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Chivers, Sarah. "Women, motherhood, and intimate partner violence." Online access for everyone, 2008. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Dissertations/Summer2008/s_chivers_070308.pdf.
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Lau, Ying. "Intimate partner abuse in Chinese pregnant women." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2003. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31972846.
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Lau, Ying, and 劉櫻. "Intimate partner abuse in Chinese pregnant women." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2003. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31972846.
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Tehee, Melissa A. "Intimate Partner Abuse within Hispanic Divorcing Parents." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/566238.
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Little is known about intimate partner abuse (IPA) in divorcing Hispanic parents and how divorcing Hispanic parents utilize legal, social, or community services in regards to their experience of IPA. Research has identified many barriers for Hispanics attempting to access these services, including lack of knowledge of laws and services, lack of access, discrimination, and language barriers. This study aimed to understand the underlying dyadic structures of IPA and how such abuse affects the utilization of civil court processes in addition to social, community, and health services. Data sources included records from the civil court and mediation services, self-reports of intimate partner abuse, and law enforcement records. This paper focused on a subsample from a larger study and included 187 Hispanic couples and 467 non-Hispanic White couples. Results revealed differences between groups in terms of coercive controlling behaviors and their relationship with other forms of IPA. The strength of the relationship between coercive controlling behaviors and IPA victimization was equal for Hispanic husbands and wives, and also equal to White husbands' IPA perpetration, but had a weaker relationship between White wives' IPA perpetration. Overall Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White couples had similar interactions with the civil court system, ranging from time to complete the divorce and interactions with the court after divorce. Within the Hispanic group, couples with at least one partner preferring Spanish were significantly less likely to complete the divorce process, and had fewer contacts with the court after the divorce was finalized. Hispanic couples who were identified as experiencing IPA were significantly less likely to utilize certain helping services, but not others. Possible explanations, limitations, and future directions are explored.
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Taylor, Shauna. "PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE:AN EXAMINATION OF MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS OF INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSE VICTIMIZATION USI." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2009. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4222.
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Using three separate and unique sources of data, this study was designed to address: a) the associations between pregnancy-related violence and femicide with sociodemographic characteristics of victims and offenders and with family dynamics, b) how pregnancy affects the risk for threats of violence, power and control tactics, physical violence, stalking, sexual violence, and femicide, and c) how pregnancy contributes to increased severity of abuse. The overall results reveal a significant statistical correlation between pregnancy and the increased risk of intimate partner abuse on many dimensions, including physical abuse, stalking and harassment, sexual abuse, threats of serious harm and death, lethality risk, and power and control. The correlation between pregnancy and femicide is less clear and in need of further examination. While the nature of pregnancy as a risk factor across multiple dimensions of abuse is certainly pervasive, the findings indicate that power and coercive control warrants close attention as a potentially prominent and dangerous dynamic. Women of younger age, those single or divorced, residing with an IP, and having children in the home were shown to have a significantly increased risk of non-lethal and lethal IPV in all three samples. The findings contribute evidence to existing literature concerning potentially catastrophic outcomes for pregnancies occurring in an abusive context, including extremely high rates of miscarriage in abusive relationships. Implications for practice and for research are discussed.Ph.D.
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Lucknauth, Christeena. "Racialized Immigrant Women Responding to Intimate Partner Abuse." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/30663.
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This exploratory study investigates how racialized immigrant women experience and respond to intimate partner abuse (IPA). The American and European models of intersectionality theory are used to highlight structural constraints and agentic responses as experienced and enacted by racialized immigrant women.
Eight women described their experiences through semi-structured interviews, revealing an array of both defensive and pro-active types of strategies aimed at short- and long-term outcomes. Responses included aversion, negative reinforcement or coping strategies like prayer or self-coaching, and accordingly varied by the constraints under which the women lived as newcomers to Canada. Policy recommendations promote acknowledgement of women’s decision-making abilities and provide a model in which women can choose from a selection of options in how to respond, rather than strictly interventionist models. Study results can help to challenge stereotypes of abused women as passive victims, and empower the image of immigrant women as active knowers of their circumstances.
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Koch, Meghan. "Women of Intimate Partner Abuse: Traumatic Bonding Phenomenon." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5738.
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Researchers indicate women succumb to relational abuse as seen with maladaptive attachment, identity enmeshment, and implicit maltreatment. Implicit violence and nonviolence, bonding victims to victimizers remains unstudied, although the domestic abuse phenomenon continues. Intimate partner abuse was examined through qualitative inquiry. There is much to learn about female victim perspectives describing attachment bonds, identity conflicts, and implicit maltreatment experiences. Traumatic bonding theory served as the lens through which female participant responses were examined in this study. Research questions were developed to focus on female attachment bond perceptions, views concerning self-esteem, self-identity, or self-reference, and implicit aggression, coercive control, or manipulation experiences. The foundation for the qualitative research design was phenomenological constructivism. The Psychological Maltreatment of Women Inventory served as the standardized assessment instrument for data collection. Participant responses from the questionnaire and semistructured interview questions were organized through analytic coding, resulting in meaningful, composite categories for thematic conclusions. Data from 10 female participants who previously experienced intimate abuse were collected and analyzed. Thematic coding resulted in survivor experiences categorized by caustic, deceptive, emotional, implicit, and oppressive traumatization. Themes involved psychological entanglement with the abuser due to humiliation, or physical entrapment by the abuser due to opposition. Victim perspective and experience can potentially improve how the law, law enforcement, or health care professionals, view, treat, and protect abuse victims.
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Kidder, Sylvia Marie Ferguson. "Gendered Partner-Ideals, Relationship Satisfaction, and Intimate Partner Violence." PDXScholar, 2018. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4513.
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This dissertation identified and developed indicators of a new potential predictor of relationship satisfaction and intimate partner violence (IPV): discrepancies between the ideal and perceived gendered characteristics of romantic partners. Past research has overlooked the implicitly gendered nature of these "partner-ideals." Two pilot studies were conducted to develop measures of gendered partner-ideals and -perceptions based on existing measures of gender ideology.
The main study examined survey data collected online from adults (n = 643) living in the U.S. who were in a heterosexual romantic relationship for at least six months. Three main hypotheses were tested regarding the associations among gender ideology, gendered partner-ideals, gendered partner-perceptions, gendered partner-ideal discrepancies, relationship satisfaction, and experiences with IPV.
While confirmatory factor analyses supported the reliability of the new measures of masculine-ideals and -perceptions, results did not support the hypothesized factor structure of the feminine measures. Thus, only hypotheses utilizing women's data were tested. This measurement limitation resulted in an unanticipated focus on women's IPV perpetration for Hypothesis Two. However, these data are valuable in their uniqueness.
