scholarly journals Student, Staff and Faculty Perspectives of Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence on Three Public University Campuses: The UC Speaks Up Protocol and Preliminary Results (Preprint)

10.2196/31189 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Wagman ◽  
Claire Amabile ◽  
Stephanie Sumstine ◽  
Eunhee Park ◽  
Sabrina Boyce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Public University ◽  
Faculty Perspectives ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Preliminary Results

Student, Staff and Faculty Perspectives of Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence on Three Public University Campuses: The UC Speaks Up Protocol (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Wagman ◽  
Claire Amabile ◽  
Stephanie Sumstine ◽  
Eunhee Park ◽  
Sabrina Boyce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Phase Ii ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Cultural Consensus ◽  
Campus Community ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Professional Students ◽  
Community Stakeholders ◽  
Consensus Modeling

BACKGROUND Intimate partner and sexual violence are pervasive public health issues on college and university campuses in the United States. Research is recommended for creating and maintaining effective, relevant and acceptable prevention programs and response services for student survivors. OBJECTIVE The UC Speaks Up study aims to examine factors contributing to intimate partner and sexual violence on three University of California (UC) campuses and use findings to develop and test interventions and policies to prevent violence, promote health, and lay the groundwork for subsequent, large-scale quantitative research. METHODS A mixed-methods study at UC Los Angeles, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara. Phase I (2017-2020) involved (1) a resource audit; (2) cultural consensus modeling of students’ perceptions of sexual consent; (3) in-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) with students to understand perceptions of campus environment related to experiences and prevention of, and responses to violence; and (4) IDIs with faculty, staff and community stakeholders to investigate institutional and community arrangements influencing students’ lives and experiences. Phase II (2020-ongoing) involves IDIs with student survivors to assess use and perceptions of campus/community services. Qualitative content analysis is used to generate substantive codes and sub-themes that emerge, using a thematic analysis approach. RESULTS In January 2019 we conducted 149 free-listing interviews and 214 online surveys with undergraduate and graduate/professional students for the cultural consensus modeling. Between February and June 2019: 179 IDIs were conducted with 86 undergraduate students, 21 graduate and professional students, 34 staff members, 27 faculty members, and 11 community stakeholders; and 35 FGDs (27 with undergraduate and 8 with graduate/professional students) were conducted with 201 participants. Since September 2020, 8 of 30 planned student-survivor interviews have been conducted. Recruitment is ongoing. CONCLUSIONS Data analysis and phase II data collection is ongoing. Findings will be used to develop and test interventions for preventing violence and promoting health and well-being, and ensuring survivor services are relevant, acceptable to and meet the needs of all individuals in the campus community, including those who are typically understudied. Findings will also be used to prepare for rigorous, UC system-wide public health prevention research.

Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: Cortisol Levels in Women Victims and their Children

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana G. Boeckel ◽  
Ledo Daruy-Filho ◽  
Manuela Martinez ◽  
Thiago Viola ◽  
Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Women Victims ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Cortisol Levels

The U.S. Marine Corps’ Response to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: An Analysis of the Family Advocacy Program and the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program

2020 ◽  
pp. 0095327X2097439
Author(s):  
Stephanie Bonnes ◽  
Jeffrey H. Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Marine Corps ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Sexual Assault Prevention ◽  
Family Advocacy ◽  
Advocacy Program ◽  
Assault Prevention ◽  
The U.S

In this article, we show how the U.S. military treats domestic violence and sexual assault as distinct forms of abuse, which has particular consequences for victims of intimate partner sexual violence. We explore how a specific U.S. military branch, the Marine Corps, complicates these issues further by providing services to intimate partner sexual violence victims from two different programs. Analyzing military orders and documents related to Family Advocacy Program and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program, interviews with eight military prosecutors, and the experiences of one military lawyer, we examine program and interactional-level factors that shape victim services, advocacy, and processes. We find that there are program differences in specialized services, coordinated services, and potential breaches of confidentiality related to victim’s cases. We recommend that the Marine Corps recognize the intersections of sexual violence and domestic violence and offer more tailored services to victims of intimate partner sexual violence.

scholarly journals Exploring the experience of intimate partner violence in the LGBT community

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Papadakaki ◽  
F Zioti ◽  
Z N Karadimitriou ◽  
M Papadopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Childhood Victimization ◽  
Psychological Violence ◽  
Violence Victimization ◽  
Lgbt Community ◽  
Forms Of Violence

