and TIC. A lack of facilitators
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Violence Increases Psychological Distress Among Women Trafficking Survivors in Ghana Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Timothy G. Edgemon, Jody Clay-Warner, Tenshi Kawashima, John K. Anarfi, David Okech
Human trafficking is a crime that is often shaped by violence, particularly for women who are trafficked. Additionally, trafficking survivors often report severe psychological distress, though research on the causes of this psychological distress is lacking, as there is little longitudinal data available on trafficking survivors. Informed by past literature on the links between violence and mental
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Help-Seeking and Service Utilization Among Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in Michigan During the COVID-19 Pandemic Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Yuliya Shyrokonis, Sarah Peitzmeier, Malorie Ward, Lisa Fedina, Rich Tolman, Todd I. Herrenkohl
This study explores formal and informal intimate partner violence (IPV) service use among women and transgender/nonbinary individuals in the state of Michigan during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 14.8% ( N = 173) of participants experienced IPV during this period, and 70% utilized at least one formal IPV service (13.3%). Up to 22% of survivors reported wanting to seek formal help but not doing
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“We Get Our Healing Through Traditional Ways”: Canadian Indigenous Women's Use of Violence Against Women Shelters, Mainstream Counseling, and Traditional Healing Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Cindy L. Ogden, Leslie M. Tutty
We know little about what services are accessed by Indigenous women abused by intimate partners (IPV). This mixed-methods secondary analysis examines the demographics and narratives of 40 Canadian Indigenous women regarding their use of violence against women (VAW) emergency shelters (55%), second-stage VAW shelters (7.5%), mainstream community counseling (70%), and Indigenous healing practices (42
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How Advocates Use CARE to Accommodate the Needs of Domestic Violence Survivors Seeking Services With Brain Injuries and Mental Health Challenges: A Process Evaluation Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Ana D. Sucaldito, Hannah Kemble, Emily Kulow, Rachel Ramirez, Julianna M. Nemeth
We evaluated the implementation of Connect, Acknowledge, Respond, and Evaluate (CARE), an organization-level intervention, to accommodate the health needs of survivors, including brain injury. Participants were staff or administrators at agencies serving domestic violence (DV) survivors ( n = 57 advocates; n = 5 agencies). Process evaluation focus groups ( n = 10 groups) were conducted. Two researchers
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“Gender-Based Water Violence”: Cross-Cultural Evidence for Severe Harm Associated With Water Insecurity for Women and Girls Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Paula Skye Tallman, Gabriela Salmon-Mulanovich, Natalie Archdeacon, Aman Kothadia, Lucia Lopez Flores, Karina Castañeda, Shalean Collins, Binahayati Rusyidi, Stroma Cole
We examined how study participants in Indonesia and Peru viewed the relationship between water insecurity and women's health via thematic analysis of interviews and focus groups. Participants reported that water insecurity led to vaginal infections, miscarriage, premature births, uterine prolapse, poor nutrition, restricted economic opportunities, and intergenerational cycles of poverty. Participants
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Stereotypical Victims: Visibility of #MeToo Disclosures on Twitter Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Anne Groggel, Grace Kokoris, Starla Journet
The #MeToo movement has brought greater visibility to the topic of sexual assault in public discourse. We analyzed a dataset of 1,070 Twitter #MeToo self-disclosures to examine the relationship between online visibility (retweets and favorites) and the content of victim-survivors’ self-disclosures such as victim's gender, relationship to the perpetrator, and the emotions expressed in the tweet. The
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Painting the Way Forward: An Ecological Cultural Visual Analysis of Anti-VAW Public Art in Rural Ecuador Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 James Pepper Kelly, Elizabeth Cole, Amy Sakazaki, Carolina Herrera-Céspedes, Benjamin R. Bates
Despite efforts within Ecuador to combat violence against women (VAW), the country still claims some of the highest rates of violence in the Americas. In this study, we complete a cultural visual analysis of anti-VAW public art in a small Ecuadorian city. Visual data is examined and interpreted by way of the social-ecological model (SEM). Specifically, our analysis considers how murals engage with
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“Teen Fled Danger into the Arms of Death”: The Political Agenda Setting Effect of Australian News Media Framing of Violence Against Women Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Catherine Son, Victoria Fielding