Hypothesis One was supported: women's masculinity ideology positively correlated with the corresponding masculine-ideal for each subscale of the respective measures as well as for the aggregate measures. Tests of Hypothesis Two showed that women's masculine-ideal discrepancies predicted their emotional abuse perpetration, but not their physical assault or injury perpetration, mediated by relationship satisfaction. However, this effect was small. Hypothesis Three had mixed support. Women's aggregate masculine-partner perceptions were positively associated with their reports of emotional abuse victimization. Additionally, women's reports of most types of IPV victimization positively correlated with perceptions of their male partners' conformity to the specific norms of negativity toward sexual minorities and restrictive emotionality.
Contributions of this dissertation and implications of the results are discussed. A major contribution is the creation of masculine-ideals and -perceptions measures that can be used in future research on relationships. Study results suggest that gendered partner-ideals and -perceptions, beyond gender-ideology, have relevance to the functioning of romantic relationships--including both relationship satisfaction and some kinds of IPV. Future research should continue to investigate the validity of the created measures and explore the possibility of using discrepancies between gendered partner-ideals and -perceptions to prevent and intervene in abusive romantic relationships.
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Brammer, Sara K. Berkel LaVerne A. "Domestic violence offenders' opinions of intimate partner violence." Diss., UMK access, 2006.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--School of Education. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2006."A dissertation in counseling psychology." Advisor: LaVerne Berkel. Typescript. Vita. Title from "catalog record" of the print edition Description based on contents viewed Jan. 26, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-134 ). Online version of the print edition.
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Tilbrook, Emily. "Male victims of intimate partner abuse: Experiences of disclosure and help-seeking." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2015. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1599.
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Intimate partner abuse is a significant social problem that impacts on the mental health of primary and secondary victims. Despite empirical evidence that there are male victims and female offenders of intimate partner abuse, Australian researchers focus almost exclusively on the needs of female victims and male offenders. The overall aim of this study was to explore the experiences of male victims of intimate partner abuse with reference to the nature of the abuse they report, its impact on them, their support needs and help-seeking behaviour.
During Stage One qualitative data were collected from 15 male victims of intimate partner abuse, seven significant others (close family and friends) of male victims, and eight service providers who have experience working with male victims. These data were collected and analysed using a phenomenological approach. The interview data revealed that both male victims and significant others experience negative impacts from intimate partner abuse and yet victims reported many barriers to seeking help and disclosing their abuse experiences , and, those wanting help, reported a lack of appropriate services.
A second study was undertaken to examine these findings and during Stage Two, 198 service providers completed a questionnaire, containing both quantitative and qualitative questions, based on the findings of Stage One. The data collected supported and extended the findings of Stage One, in particular the concern that there is a lack of services available to victims.
During Stage Three this concern was further explored by examining the internet and telephone services available to victims of intimate abuse in Australia. Quantitative data were collected to ascertain the quantity and nature of the current intimate partner abuse services on offer in Australia and the advertised willingness and readiness of these services to provide services to male victims. The findings highlighted that there are fewer services and types of service available to male victims in Australia than are available to female victims and that those available, to male victims, may not be useful.
This research highlights male victims’ need, yet reluctance, to seek help for the impact of intimate partner abuse. The findings also indicate that men’s needs could be better met if there were more services available to male victims and a more empathetic recognition of their abuse experience
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Woulfe, Julie M. "LGBTQ Survivors of Identity Abuse: Heterosexist and Gender Oppressive Abuse Tactics and Their Relationship to Mental Health Among LGBTQ Survivors." Thesis, Boston College, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:107187.
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Thesis advisor: Lisa A. GoodmanIntimate partner violence (IPV) and its substantial consequences remain widespread for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) individuals (Balsam, Rothblum, & Beauchaine, 2005; Walters, Chen, & Breidig, 2013). LGBTQ IPV survivors are particularly vulnerable to identity abuse: tactics leveraging heterosexism and cissexism (FORGE, 2014; NCDSV, 2014). Past research has documented the existence of LGBTQ-specific identity abuse as a unique dimension of victimization (Balsam & Szymanski, 2005; FORGE, 2014; NCDSV, 2014), with limited attention to those at greatest risk despite the diversity of the LGBTQ community. Participants who identified as LGBTQ (n = 734; 53% cisgender women; 39% queer or pansexual; 84% White; Mage = 33.48) completed surveys that assessed their exposure to identity abuse (7-items; α = .79), physical and sexual abuse (20-items; α= .89) and psychological abuse (14-items; α = .87), and other demographics. The data were analyzed to determine 1) whether there were demographic differences in exposure to identity abuse, 2) whether identity abuse contributed to variance in PTSD or depression scores; and, 3) whether the relationships between identity abuse and PTSD and depression scores were moderated by affirmative LGBTQ identity. Findings indicated that there were significant differences in identity abuse exposure by gender and sexual orientation. With regard to gender, ANOVA analyses revealed transgender or nonbinary-identified individuals reported higher rates of past year identity abuse exposure than cisgender males and cisgender females. Also, cisgender females were most likely to report adult exposure to identity abuse compared to transgender or nonbinary-identified individuals and cisgender males. Queer-identified individuals were most likely to report adult exposure to identity abuse compared to lesbian, bisexual, and gay-identified individuals. Identity abuse contributed to the variance in symptoms of PTSD and depression. This relationship remained significant even after accounting for exposure to other forms of violence (e.g., psychological abuse and physical abuse). Further, an affirmative LGBTQ identity indeed weakened the relationship between exposure to past year and adult identity abuse, respectively, and depressive symptoms. However, there was no moderating effect found for symptoms of PTSD. These results add to existing IPV literature by identifying particular subgroups within the LGBTQ community who are at greater risk of identity abuse exposure within intimate partner relationships, suggesting that exposure to identity abuse contributes to poorer mental health outcomes, and indicating that affirmative LGBTQ identity is a protective factor that could be utilized in intervention and prevention efforts. As a whole, these results highlight the need for increased awareness of identity abuse within the LGBTQ community, as well as routine and comprehensive assessment for identity abuse exposure by service providers
Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2016
Submitted to: Boston College. Lynch School of Education
Discipline: Counseling, Developmental and Educational Psychology
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Medzani, Justice M. "Intimate partner abuse and male identity: Experiences and perspectives of abused men in Zimbabwe." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/75045.
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Drawing primarily on post-structural feminist conceptualisations of identity and power, this study explored Zimbabwean men’s comprehension of their own experiences of women-perpetrated abuse and the ways they construct meanings of such experiences in view of their masculine identities. To achieve this, the study specifically focused on five aspects:
1. The common conceptualizations of male identity in Zimbabwe;
2. The forms of women-perpetrated abuse experienced by men in Zimbabwe;
3. Male victims’ perceptions of abuse perpetrated by women;
4. Strategies employed by the victims in response to the abuse;
5. The support needs of men who have been abused by women who are their intimate partners.
Interpretive phenomenology underpinned the qualitative approach adopted in this study. The main data sources were key informant interviews with selected individuals who, as part of their official jobs provided various services to abused men; semi-structured in-depth interviews with married and cohabiting men who had, in their recent past, been abused by their female intimate partners; focus group discussions with younger and older community members to solicit societal views on the markers of male identity in the Zimbabwean context. Tele-observation, which entails following television, social media websites and other media coverage of events and issues relating to the topic under investigation was adopted as an auxiliary method of capturing societal views on male identity and the types of abuse men are often subjected to by women in Zimbabwe.
