Violence Against Women最新文献

Specialized nongovernmental domestic violence (DV) services provide critical support to victim/survivors. This research draws on 14 semistructured focus groups with 27 DV support workers to examine how expanded criminalization impacts support workers' roles using a case study of a 2016 nonfatal strangulation offense legislated in Queensland, Australia. Our results describe a lack of governmental support intersecting with increased complexity and higher workload burden resulting from expanded criminalization. Expansions to criminal law need to account for and critically assess the full system impact of new DV legislation and the added burdens placed on the pivotal third sector of DV services.

This article uses Nancy Fraser's theory of social justice to analyze outsourced domestic violence (DV) services in Taiwan. The article is based on interviews with 15 social workers employed in a large NGO across the island. The study reveals how bureaucratic control and quantified work performance metrics compromise service quality and marginalize survivors' needs. Administrative imperatives undermine social workers' efforts to provide customized, in-depth services based on survivors' needs. This article highlights the tensions between bureaucratic rationalities and social justice commitments in outsourced DV services.

Immigrant survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) face particular risks and have unique strengths; IPV risk assessments must account for diverse lived experiences. This validation study of the Danger Assessment for Immigrant (DA-I) women assessed risk factors and experiences of IPV across four timepoints among immigrant IPV survivors from diverse world regions (n = 122). The Receiver Operating Characteristic Area Under the Curve assessed the predictive validity of the DA-I, which ranged from .794 to .892 in the full sample and .652-.943 in regional subsamples. Used appropriately, the DA-I offers survivors an opportunity to make knowledgeable and empowered decisions regarding their safety.

This study investigated how jurors perceive victim intoxication in a civil case involving "stealthing," the nonconsensual removal of a condom during sexual intercourse. Participants read a trial summary and made case judgments. Results revealed: (a) more plaintiff decisions when the victim was sober compared to intoxicated; (b) the effect of victim intoxication on case decision was indirectly affected by pro-victim judgments; and (c) the victim's intoxication was a central reason for decisions in favor of the defendant, whereas a lack of consent was central to plaintiff decisions. The results are compared to past findings in the context of rape.

There is little research on sexual harassment among younger adolescents or on how rates vary by gender and other student/school characteristics. Drawing on data from 50 English schools, we explored the prevalence and patterning of victimization in the past year among students aged 12-13. Of 7,060 participants, almost a tenth had experienced sexual harassment. Girls, non-binary students, and sexual-minority students reported the highest rates. Student commitment to school was associated with reduced victimization, particularly among straight students and in higher-attaining schools. Sexual harassment is a priority area for intervention, particularly for students facing the highest risk.

Childhood maltreatment (CM) is a pervasive issue for Black women. Thought suppression is often used to cope with trauma but can worsen trauma-related thoughts and psychopathology. While CM is linked to increased thought suppression, little research has explored underlying factors. This study examined adult attachment styles as mediators between CM and thought suppression among 429 Black women. Parallel mediation analyses indicated increased anxious, but not avoidant, attachment mediated the link between CM types (emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, emotional neglect) and increased thought suppression. Interventions promoting secure attachment and healthy coping may help anxiously attached Black women with CM histories.

Rape myths and behaviors indexed as "appropriate" create "common sense" resources to explain away rape by sanctioning victim-blaming. Victim-blaming talk has been identified in perpetrators, formal service providers, and the public. This qualitative study examines narratives constructed by 12 individuals who experienced rape to identify the discursive tools employed as they formulate accounts to justify their actions. Findings imply that assumptions of blameworthy behavior are informed by rape myths and "ideal" victim traits. Offering accounts in anticipation of blame, they display an awareness of myths and standards that may be leveraged to hold them accountable for "contributing" to the attack.

This study explored the lived experiences of eight women veterans regarding military sexual trauma (MST), as shared on two online social media platforms. The study integrated two qualitative methods, netnography (which facilitated analysis of social media content) and phenomenology (which explored the meaning of lived experiences). Figural themes included: (a) Called to serve, (b) The powerlessness of the assault, (c) Lasting impacts of the assault, (d) Disbelieved, blamed, and silenced, (e) Life savers, (f) You are not alone, (g) Block out the trauma, (h) You do not belong, (i) Thank you for serving, bye, and (j) Getting my life back.

Concerns that community-based domestic abuse (DA) services are not always accessible or responsive prompted two new interventions across five sites in England. The evaluation used service data, outcome measures, staff interviews, and surveys, and 98 interviews with survivors and children. A Social Return on Investment analysis was completed. Survivors described services as empowering: support was flexible and personalized. Positive change in outcomes was found. However, 30%-40% of referrals were declined with confusion regarding risk levels and catchment areas. Increased provision of DA services could improve accessibility, but services need to build their community profile and strengthen links with health services.

This study examines obstetric and gynecological violence as a form of violence against women that extends beyond pregnancy and childbirth, affecting contraception, family planning, and routine gynecological care in Colombia, a country marked by persistent gender inequalities and a fragmented, highly medicalized reproductive healthcare system. Guided by Johan Galtung's and Slavoj Žižek's theories of violence, it uses a mixed-methods design (document analysis, nationwide survey, and in-depth interviews) to identify direct, symbolic, and cultural violence embedded in medical practices and normalized through institutional routines and biopower. An intersectional lens reveals how socio-economic status and age shape access to respectful care. The study calls for rights-based, culturally sensitive healthcare training and further research to inform prevention strategies.