News framing of violence against women (VAW) has important implications for public understanding of this epidemic problem in Australian society, and in turn, politicians’ impetus to act. This article uses a frame-building model to analyze media reporting of three cases of VAW. The murder of Eurydice Dixon, who was killed by a stranger, was framed thematically and received substantial media attention
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Gendered Responses to Fear of Victimization? A Comparative Study of Students’ Precautionary and Avoidance Strategies in Suburban and Urban Contexts Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Shannon K. Jacobsen
The purpose of this study was to understand how gender shapes women's and men's behavioral responses to fear of crime and whether their use of these strategies varies by context. Interviews were conducted with 70 undergraduates attending universities in two distinct community settings. Regardless of campus context, the findings revealed that women and men at both institutions used similar types of
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Challenges to the Provision of Services for Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a Nationwide Web-Based Survey Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Sonia Michaelsen, Sonia Parra Jordan, Christina Zarowsky, Alissa Koski
The COVID-19 pandemic increased women's vulnerability to intimate partner and sexual violence (IPV/SV), as well as challenging organizations’ ability to respond. This research is based on a 2021 nationwide survey about the impacts of COVID-19 on IPV/SV services across Canada. Nationwide, organizations adopted several measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission, including scaling back services
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Female Circumcision and Sexual Negotiation Ability of Ethiopian Women Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Dawit G. Alemu, Zelalem T. Haile, Elizabeth Wachira, Donaldson Conserve
The following study attempts to assess the link between the circumcision status of Ethiopian women and their ability to negotiate sex. From the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey, we analyzed a subsample of 3,445 women aged 15 to 49. Women's sexual negotiation ability was measured by their ability to ask for condom and their ability to refuse sex. We performed a univariate, bivariate, and
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An Exploratory Analysis of Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence Victimization Among Persons Experiencing Eviction Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Michaela E. Benson-Goldsmith, Brian Gildea, Tara N. Richards, Michelle E. Roley-Roberts, Pierce Greenberg, Anne Hobbs
A paucity of research has examined the prevalence of domestic and intimate partner violence (DV/IPV) victimization among persons experiencing eviction. The current study uses administrative records for a random sample of evicted adults in Omaha, Nebraska from 2017 to 2019 ( n = 306) to assess the prevalence of DV/IPV victimization among evicted persons and differences among the DV/IPV and no DV/IPV
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Support or Betrayal? Swedish Survivors’ Experiences of Support From Social Workers During Post-Separation Violence Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Josefin Kjellberg
The aim of this study is to shed light on how Swedish female survivors of male intimate partner violence experience support from social workers during post-separation violence. This is explored through an interview study with sixteen survivors. Hester’s three planet model is utilized in the analysis. The results show that while the survivors described positive experiences of support from social workers
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A Qualitative Exploration of Intimate Partner Violence Among HIV/TB Coinfected Persons With Problematic Alcohol Use Participating in an Incentive-Based Alcohol/Medication Adherence Intervention in Uganda During COVID-19 Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Amanda P. Miller, Ayesha Appa, Winnie Muyindike, Robin Fatch, Allen Kekibiina, Brian Beesiga, Julian Adong, Nneka Emenyonu, Kara Marson, Monica Getahun, Moses Kamya, Gabriel Chamie, Carol S. Camlin, Judith A. Hahn
In Uganda, four in ten women report experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) in the past year. Salient drivers of IPV in sub-Saharan Africa include stress related to household finances, alcohol use, and partner infidelity. We conducted 42 interviews with participants ( n = 32) in the Drinkers' Intervention to Prevent Tuberculosis (DIPT) study which included economic incentives, and their partners
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Student Knowledge of University Confidential Resources and Title IX Training Effectiveness Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Stephanie C. Kathan, Jianchao Lai, Sara Wilf, Marisa Imbroane
Though many universities offer resources to student survivors of sexual violence, student survivors who do not know about these resources cannot utilize their services. Students who are unaware of the confidentiality status of these services may seek assistance from an on-campus service without realizing the potential consequences. Under the theory of institutional betrayal, knowledge of confidential
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Characteristics and Dynamics of Cyberstalking Victimization Among Juveniles and Young Adults Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Wendy A. Walsh, David Finkelhor, Heather Turner
