The Impact of Household Shocks on Domestic Violence: Evidence from Tanzania

Technology-facilitated abuse can be a serious form of domestic violence. Little is known about the relationship between technology-facilitated abuse and other types of domestic violence, or the impact technology-facilitated abuse has on survivors. The aim of this interpretative descriptive study is to understand domestic violence specialist service providers’ perspectives on the impact of technology-facilitated abuse, and the link between technology-facilitated abuse and other forms of domestic violence. A qualitative approach using 15 semi-structured interviews were undertaken with Australian domestic violence specialist practitioners, and three themes were identified through data coding using inductive thematic analysis. Another form of control describes technology-facilitated abuse behaviors as enacting controlling behaviors using new mediums. Amplifies level of fear characterizes the impact of technology-facilitated abuse. A powerful tool to engage others describes opportunities technology offers perpetrators to abuse through engaging others. Findings highlight technology-facilitated abuse’s complexity and integral role in domestic violence and can assist clinicians to understand the impact and harm that can result from technology-facilitated abuse.

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10-Year Study of Christian Church Support for Domestic Violence Victims: 2005-2015

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260521991271 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 36 (7-8) ◽

pp. 2959-2985

Author(s):

Barbara L. Zust ◽

Breanna Flicek Opdahl ◽

Katie Siebert Moses ◽

Courtney Noecker Schubert ◽

Jessica Timmerman

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Religious Beliefs ◽

Community Resources ◽

Upper Midwest ◽

Professional Counseling ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Supportive Environment ◽

Domestic Violence Victims ◽

Church Support ◽

The Impact

Religious beliefs play a significant role in the lives of victims of domestic violence. Victims find strength in their faith and would rather endure the violence at all costs to keep a family or a marriage together, than to compromise their faith by leaving. This 10 –year study explored the climate of support for victims of domestic violence among Christian clergy and church members between 2005 and 2015. Using a convenience sample, surveys were sent out to congregations in the Upper Midwest in 2005 and 2015. The survey included demographics; two items measuring perception of domestic violence in the congregation and community; six Likert Scale items regarding agreement with statements concerning leaving an abusive marriage; four “Yes–No” items regarding the impact of faith in leaving, support of the congregation, community resources, and clergy as counselors. The clergy’s survey had the same questions plus open-ended questions about their skills in counseling victims, their congregation’s support for victims, community resources, and beliefs that could impact a victim’s choice in leaving. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, simple frequencies, and bivariate correlations. Narrative data were analyzed using content analysis. The results of this study indicated that change is slow. Members want their clergy to become more educated in counseling and in speaking about domestic violence from the pulpit. Clergy felt comfortable in making referrals for professional counseling, while the majority of members would prefer counseling with their pastor if they were in a violent relationship. Both clergy and members want to create a safe and supportive environment for victims/survivors of violent relationships. Findings from this study exemplify the need for pastors to remove the silence about domestic violence in their congregations and address the misunderstood social religious beliefs that may bind a victim to the violence.

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The Impact of a Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Program on ED Care

Journal of Emergency Nursing ◽

10.1016/j.jen.2008.07.014 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 35 (4) ◽

pp. 282-289 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Kari Sampsel ◽

Luke Szobota ◽

Donna Joyce ◽

Karen Graham ◽

William Pickett

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Sexual Assault ◽

Domestic Violence Program ◽

The Impact

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Professionals’ views on working in the field of domestic violence and abuse during the first wave of COVID-19: a qualitative study in the Netherlands

BMC Health Services Research ◽

10.1186/s12913-021-06674-z ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Nicole E. van Gelder ◽

Ditte L. van Haalen ◽

Kyra Ekker ◽

Suzanne A. Ligthart ◽

Sabine Oertelt-Prigione

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Working Conditions ◽

Critical Evaluation ◽

Physical Contact ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Online Tools ◽

The Impact ◽

Domestic Violence And Abuse

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown evoked great worries among professionals in the field of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) as they expected a rise of the phenomenon. While many countries reported increased DVA, the Netherlands did not. To understand this discrepancy and the overall impact of the lockdown on DVA support services, we interviewed DVA professionals about their experiences with DVA during the rise of COVID-19, the impact of the lockdown on clients and working conditions, and views on eHealth and online tools. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted among 16 DVA professionals with various specializations. This data was analyzed using open thematic coding and content analysis. Results Most professionals did not see an increase in DVA reports but they did notice more severe violence. They experienced less opportunities to detect DVA and worried about their clients’ wellbeing and the quality of (online) care. Furthermore, their working conditions rapidly changed, with working from home and online, and they expressed frustration, insecurity and loneliness. Professionals feel eHealth and online tools are not always suitable but they do see them as an opportunity to increase reach and maintain services when physical contact is not possible. Conclusion This study suggests DVA was probably under-detected during the lockdown rather than not having increased. The Dutch system heavily relies on professionals to detect and report DVA, suggesting a need for critical evaluation of the accessibility of professional help. Professionals experienced significant challenges and should themselves be supported psychologically and in their changed work practices to maintain their ability to aid survivors.

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The Impact of Domestic Violence on Women’s Self-Attitude in Kazakhstan

10.46532/jiee.20201202 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 77-83

Author(s):

Zhanna Kalmatayeva

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Self Report ◽

Control Group ◽

Personality Research ◽

Attitude Test ◽

The Difference ◽

Student’S T ◽

The Impact

The purpose of the article was to study the problems of domestic violence of women and its consequences in Kazakhstan. The analysis of the results of the study of self-attitude and self-esteem of women subjected to domestic violence. Revealed there is a correlation between the level of self-attitude of domestic violence victims and the non-differentiated I-concept. 140 women participated in the present study, 70 women are control group which not subjected to domestic violence and 70 women of them who have currently reported domestic violence in the Crisis Center "Umit" in Nur-Sultan in the period from November 2017 to October 2019. Quantitative research method was used in terms of survey model by implementing a psychological test “The self-attitude test questionnaire (SA)” that assesses self-relation, differentiated by self-esteem, self-sympathy, self-interest, and expectations of self-reliance of participants. Also, during the study was used personal questionnaire “Who am I?” a variant of non-standardized self-report, approaching the projective methods of personality research. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the answers in terms of their levels of the participants’ self-esteem and self-relation and further, since it was revealed according to the results reflect the difference in the two groups by the values obtained from these scales, the Student's t-test for independent groups was used [2] was used to reveal whether there is any correlation between the components of the scale. The obtained results can be used to interventions and training of family for counselors in order to promote women's self-esteem and self-relation.

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Including Domestic Violence Restraining Orders in Brady Bill Background Checks: The Alaska Experience

Criminal Justice Policy Review ◽

10.1177/0887403400011004004 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 329-340

Author(s):

Lawrence C. Trostle ◽

Allan R. Barnes ◽

Cassie L. Atwell

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Background Checks ◽

Restraining Order ◽

Restraining Orders ◽

The Impact

Alaska has recently implemented major changes in its ability to capture when a domestic violence restraining order has been issued and in its ability to make this information available to the authorities for the purposes of Brady Bill handgun application background checks. Curiously, as the number of cases of domestic violence has increased dramatically, the number of handgun applications has decreased sharply. The article follows these events of recent years and points out the problems faced by policy makers in trying to understand the impact of the changes on future incidents of domestic violence.

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