Abstract Background The study aimed at measuring the prevalence and identifying the risk factors of intimate partner violence in individuals from the LGBT community. Methods A total of 180 individuals participated in the study, both male and female, aged 18-60 years, living in the broader area of Athens, Greece. Snowball sampling was applied to identify eligible individuals and social media were employed to recruit them. The questionnaire explored the violence victimization and perpetration in their relationships, the preferred reaction to various forms of violence and the role of childhood victimization in adulthood experiences of violence. Results 72.8% were homosexual, 26.7% bisexual, 81.7 % were women with a mean age of 25.2 years (6.0 standard deviation). A total of 67.2% were subjected to verbal abuse before the age of 16, 49.4% to physical violence, 6.7% to sexual violence and 46.7% were neglected. The prevalence of violence victimization was higher than the prevalence of violence perpetration (mean 9.81 and 5.92 respectively). Psychological violence was the most common among other forms of violence, both in victimization (psychological 7.34, physical 1.66, sexual 0.81) and perpetration (psychological 4.48, physical 1.26, sexual 0.18). In hypothetical scenarios of psychological violence, the majority of participants preferred separation and discussion about boundaries as strategies to deal with the situation (56.1 and 45.0 respectively), in scenarios of physical violence they primarily preferred separation and secondarily asking a professional advice (73.3 and 20.6, respectively) and in sexual violence they primarily preferred a discussion about boundaries and secondarily separation (69.4% and 31.7% respectively). Experiences of childhood victimization (p=.006), and female gender (p=.002), were found to be associated at a statistically significant level with violent victimization in adulthood. Conclusions Further research is necessary to identify groups at risk of victimization. Key messages Preventive efforts need to take into account individual sociodemographic and attitudinal characteristics that increase the risk of victimization. Experiences of victimization during childhood are highly associated with victimization in adulthood.

scholarly journals Violence and depression among pregnant women in Egypt

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanan M. Ghoneim ◽  
Mohamed Elprince ◽  
Tamer Yehia M. Ali ◽  
Waleed F. Gharieb ◽  
Amal A. Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
P Value ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
History Of

Abstract Background Depression is a serious mental health disorder that might affect women in the childbearing period. Incidences increase during pregnancy as well as after delivery. Its association with intimate partner violence (defined as physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former partner) has been reported in many countries. Data about this sensitive issue are lacking in Egypt. The aim of the study was to determine the relation between intimate partner violence and depression during pregnancy. Methods This was a case control study conducted at the outpatient clinics in Suez Canal University hospital, from January 2019 to March 2020. The study included two groups, the study group included women exposed to violence during the current pregnancy and a control one included women with no history of violence. Both groups were recruited according to the predetermined inclusion criteria (women aged 18-45 years, continuous marital relationship, no history of depression in current or previous pregnancies, and singleton pregnancy). Women were asked to complete the Arabic validated NorVold Domestic Abuse Questionnaire (measuring four types of abuse: emotional, physical, sexual, and violence in the health care system, the last one being excluded). Depression was evaluated using the Arabic validated form of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (comprises 10 questions that represent patients’ feelings in the last 7 days). The main outcome measure was to assess the association between intimate partner violence and depression. Results We recruited 158 women in each group. Both groups were matched in their demographic characters. Although emotional violence was reported prominently among women exposed to IPV 87.9% (139/158), it was not significantly reported in depressed women (P value 0.084). Physical and sexual violence were significantly reported among depressed women (P value 0.022 and 0.001, respectively). There was a significant difference between women exposed to violence and those who were not exposed to violence in the total depression scores (13.63 ± 5.47 and 10.65 ± 5.44, respectively with a p value < 0.001). Emotional (p value < 0.001) and sexual violence (mild and severe with p value of 0.026 and 0.002 respectively) had significant roles as risk factors for depression during pregnancy in single regression and after control of other confounders. Conclusion There was a strong association between intimate partner violence and depression during pregnancy.

Tackling Rape Culture in Québec Universities: A Network of Feminist Resistance

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 1290-1308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandrine Ricci ◽  
Manon Bergeron
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Feminist Activism ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Government Institutions ◽  
University Communities ◽  
Dual Perspective

Québec university communities are facing intensified pressure to address the incidence of sexual violence on campus. The ESSIMU ( Enquête Sexualité, Sécurité et Interactions en Milieu Universitaire) survey (2016) revealed that one third of respondents (students and employees from six universities, all genders combined) reported having experienced at least one form of sexual violence since arriving at university, committed by someone affiliated with the same university. As the issue is becoming increasingly institutionalized, a process that often erodes activism, this article highlights the role feminist activism has played in placing sexual violence on university campuses on the political agenda. From the dual perspective of feminist activists and researchers on the ESSIMU team, the article explores the backdrop of this mobilization, and the network of feminist resistance that fostered the ESSIMU study, itself a significant contribution to the increased recognition of sexual violence in universities. It also considers the role of university and government institutions in (re)producing such violence and the role of media in making it a public issue.

scholarly journals Intervention program for perpetrators of intimate partner violence in Mexico: preliminary results and lesson learned

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A181.3-A182
Author(s):  
González-Focke Mariana ◽  
Valdez-Santiago Rosario ◽  
Rodríguez-Hernández Jorge Martín
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Preliminary Results
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