Using the nationally representative Ipsos online KnowledgePanel, the sample included three hundred thirty-six 18- to 28-year-olds who retrospectively reported first cyberstalking incidents as juveniles (9- to 17-year-olds) or adults. Half of the sample first experienced cyberstalking as juveniles and half first experienced it as adults. Juveniles were more likely to have more than two perpetrators
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Predictors of Rape Myth Acceptance Among South Asian Students in Canada Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Dayanga Randeniya, Charlene Y. Senn
Transmission of rape myths is expected in every culture, yet limited research exists on rape myth acceptance (RMA) within global South Asian (SA) diasporas. We examined whether gender, attitudes toward gender roles, and patriarchal beliefs contributed to RMA among young SA adults in Canada. An ethnically diverse sample of 116 (ages 17–25) students, comprising equal numbers of men and women and domestic
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“I Worry About My Kids’ Safety When They Visit”: Mothers’ Perceptions of Father/Child Post-Separation Contact in the Context of IPV Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Leslie M. Tutty, Kendra L. Nixon, H. Lorraine Radtke
After separation because of intimate partner violence, fathers’ contact with children can be problematic. This mixed methods secondary analysis focused on 280 Canadian separated/divorced mothers who were 48.4% White, 45.1% Indigenous, and 6.5% Visible Minority. Of 176 fathers, 105 (59.7%) had regular visits and, 71 (40.3%) visited sporadically; 104 had no contact. Comments from half the mothers (54
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APPS-S: A Tool for Measuring the Attitudes Toward Prostitution and Women in Prostitution in the Spanish Population Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 M. C. Terol-Cantero, M. Martin-Aragón Gelabert, C. Vázquez Rodríguez, M. Velikova Dimitrova, M. J. Navarro Ríos, J. Manchón López
This study was designed with the purpose of testing the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Attitudes toward Prostitution and Prostitutes Scale through three studies with different samples. The first one explores the test's dimensional structure or constructs validity through confirmatory factor analysis, as well as internal consistency and test-retest reliability. The second one
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Safeguarding the “Internet of Things” for Victim-Survivors of Domestic and Family Violence: Anticipating Exploitative Use and Encouraging Safety-by-Design Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Andi Brown, Diarmaid Harkin, Leonie Maria Tanczer
Smart, Internet-connected devices—the so-called “Internet of Things” (IoT)—pose significant threats to victim-survivors of domestic and family violence (DFV). IoT systems have been used to abuse, harass, monitor, intimidate, and gaslight victim-survivors. We present findings from an abusability analysis that examined 13 IoT devices and allowed us to make several observations about common vulnerabilities
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Intimate Partner Violence in El Salvador: A Relationship Between Femicide Attempts and Barriers to Help-Seeking Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Lidia Vásquez, Chunrye Kim, Valli Rajah
Research has examined the relationship between femicides, understood as the killing of any woman, and intimate partner violence (IPV). Additionally, women have been found to seek out formal help when they deem their experiences to be severe, yet many reasons prevent them from doing so; hindering our ability to interrupt the cycle of violence and further victimization. Using the Salvadoran 2017 Violence
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"I Was Trying to Be the Mother to Her That I Didn't Have": Mothers' Experiences of Child Sexual Abuse and Intergenerational Maltreatment. Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Carley Marshall,Mylène Fernet,Audrey Brassard,Rachel Langevin
Child sexual abuse (CSA) can have lasting negative impacts on one's sense of safety and trust, ultimately affecting the quality of relationships, and increasing the likelihood of future victimization experiences. The present study provides a qualitative description of the themes that were generated through interviews conducted with 23 mothers who experienced CSA (dis)continuity (12 continuity, 11 discontinuity)
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Do Risk Factors for Incapacitated and Other Sexual Assault Differ for Black and White College Women? A Preliminary Investigation. Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Aria F Wiseblatt,Maria Testa,Jennifer P Read
Heavy episodic drinking (HED) and hookups are risk factors for college women's sexual assault (SA). Black women engage in these behaviors less frequently than White women. We prospectively examined HED and hookups as mechanisms of incapacitated SA (ISA) and other SA (OSA) risks for Black and White first-year college women and sociocontextual factors that may contribute differentially to risk. In mediation
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"Everything That Is Here, I Have Lived": A Triangulated Analysis of an Intimate Partner Violence Assessment Tool in Curitiba, Brazil. Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Marcos Claudio Signorelli,Raiza Wallace Guimarães da Rocha,Casey D Xavier Hall,Sandra Marques Prado,Dabney P Evans