One of the main finding of the study is that there is no single form of male identity in Zimbabwe. Rather, male identity is fragmented, fluid and unstable. It is also marked by vulnerability that emanates from the reliance among men on third parties, among other sources, to define what constitute manhood. The study also revealed that vulnerability among men is demonstrated when they experience the different types of women-perpetrated abuse which include emotional, physical, sexual, psychological, economic and legal abuse, inter alia. Despite the inherent multiplicity of meanings derived by male victims from their experiences of intimate partner abuse (IPA), the perceptions that stood out are that; IPA is an expression of women’s power through both direct and indirect ways; and that women-perpetrated IPA is a basis for victims’ questioned identity (masculinity). It emerged that there are multiple coping mechanisms adopted by male victims, which in this study are categorised into primary and secondary coping strategies. The former includes seeking help from the justice system, family and friends, and civil society and faith-based organizations. The latter, on the other hand, entails individual actions such as alcohol abuse, home-desertion, suicidal thoughts and divorce. All in all, these coping options were shown to be ineffective and/or limited. To this end, the support needs of men abused by their female intimate partners were identified as informational support – regarding possible remedial actions they may consider, emotional support, instrumental support such as provision of temporary shelters, support through media coverage of cases of abuse against men, legal support and spiritual support.
The overall conclusion of the study is that inclusive approaches, interventions and programs, which are open to acknowledging that persons of all genders can be victims or perpetrators of IPA, need to be adopted in the fight against IPA and all other forms of gender-based violence. The thesis concludes with recommendations for policy, practice and future research.Thesis (DPhil Sociology)--University of Pretoria 2019.
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Taylor, Shauna Rae. "Pregnancy-associated intimate partner violence an examination of multiple dimensions of intimate partner abuse victimization using three unique data sources /." Orlando, Fla. : University of Central Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0002560.
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Walker, Erin M. "Help-seeking engagement among young female survivors of intimate partner violence a qualitative inquiry /." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file 0.46 Mb., 215 p, 2005. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1430762.
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Wellman, Joseph David. "College Students' Perceptions of Intimate Partner Violence Based on Victim/Perpetrator Sex." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2007. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/WellmanJD2007.pdf.
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Zavala, Egbert. "Nonphysical intimate partner violence : emotional abuse and controlling behavior against women." Thesis, Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/440.
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Chitkara, Anjuli. "Young adult college students’ partner abuse experiences: Perceived couple relationship dynamics and abuse typology." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23091.
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Risk for experiencing partner abuse (PA) is high during young adulthood. National estimates of the prevalence of PA among young adults and scholarly literature on the enduring impact of PA highlight the importance of understanding this public health issue. Extant literature has primarily focused on individual risk factors for PA, with much less known about couple relationship dynamics, or the specific typologies of violence these characteristics are associated with. This study used data collected nationally from 3,555 young adult college students living in the U.S. to examine experiences of PA. The purpose of this dissertation study was to (a) provide descriptive information about young adult college students’ experiences of couple relationship dynamics and PA and (b) examine how college students’ individual characteristics, relationship characteristics, and perceived couple relationship dynamics were associated with typologies and forms of PA for males and females.
Data were analyzed using univariate, bivariate analyses, and multinomial logistic regressions. Study findings revealed that (a) the individual and relationship characteristics as well as violence experiences of young adults comprising this sample are representative of the characteristics and violence experiences of those identified with other samples of young adult college students living in the US; (b) perceived couple relationship dynamics were differentially related to the main effects of gender, age, year in school, relationship type, relationship duration, and cohabitation status; (c) when controlling for gender, age, and year in school perceived couple relationship dynamic scores varied by the interaction of severity of psychological aggression experienced and perpetrated; (d) perceived couple relationship dynamic scores were differentially related to severity of physical and sexual violence experienced; (e) there are unique characteristics associated with experiences of perpetration-only, victimization-only, and bidirectional violence; (f) there are a number of individual and relationship characteristics and perceived couple relationship dynamic scores that increase the odds of engaging in bidirectional violence for male and female young adult college students in the present study; (g) there are few variables in this model that increase the odds of females being perpetrators-only; and (h) there are few variables in this model that increase odds of males being victims-only.10000-01-01
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Boy, Angela. "Intimate partner violence among Latinas in Central Alabama." Thesis, Birmingham, Ala. : University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2010. https://www.mhsl.uab.edu/dt/2010p/boy.pdf.
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Stevenson, Rochelle A. "Pets, Intimate Partner Violence, and the Abuser's Perspective." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20485.
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Domestic violence remains a serious social issue. In North America, millions of women are victimized each year, and many of these women are victims of violence at the hand of their intimate partners. A small but growing body of research on domestic violence has shown that companion animals are among the victims of such violence. Abuse of or threats to the pets are used to control, manipulate and emotionally abuse the female partner. However, the majority of this research has focused on the perspective of the abused female partner; the male perspective is missing. Through semi-structured interviews with ten incarcerated men who have committed intimate partner violence (IPV), this thesis explores the abuser’s motivations for abuse of the pet as well as their perspective of pets in the context of a violent relationship. The findings indicate that, contrary to previous research, most men do not abuse pets in the relationship, and in fact have positive relationships with their pets. Just as pets are sources of comfort for women in abusive relationships, pets can be sources of comfort and support for the abusive men as well. When incorporated into violence intervention and treatment programs, relationships with pets can provide a venue for men construct a masculine identity in a positive way, and the treatment of animals can illustrate how violence is not an effective solution.
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McKean, Tricia Jeanne. "Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in Emerging Adults." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1306860590.
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Sita, Tara Jane. "Exploring the experiences and conceptualisation of male victims of intimate partner abuse." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2021. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2494.
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Although studies have indicated that a percentage of victims of intimate partner abuse (IPA) are men (estimates of prevalence are varied, ranging from below 5% to over 30%), the existing literature does not adequately answer two questions. (1) Do men experience similar patterns of abuse to women? (2) Do current theories and typologies of abuse explain the experiences of victims who are men? In this thesis I addressed these questions within three separate papers: a literature review, followed by two original research studies.
The first article, a literature review of fear, explored male expression of fear and experiences of emotions including the behavioural and verbal communication of fear. The review included research outside the field of IPA, with reference to existing knowledge about gender differences in emotional experience and expression. The review provides evidence that males and females, despite responding differently to fear, have similar emotional experiences of IPA. This finding contrasts with arguments within the IPA literature that males do not have the same experiences of abuse as females.
Study One, a qualitative multi-informant study, used four case studies to examine whether cases of female-to-male intimate partner abuse exist which show similar patterns to male-to-female intimate partner abuse; in particular, patterns that fit within a typology of intimate partner abuse which involves control. The case studies used data from participants who identify as victims of female-to-male intimate partner abuse, with collateral information obtained from friends and family members. Data were assessed in three domains that have been identified in the literature as indicative of coercive and controlling abuse: dynamics of power and control, psychological outcomes of abuse, and the behaviours and response of victims. The narratives of the participants suggest that their experiences are similar to those of female victims of controlling patterns of abuse, with the exception of participants’ reported fear responses. In contrast to women, who report both fear of the impact of their partner’s actions on their life as well as fatal harm, the men in the study reported only fear of the impact of the abuse, rather than fear of a lethal outcome. In
Study Two I used a Delphi methodology to investigate how experts (N = 32) within the field of intimate partner abuse conceptualise female-perpetrated abuse towards men. Participants referred to current theories of intimate partner abuse to conceptualise female-tomale abuse, however there was no consensus as to whether these theories can be applied with confidence to perpetrators who are women and victims who are men. Participants agreed that although theories of intimate partner abuse have been informed by general theories of violence and crime, the unique nature of intimate partner abuse sets it apart from other violent crime, thereby limiting the applicability of general criminological theories. Nonetheless, the underlying elements of entitlement and power are common across theories of general violence and theories of intimate partner abuse.
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Murphy, Clare. "Men's intimate partner abuse and control : reconciling paradoxical masculinities and social contradictions." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2009. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/31854/1/Clare_Murphy_Thesis.pdf.
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Intimate partner abuse and control is one of the most common forms of violence against women, and is considered an international problem of social, political, legal and human rights significance. Yet few studies have attempted to understand this problem from the perspective of male perpetrators. This gap is addressed by conducting in-depth interviews with 16 able-bodied men of white European ancestry born and educated in New Zealand or Australia, who have been physically violent and/or emotionally, intellectually, sexually or financially controlling of a live-in female partner. This thesis extends and deepens the dominant ways of thinking about men’s intimate partner abuse by utilising a new theoretical framework compatible with contemporary feminist scholarship. A synthesis of Connell’s theory of masculinities and Bourdieu’s field theory is utilised for the purpose of exploring more nuanced, complex understandings of manliness and men’s relationships with men, women and social structures. Through such an analysis, this thesis finds that men’s perpetration of power and control over women is driven by a need to avoid the stigma of appearing weak. As a consequence, their desire and ability to show love, care and empathy is suppressed in favour of a presumed honourable manliness, and their female partners are used as weapons in the pursuit of symbolic capital in the form of recognition, prestige and acceptance from real and/or imagined men. This research also uncovers the complex interplay between masculine practices and particular social contexts. For example, the norms of practice encountered from those in authority, such as teachers, sports coaches, police, court judges and workplace management, influences the decision making of the men in this study, to use, or not to use, physical violence, psychological abuse and structural control. The principal conclusion is that there is a repertoire of paradoxical masculinities and contradictory social messages available to the men in this study. But gender policing by other men, complicit women and those in authority provides little room for legitimate complexity in masculine practices. Perpetrators in this study reconcile these conflicts of interest by generally avoiding subordinated masculinity and possible ostracism, and instead practicing more heroic hegemonic masculinities by abusing and controlling women and particular other men. This thesis concludes that for intimate partner abuse and control to cease, changes in power structures have to occur at all levels of society.
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Fletcher, Tifani, Andrea D. Clements, and Beth A. Bailey. "Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy in Appalachian Women." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7246.
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Giordano, Jessica L. "Non-Physical Forms of Intimate Partner Violence in Lesbian Relationships." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2010. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1171.
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An extensive review of the existing literature makes apparent that academics who study intimate partner violence focus primarily on physical violence in heterosexual relationships. Non-physical forms of abuse receive secondary attention, despite reported claims from survivors that non-physical forms of abuse are more common, more painful, and have longer lasting effects than physical forms of abuse. The dominant focus on intimate partner violence as a social problem enacted by males on their female partners results in a lack of sufficient literature or conversation pertaining to abuse that exists outside these parameters. Members of sexual minority groups are deliberately excluded from the mainstream movement to protect and support survivors of intimate partner violence. Influenced by these realizations, this research explores the dynamics of non-physical forms of intimate partner violence in lesbian relationships; particularly the ways survivors frame the abuse and their experiences with seeking help.
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Beltran-Medina, Laura. "The Development of Intimate Partner Relationships Among Men Sexually Abused as Children." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1367334124.
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Salazar, Torres Virgilio Mariano. "Intimate partner violence in Nicaragua : studies on ending abuse, child growth, and contraception." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Epidemiologi och global hälsa, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-43390.
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Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive, worldwide public health problem and one of the most common violations of human rights. The aim of this thesis were twofold: (i) to study the process and factors related to ending of IPV of Nicaraguan women and (ii) to examine to what extent IPV exposure is associated with the child linear growth and women’s contraceptive use after pregnancy. Methods: Data were collected from a panel study which followed 398 women who were inquired about their IPV exposure during pregnancy and at follow-up a median of 43 months after delivery. Three hundred seventy five of their children were available for anthropometric assessment. Thirteen in-depth interviews were conducted with women exposed to physical/sexual IPV during pregnancy but not at follow-up. For analysis both quantitative and qualitative methodologies were used. Results: Women experienced four patterns of abuse: never abused, ending abuse, continued abuse, and new abuse. Of the women who experienced any IPV before or during pregnancy, 59% (95% CI 52-65%) reported no abuse at follow-up (135/229). Women exposed to a continued abuse pattern and those exposed to any IPV, emotional or physical IPV at follow-up had higher odds of reversible contraceptive use. Further, exposure to any IPV and controlling behavior by a partner during pregnancy impaired the index child linear growth. Girls whose mothers had low social resources during pregnancy were the most affected. Women felt that being inquired about IPV while pregnant contributed to process of ending the abuse. Ending IPV was experienced as a process with three phases: “I came to a turning point,” “I changed,” and the “Relationship ended or changed.” Successful strategies to ending abuse mainly involved utilizing informal networks. Ending IPV did not always mean ending the relationship. IPV awareness, severity of the abuse, and economic independence were individual factors associated with ending of abuse. At the relationship level, diminishing or no exposure to controlling behavior by their partner was a key element. At the community level, a supportive and less tolerant to IPV environment as well as exposure to IPV inquiry during pregnancy facilitated the process of ending abuse. Conclusion: The study found that IPV exposure is associated with the children’s linear growth and women’s reversible contraceptive use. In addition, it is clear that gender norms regarding IPV are not static and that they play an important role in facilitating the process ending the abuse by increasing abused women’s access to emotional and material support. Our results emphasize the relevance of improving public services response to IPV.