Using a mixed-methods triangulation approach we piloted the Composite Abuse Scale-Brazilian version (CAS-Brazil) at the House of the Brazilian Woman of Curitiba among 62 survivors of intimate partner violence and four professionals serving survivors to assess its feasibility for use. Quantitative data were tabulated using descriptive statistics while qualitative data were recorded, coded, and thematically
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Different Types of Intimate Partner Violence Among Latinx Women: A Call for Expanded Measurement, Screening, and Safety Planning. Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Tina Jiwatram-Negrón,Iris Cardenas,Melissa Meinhart,Nathaly Rubio-Torio
Despite increased attention on intimate partner violence (IPV) among Latinx women in the United States, measurement often overlooks economic abuse, reproductive coercion, institution-related threats, and technology-facilitated abuse. Using a broad range of measures, this paper examines prevalence and correlations between different types of IPV among a sample of 38 Latinx women enrolled into a pilot
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Healing After Violence: The Effect of Perception of Social Support on Posttraumatic Growth in Female University Students. Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Ramazan Bozkurt,Füsun Terzioğlu,Suna Uysal Yalçın,Zeynep Zonp,Mehtap Akkoç,Laura Sinko,Denise M Saint Arnault
This study investigated the Turkish validity and reliability of the Healing After Gender-based Violence Scale (GBV-Heal) and the relationship between social support perception, posttraumatic growth in university students who are victims of gender-based violence. The study sample consisted of 167 female students who experienced gender-based violence. The Turkish version of GBV-Heal of Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin
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Department of the Air Force Family Advocacy Program: Exploring the Impact of an Antiviolence Intervention Program for Women. Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Lisa Young Larance,Susan L Miller,Pamela Collins,Lin Liu
This mixed-methods study explores the impact of the Vista curriculum, a trauma-informed antiviolence intervention program for women who have used force in their intimate relationships, delivered by the Department of the Air Force Family Advocacy Program clinicians. Questions sought to understand any changes in personal growth, self-awareness, beliefs, and relationship interaction skills for 62 cisgender
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Sex Trafficked Women, Drug Dealers, and Men Who Buy Sex: A Look at "Race". Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Jacquelyn C A Meshelemiah,Atelma C Thanises,Philomina Oyeh Yeboah
Black, Native American, Latinx, Asian, and Pacific Islander women all have histories of sexual violence in the United States. Their historical victimizations have set a precedence for contemporary commercial sex victimization. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of "race" in sex trafficking. Data from 50 women with sex trafficking histories resulted in three candidate themes and five
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What Is Justice? Perspectives of Victims-Survivors of Gender-Based Violence. Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2023-11-19 Marianne Hester,Emma Williamson,Nathan Eisenstein,Hilary Abrahams,Nadia Aghtaie,Lis Bates,Geetanjali Gangoli,Amanda Robinson,Sarah-Jane Walker,Elizabeth McCarthy,Andrea Matolcsi
This article explores "how do victims-survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) experience and perceive justice?" based on interviews with 251 victims-survivors with experience of different types of GBV and criminal, civil, and family justice systems. Victims-survivors were found to have multiple perceptions of justice, related to different points in their journey following abuse and regarding individual
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CALD Communities as "Collateral Damage" in the Criminalization of Coercive Control: An Argument for Prioritizing Civil System Reform Over Further Criminalization in Victoria. Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Balawyn Jones,Akuch Kuol Anyieth
When posing the question of whether Victoria should follow other Australian states in criminalizing coercive control as a form of domestic and family violence (DFV), there are many arguments in favor of and against in the literature. However, scholars and advocates from marginalized communities, or in allyship with marginalized communities, tend to be cautious of embracing further criminalization,
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"It's Not Something That I Realized Until I Started Working Here": A Constructivist Grounded Theory of Knowledge Transmission in Victim Service Providers. Violence Against Women (IF 2.586) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Shon M Reed
National estimates indicate that intimate partner violence (IPV) impacts people of all social demographics. Although IPV is a pervasive issue, LGBTQ+ individuals and heterosexual men note stark disparities in responses from victim advocates compared to heterosexual women. To highlight the influence of agency training on advocates' perceptions of IPV and diverse survivor populations, interviews were