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Goodall, Julia. "The relationship between insecure early attachment and intimate partner abuse: a case study." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12006.
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Feminist theory locates intimate partner violence within a social, emotional and political discourse of silencing a non-dominant group. This thesis expands on feminist thinking and considers insecure early attachment in the evolution and maintenance of later intimate partner violence. It reflects on the complex interplay between insecure attachment, particularly ambivalent/preoccupied attachment, and experiences of trauma in the development of borderline personality disorder. The study employs a qualitative in-depth single-case design to explore the subjective experience of early attachment and intimate partner abuse from the perspective of a South African woman with borderline personality disorder. Case material was generated within the intersubjective space of a therapeutic relationship over a ten month period, and illustrates the far-reaching effects of early attachment relationships on adult functioning.
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Davidson, Ryan Danielle. "Divorcing Couples: Self-Reports of Intimate Partner Violence/Abuse and Law Enforcement Calls." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/144332.
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Khalid-Janney, Maidah. "Empathy as a Predictor of Intimate Partner Abuse in the Muslim American Population." Thesis, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10840367.
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This study compared empathy scores, as measured by the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) with participants’ ability to correctly identify Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Participants were 114 American Muslims. Of the 114 participants 58 participants provided qualitative data in the form of comments that were coded. Female participants were found to be significantly different when compared to normative sample of females that have completed the IRI. The second analysis utilized a mixed-method approach where the comments section of the results was coded, and groups of data were formed based on this coding. Analysis of this data was done again using t-tests and comparing specific grouped populations with normative samples. t-test conducted on females that participated in the study showed a significant difference in their fantasy scale scores on the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) compared to those in the general population. Muslim American females appeared to have a significantly lower score on the fantasy scale of the IRI than the general population. Though no other t-tests were significant, a trend in comments and those that were able to identify unique aspects of intimate partner violence was recognized in the data. Specifically, a subgroup of the population was able to identify in-law abuse as a component of the scenario presented to them showing that this specific type of IPV warrants further research and investigation in the Muslim American population.
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Martin, Lee. "Intimate Partner Violence and Domestic Violence within Same-Sex Relationships." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Tema Genus, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-166647.
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This thesis seeks to analyze the issue of intimate partner violence (IPV) within female same-sex relationships in order to uncover how/if it can be related to an invisibility of female same-sex relationships in society at large. By analyzing various articles and academic texts dealing with IPV in both heterosexual and homosexual relationships, the hope is to establish some core differences and similarities within the field of IPV research. The analysis will also look at how the notion of the violent female is addressed, and how other characteristics such as race, ethnicity, age and ableness compound in the narratives of IPV in female same-sex relationships. The analysis will be carried out with the use of domestic violence theory through an ecological model which allows all environments an individual inhabits to be analyzed. Intersectionality alongside a post-colonial and queerfeminist approach will also be applied in the qualitative text analysis of the material. Numerous methods and explanations are put forward in the literature in order to explain IPV, in hetero and homo relationships. Lacking in the discussion is the image of the female abuser while also missing discussions on other intersecting identity markers.
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Woo, Sin-ping, and 鄔倩萍. "A clinical guideline for identifying intimate partner abuse in women'shealth services in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B48339416.
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Intimate partner abuse (IPA) is a global health problem affecting millions of women. It is linked with a wide range of negative health sequela including injuries, gastrointestinal disorders, chronic pain, depression, gynecological disorders, unwanted pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases (CDC, 2011). In Hong Kong and other Chinese societies, incidence of IPA is likely to be under-reported. This phenomenon is presumably due to the cultural norm in which shameful family issues tend not to be disclosed to members outside the family. However, in light of its related negative health consequences, early identification of IPA is important. In Hong Kong where majority of women attend primary health care settings for routine check-up, identification of IPA in this setting is feasible. The Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS), a well-established screening tool for IPA, suits this purpose. Previous studies in Hong Kong have shown that the Chinese version of AAS has satisfactory validity and high sensitivity for detecting IPA (Tiwari, Fong, Leung, Parker, & Ho, 2007). Therefore, this proposed guideline chose to use the Chinese version of AAS for IPA detection in women’s health services, with the purpose of minimizing under-reporting of IPA in Hong Kong.
The objectives of this study are (1) to conduct a systematic literature review on the IPA identification in health care settings; (2) to synthesize the outcomes from the identified literature for the translation of evidence-based practice; (3) to develop a clinical guideline for identifying IPA in women’s health services; (4) to assess the potential of implementing the proposed guideline; (5) to develop an implementation plan; and (6) to develop an evaluation plan for the proposed guideline.
A systematic literature search was performed for identifying relevant studies. Three electronic databases including PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE (OvidSP), and CINAHL Plus (EBSCOhost) were used. In total, six papers were yielded based on the inclusion criteria. Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN) 2011 grading system was used to evaluate the level of evidence. The potential of implementing the proposed guideline was assessed based on the transferability of the findings, feasibility, and the cost-to-benefit ratio. An evidence-based guideline was developed based on the analysed research findings. Finally, an implementation plan and an evaluation plan for the proposed guideline were designed.
An evidence-based guideline for identifying IPA in women’s health services was developed in this translational research. It assists nurses, particularly in the women’s health services, to identify women survivors of IPA.published_or_final_version
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Grant, Celeste, and s3072828@student rmit edu au. "Intimate partner abuse: Young Australians' attitudes and the effectiveness of a brief educational program." RMIT University. Health Sciences, 2008. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20081202.120823.
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This thesis is comprised of two separate studies, the first of which set out to examine the Intimate Partner Abuse behaviour and attitudes of young Australian students. Intimate Partner Abuse (IPA) may be defined as a pattern of deliberate physical, sexual, or psychological abuse within a married, de-facto, dating, or courting relationship (Miller & Bukva, 2001: Victoria Health Promotion Foundation, 2004). Specifically, Study One aimed to explore the IPA attitudes of Australian students and examine the relationships between these attitudes with a view to provide theoretical guidance for understanding how negative IPA attitudes may be maintained. A total of 400 students (male = 99, female = 301) with ages ranging from 15 to 25 years (M = 19.38, SD = 2.04) participated in Study One. Participants completed the Conflict Tactics Scale - Revised (CTS2; Straus, Hamby, Boney-McCoy, & Surgarman, 1996), which measures the number of times respondents have experienced physic al and psychological abuse over the previous 12-month period. Attitudinal questionnaires were also completed by participants, including a measure of IPA victim blame and endorsement of IPA myths. Overall, rates of IPA among the present sample were consistent with those reported in overseas samples, with over 85% of women reporting being the victim of psychological abuse in the previous 12-months, and over 30% having been the victim of physical abuse. Lower scores on measures of victim blaming attitudes were associated with more positive attitudes towards women and less endorsement of IPA myths. These findings implicate the importance of addressing attitudes towards women and commonly held IPA myths within IPA prevention programs for young people. Study Two evaluated a brief educational program for Australian Technical And Further Education (TAFE) and high school students, which was selected and modified on the basis of a literature review of published program evaluations and the findings of Study One of this thesis. The program, titled Through New Eyes: Exploring the Hidden Dynamics of Domestic Violence (Hunter Women's Centre, 2003), aimed to inform the IPA attitudes of students and comprised of videos and discussion questions. A quasi-experimental pre-post design was used with a non-randomised experimental and control group. The program was evaluated using a questionnaire measure of participants' attitudes as well as their experience of the program. There were 98 students who consented to participate in Study Two, 48 (male = 26, female = 22) of whom fulfilled all the requirements of participation and were included in the results of the study. Participants' ages ranged from 14 to 25 years (M = 16.91, SD = 2.12). Several statistically significant desi rable changes were observed among participants of the program, however there were similar changes observed among control group participants. Study Two provides some support for the effectiveness of the Through New Eyes program in informing the attitudes of young Australians. However, it is recommended that future research evaluate this program in combination with skill building programs in order to assist students to translate attitudinal changes into behavioural ones.
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Etkind, Susan. "Childhood Sexual Abuse Experiences and Their Correlates Among Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence." NSUWorks, 2010. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_stuetd/28.
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Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and intimate partner violence (IPV) are both crimes with high prevalence rates which frequently have females as their victims. Survivors of each are frequently found in psychotherapy, yet to date few studies have examined the interaction between each form of gender violence. The present study looked at several ways in which CSA and IPV interact, including assessing prevalence rates of CSA among female IPV survivors, examining somatic difficulties found among female CSA survivors who are also survivors of IPV vs. female non-CSA IPV survivor controls, and by exploring body image and sexual difficulties found among female CSA survivors who are also survivors of IPV vs. female non-CSA IPV survivor controls. Participants were a sample of 140 women with a history of domestic violence recruited from a variety of settings including community mental health facilities and correctional facilities.
Results showed that all three forms of childhood maltreatment studied (CSA, childhood physical abuse (CPA), and childhood witnessing of IPV) were elevated among survivors of IPV; rates of CSA were 51.4% within our sample of female survivors of IPV, rates of CPA were 52.1%, and rates of childhood witnessing of IPV were 67.1% within the same sample. Among various somatic complaints studied (sleep difficulties, depression, eating difficulties, and weight problems), female CSA survivors of IPV evidenced higher rates of childhood sleep difficulties, childhood and adulthood depression, and adulthood eating difficulties than did female non-CSA IPV survivor controls. While participants overall evidenced high rates of problems with body image and sexuality, there were no significant differences between female CSA survivors of IPV and female non-CSA IPV survivor controls within this study. Possible reasons underlying the latter negative findings were discussed. Both groups showed higher rates of body image and sexual dysfunction than would be predicted for normative participants, though given the absence of a normal control group in the present study it is difficult to discern how much higher these rates might be.
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Christians, Felicia. "A qualitative study of five women's experiences of abuse by an intimate male partner." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8790.
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Includes bibliographical references.Woman abuse is now well recognised as a local and international concern that has serious repercussions for women's health and well-being. Little however is known about what it feels like to be abused by someone you love. How does a woman make sense of a life of physical and psychological abuse? Why does she stay in the abusive relationship? To gain more understanding of this complex dynamic, a qualitative study of five women's experiences of violence by an intimate partner was performed. The first part of this paper, a literature review, examines women's accounts of their experiences in abusive relationships by looking at common themes across these studies. The second part details the research process. The knowledge uncovered by the women's stories, can provide family physicians with valuable insights for devising strategies to identify and intervene in domestic violence.
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Lawrence, Jane. "Deconstructing practitioners' understandings of intimate partner violence and abuse : implications for practice and supervision." Thesis, University of East London, 2012. http://roar.uel.ac.uk/1790/.
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Against a background of often acrimonious debate among researchers, and contradictory research evidence, the most influential perspective in deciding criminal justice policy and the organisation of services across North America and Western Europe for those involved in intimate partner violence continues to be the gender paradigm. Approaches to practice based on the view that women are always victims and men perpetrate violence against them to maintain patriarchy have been criticised as reductionist and prescriptive. However, calls by researchers to bring more psychological theory and relational awareness to understandings of domestic violence and its practices have tended to be ignored. In the UK, services are predominantly offered to either ‘survivors/victims’ or ‘perpetrators’, and many co-ordinated community responses take a gender perspective. Using a thematic analysis, this study aimed to deconstruct the understandings and approach to practice of 20 UK practitioners, who primarily offered services to either ‘perpetrators’ or ‘survivors/victims’. Practices were found to be mainly informed by the gender paradigm, reflecting assumptions that men’s abusive behaviour was instrumental and chosen, whilst women behaved aggressively in retaliation or defence. However, some participants integrated a relational perspective, deliberately moving away from either/or approaches that allocated blame, and endorsing practices that held both partners responsible for their choices and facilitated understanding of their motivation. Whilst not eschewing the advances that feminist theory has brought to this field, the author concludes that segregating services contributes to the re-production of gendered assumptions that downplay the impact of the relational context and individual motivation. Evidence-based approaches are needed that engage more effectively with clients’ attributions of blame, recognise the potential for reciprocal abuse, and move away from understandings and practices premised on the now out-dated assumption that intimate violence and abuse is only a gender issue.
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Fletcher, Tifani A., Andrea D. Clements, Lana McGrady, and Beth A. Bailey. "Intimate Partner Violence Screening Tools: Validation for Rural Pregnant Women." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7259.
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This attempt to validate the brief AAS and WAST against the gold-standard CTS2 resulted in sensitivities of 34.8% (AAS) and 45.5% (WAST) for physical IPV; however both identified a much smaller number of cases of sexual violence than the CTS2 in a rural pregnant population.
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Queen, Josie. "Becoming emotionally abused: the lived experience of adult women in intimate partner relationships : a dissertation /." San Antonio : UTHSC, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1328065191&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=70986&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Ashton, Paul. ""How did it get to this?" gay male intimate partner violence and victim characteristics /." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file, 56 p, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1674961501&sid=5&Fmt=2&clientId=8331&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Lipsky, Sherry. "The relationship of police-reported intimate partner violence during pregnancy and maternal and neonatal health outcomes /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/10915.
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Beecham, David Michael. "The impact of intimate partner abuse on women’s experiences of the workplace : a qualitative study." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2009. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/3118/.
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This thesis examines the impact of intimate partner abuse on women‟s experiences of the workplace, a topic that has been under examined within the UK. Taking a pro-feminist perspective, and drawing on Foucault‟s conceptualisation of power, the thesis examines the gendered power relations that survivors negotiate in their relationships with their abusive partners and work colleagues in order to sustain their employment. The thesis also addresses a major gap in the literature, namely the experiences of women in professional and/or managerial occupations and the coping strategies they employ in order to sustain their employment. The thesis draws on 29 in-depth qualitative interviews conducted with survivors of intimate partner abuse who predominantly were employed in skilled, professional and/or managerial occupations. These interviews were conducted via telephone, face-to-face and the internet. Adopting a symbolic interactionist approach, coupled with a Foucauldian perspective on power, it is argued women in professional and/or managerial positions adopt different coping mechanisms to women in unskilled employment in order to sustain their employment. Furthermore, it is argued that for some women disclosure of abuse within the workplace can prove to be a positive coping strategy. However, for those women in managerial positions, it could seriously jeopardise their authority within the workplace. It is also argued that disclosure could undermine the coping strategies that women adopt in order to survive and sustain their employment. This thesis also argues that earning an income and assuming the role of breadwinner within an abusive relationship does not necessarily grant women economic independence, that gendered power relations are far more complex than previous arguments propose. Finally, this thesis not only contributes towards our theoretical and empirical understanding of gendered power dynamics operating within abusive relationships, but it also has a practical application by informing the development of workplace policies and practices regarding intimate partner abuse.
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Groth, Cassandra. "Child Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence, and Resiliency in Incarcerated Women: Attachment as a PTSD Moderator." Diss., NSUWorks, 2016. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_stuetd/106.
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Child abuse (CA) is an epidemic that often leads to mental health outcomes including increased vulnerability to future victimization and intimate partner violence (IPV) (Briere & Elliot, 2003). The purpose of this study was to determine if CA would have more of a psychological impact on IPV survivors who had experienced CA than those who had not. Another purpose of this study was to evaluate secure attachment as a form of resiliency and insecure attachment as a risk factor for developing post-traumatic stress. It was hypothesized that incarcerated female survivors of IPV would have a significantly higher proportion of CA than the proportion of CA in the general population. It was hypothesized that women who had endured abuse as children would have higher rates of sexual dysfunction, poor body image, and insecure attachment styles, than the women who had not experienced CA. Lastly, it was hypothesized that the relation between post-traumatic stress and IPV survivors who had or had not been abused as children would depend on attachment style. A sample of 277 incarcerated female survivors of IPV completed the Battered Woman Syndrome Questionnaire-3 (BWSQ-3). As hypothesized, the proportion of CA in the sample was significantly higher than the proportion of CA in the general population. As predicted, the women in the CA group experienced greater body shame than the women in the no CA group; however, they did not differ in their beliefs about body control or how they perceive themselves as an outside observer. The women did not differ on sexual satisfaction. The CA group scored higher on insecure attachment and lower on secure attachment than the no CA group. Attachment style was not a moderator; however, after taking into account CA, Anxiety attachment was significantly associated with post-traumatic stress. Additionally, the CA group had significantly higher mean scores on post-traumatic stress than the no CA group. In conclusion, CA resulted in greater body shame, fear of rejection in relationships, and discomfort with trusting and getting close to others. However, these trauma survivors did not differ on surveillance, control beliefs, and sexual satisfaction, suggesting resiliency in CA survivors.
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Clements, Andrea D., Becky Haas, Randi G. Bastian, and Natalie Cyphers. "Addressing Intimate Partner Violence: Development of a Trauma Informed Workforce." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7230.
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Scheer, Jillian Ryan. "Trauma-Informed Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence." Thesis, Boston College, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:107451.
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Thesis advisor: V. Paul PoteatIntimate partner violence (IPV) occurs in LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) relationships at rates equal to or even higher than cisgender heterosexual relationships (Walters, Chen, & Breidig, 2013). The health consequences of IPV are well documented (Kwako et al., 2011). Trauma-informed care (TIC) is one service approach receiving increasing support for use with IPV survivors (Warshaw, Lyon, Phillips, & Hooper, 2014). Nevertheless, there is little research exploring the association between TIC and health among LGBTQ IPV survivors. Immobilization is prevalent for IPV survivors for whom fight or flight may increase risk of violence during traumatic situations (van der Kolk, 1989). TIC might be well-positioned to counter these immobilizing effects in effort to facilitate mobilization and better health for IPV survivors. The relationship between TIC and health through mobilizing mechanisms has not yet been tested. This study examined several mobilizing mechanisms as mediating the relationship between TIC and health including: 1) lower social withdrawal; 2) lower shame; 3) greater emotion regulation; and, 4) greater empowerment. Among 227 LGBTQ adults, structural equation modeling analyses tested the relationship between TIC and health, and the mediating effects of lower social withdrawal and shame, and greater emotion regulation and empowerment on the relationship between TIC and health. Results indicated that the direct effects of TIC on mental and physical health were not significant. Indirect effects of TIC on mental and physical health through the set of mobilizing mechanisms were not significant. However, TIC did predict greater empowerment and emotion regulation and lower social withdrawal. Lower social withdrawal and lower shame also predicted better mental health, while lower shame and emotion regulation predicted better physical health. Practitioners need to uncover additional services and resources beyond TIC that could improve health among LGBTQ IPV survivors. Research should continue to examine the potential effects of TIC in addition to how it is applied in the context of evidence-based treatment programs that are adapted for sexual and gender minorities
Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2018
Submitted to: Boston College. Lynch School of Education
Discipline: Counseling, Developmental and Educational Psychology
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Showalter, Kathryn Kay. "The Employment Instability Among Intimate Partner Violence Survivors: A Mixed Methods Study." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555521186814112.
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Da, Silva Sheila. "The meaning women attach to their experiences of intimate partner violence: an interpretative phenomenological study." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/153.
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This study investigates the meaning that women attach to their experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV). It seeks to explore how women who have experienced violence in the context of an intimate relationship understand, or make sense of, that experience. It is important to investigate this in order to address some of the assumptions that often inform understandings of the phenomena. Moreover, such information can be used to inform the design and implementation of appropriate interventions. Nine women who had previously experienced violence within the context of an intimate heterosexual relationship participated in this study. For ethical reasons only women who had extricated themselves from those relationships were interviewed for this study. Participants’ accounts were therefore retrospective. The women who participated in this study constituted a homogenous group in terms of their level of education, geographic location and employment status. Data was collected through personal, face-to-face interviews which were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data in the form of text was analyzed following Willig’s (2001) criteria for Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Disclosure of the women’s experiences, how they made sense of their experiences, as well as the resources they identified as available to them are reported in the results and analysis chapter.
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Poirier, Judith. "The evidence is in the telling: the words of women survivors of non-physical abuse in intimate partner relationships." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/261.
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Woman Abuse is recognized as a serious issue that is epidemic in Canadian
society; women of any ethnicity, race, education, and socio-economic status are at risk.
Although non-physical abuse is harmful, in the absence of physical abuse, it is often
overlooked or minimized by potential helpers. Consequently, in the absence of physical
abuse, understanding that the abuse is unacceptable and requires action, and having the
abuse taken seriously by potential helpers, is more difficult. The purpose of this study
was to better understand how women who have experienced non-physical abuse in an
intimate partner relationship use language to describe, interpret, and evaluate their
experiences, and how they communicate their understanding to others.
In this qualitative study, the narrative method was used to examine how women
use language to make meaning from their abuse experiences tempered by current
personal, family, sociocultural, and environmental norms. Five women who self-identified as having experienced non-physical abuse in an intimate partner relationship
participated in this study.
Data analysis of in-depth interviews included an examination of the telling of the
narrative, then an analysis of form and subsequent graphic depiction of the overall
structure of the narrative. The content analysis that followed derived six overarching
themes that formed the basis for new understanding in four key areas: categorization of
abuse constrains understanding for women survivors of abuse and potential helpers; the
evidence is in the telling: listening creates connection and enables recognition of abuse
across categories; recognition of the state of “Death” of Self clarifies and deepens
understanding of the impact of abuse; and education, employment, and support networks
can mediate the effects of abuse.
The findings emphasize the need to view all forms of abuse as abuse, and to view
women who may be experiencing abuse in intimate partner relationships as capable,
competent, and worthy. Connection and engagement is a vital step to providing access to
care and support, and the most helpful interventions for women who experience non-physical abuse in intimate partner relationships may be those that are decided upon
collaboratively with the woman, when the potential helper chooses to listen first.
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Fletcher, Tifani R., Andrea D. Clements, and Beth A. Bailey. "Intimate Partner Violence Screening Tools: Are They Valid for Rural Pregnant Women?" Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7262.
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Introduction: More than 324,000 women per year are identified as having experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy. Correctly identifying women experiencing all forms of IPV is necessary to inform the development and implementation of interventions to prevent and address IPV. The Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS) and Women Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) were designed to quickly identify violence against women, but clinical practice and research are hindered by the lack of validity date for these and other similar screening tools. The purpose of the current study was to compare and validate the brief AAS and WAST against the longer well-validated Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) in a rural pregnant population. Methods: Participants in the Tennessee Intervention for Pregnant Smokers (TIPS) program (N=540) completed several questionnaires during a prenatal visit,including the AAS, WAST, and CTS2. The AAS questions: “within the last year have you been hit slapped or physically hurt by someone?” was used for physical violence comparison with the corresponding CTS2 subscale, and “within the last year has anyone forced you to have sexual activities” was used for sexual violence comparison with the corresponding CTS2 subscale. The WAST was compared to the CTS2 subscales using the two questions “has your partner ever abused you physically” and “has your partner ever abused you sexually?” In addition, a third comparison was made between the CTS2 psychological abuse subscale and the WAST question, “Has your partner ever abused you emotionally?” There are no questions on the AAS that specifically addresses psychological abuse to use for comparison to the WAST and CTS2. Results: Prevalence of any form of IPV, as indicated by answering “yes” to any of the IPV assessment questions, was 45% for the AAS, 74% for the WAST, and 80% for the CTS2. According to the CTS2 subscales, the prevalence of physical, sexual, and psychological violence within the last year was 21%, 19%, and 76% respectively. Taking the CTS2 results as standard, sensitivity on the AAS for physical violence was 35%, and for sexual violence was 2%. Sensitivity on the WAST for physical violence was 46%, for sexual violence was 1%, and for psychological violence was 29%. Conclusions and Implications: The WAST performed better at identifying cases of physical violence than the AAS, while the two screening tools performed similarly in identifying cases of sexual violence. However, neither IPV screen identified a large number of sexual violence victims. Because the WAST includes questions regarding psychological abuse in addition to physical and sexual abuse, the WAST captured more cases of any form of IPV compared to the AAS. These results suggest that the WAST should be used with caution as a stand-alone assessment of IPV, and that the AAS should not be used as a stand-alone assessment for physical or sexual violence in this pregnant population.
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Edin, Kerstin E. "Perspectives on intimate partner violence, focusing on the period of pregnancy." Doctoral thesis, Umeå : Public Health and Clinical Medicine Folkhälsa och klinisk medicin, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-838.
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Buzi, Ruth S., Peggy B. Smith, Claudia A. Kozinetz, and Constance M. Wiemann. "Pregnant Adolescents as Perpetrators and Victims of Intimate Partner Violence." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1498.
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The role of pregnant adolescents as perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV) is not well understood. Socioecological factors associated with IPV (physical assault and injury, and psychological aggression) perpetrated by pregnant adolescents and the association between IPV and attitudes toward the use of physical punishment to discipline children were examined among 246 pregnant adolescents. Pregnant adolescents were more likely to report perpetrating both physical assault (24%) and psychological aggression (52.7%) than being the recipient (12.2% and 38.6%, respectively) and having been physically injured (7%) than inflicting injury (4.1%). Risk factors for perpetrating physical assault included prior assault by partner, being African American, exposure to community violence, being in trouble with the police, and multiple lifetime drug use. IPV perpetrators had more favorable attitudes toward the use of physical punishment. Interventions should address IPV and parenting attitudes in young couples to maximize the health and safety of both mother and unborn child.
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Gonzalez-Guarda, Rosa Maria. "Substance Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence and Risk for HIV among a Community Sample of Hispanic Women." Scholarly Repository, 2008. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/79.
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Among the health disparities affecting the U.S. Hispanic population today are those relating to risky behaviors such as substance abuse, intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV/AIDS. However, few studies have examined how these conditions may impact this population. The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the experiences that Hispanic women in South Florida have with regard to substance abuse, IPV and risks for HIV/AIDS, to describe how these conditions may be related, and to develop a model that can be used to guide research and interventions targeting this population. This dissertation uses data collected in Project DYVA (Drogas y Violencia en las Americas- Drugs and Violence in the Americas), a pilot research study that utilized both qualitative (Phase I) and quantitative (Phase II) research methods to describe the experiences of Hispanic women in South Florida between the ages of 18 and 60 with regard to substance abuse, violence and risky sexual behaviors. Three studies were conducted as part of this dissertation. The first study utilizes data collected during the qualitative phase of Project DYVA. During this phase eight focus groups were conducted and analyzed using qualitative content analysis (N = 81). The second and third studies utilize data collected during the second phase of Project DYVA. In this phase cross-sectional questionnaires collecting information regarding demographics, acculturation, self-esteem, depression, substance abuse, IPV and risks for HIV, were administered to 82 Hispanic women. Univariate and multivariate statistics were used to explore the relationships between substance abuse, IPV and risk for HIV (study 2) and between resource availability, IPV and depression (study 3). The findings from this dissertation suggest that substance abuse, IPV and risk for HIV are closely related intersecting health issues. IPV, the condition that emerged as the most salient of the three, also appears to be closely associated with resource availability (i.e., self-esteem and income) and depression. Additional individual, cultural, relationship and socio-environmental factors that may play a significant role in shaping the experiences that Hispanic women have with regards to these intersecting conditions were also identified and organized into a model.