Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2024-07-23DOI: 10.1177/10778012241265363
Anne Laure Humbert, Sofia Strid
{"title":"Intersectionality and Gender-Based Violence: An Empirical Multi-Level Examination of Prevalence and Frequency in Universities and Research Organizations.","authors":"Anne Laure Humbert, Sofia Strid","doi":"10.1177/10778012241265363","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012241265363","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article provides a multilevel intersectional analysis of the prevalence and frequency of gender-based violence within universities and other research organizations in Europe. Results show not only the high prevalence of gender-based violence in this context, but also that in contrast to the prevailing discourse, that gender-based violence is not solely a \"women's problem\", but also a structural issue impacting diverse identities. Data on frequency show that physical and sexual violence usually occurs as isolated incidents, whereas psychological violence and harassment are often repeated.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"2553-2573"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12171040/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141752895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child MaltreatmentPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2024-09-06DOI: 10.1177/10775595241281267
Eunhye Ahn, Julia Reddy, Rebecca Rebbe, Lindsey Palmer, Emily Putnam-Hornstein
{"title":"Maternal Reports to the Child Protection System: A Longitudinal Analysis of Multiple Children.","authors":"Eunhye Ahn, Julia Reddy, Rebecca Rebbe, Lindsey Palmer, Emily Putnam-Hornstein","doi":"10.1177/10775595241281267","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10775595241281267","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Child maltreatment can affect multiple children in a family, yet its occurrence and chronicity has been often assessed by focusing on a single child. Although this approach provides valuable insights, considering the experiences of all children in a family may provide a more complete understanding of maltreatment dynamics. Using linked birth and child protection system (CPS) records from California, we analyzed 20 years of data on 194,514 first-time mothers to document the prevalence, timing, and chronicity of maternal CPS reporting across multiple children. Mothers were categorized by the number of live childbirths: one (25.7%), two (36.2%), three (20.9%), and four or more (17.2%). Overall, 33.0% of mothers were reported to CPS, increasing from 18.5% for mothers with one child to 63.1% for those with four or more children. For mothers with two or more children, more than 70% experienced an initial CPS report only after the second child's birth. Our findings have implications for understanding the dynamics of maternal reports to CPS, emphasizing the need for lasting and family-focused interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":48052,"journal":{"name":"Child Maltreatment","volume":" ","pages":"434-446"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142143443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child MaltreatmentPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2024-12-03DOI: 10.1177/10775595241305606
Kathryn Maguire-Jack, Derek VanBerkel, Olivia D Chang, James C Spilsbury, Yujeong Chang
{"title":"Testing the Appropriateness of Social Disorganization Theory in the Study of Neighborhood Factors and Rural Child Maltreatment.","authors":"Kathryn Maguire-Jack, Derek VanBerkel, Olivia D Chang, James C Spilsbury, Yujeong Chang","doi":"10.1177/10775595241305606","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10775595241305606","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study aimed to examine the extent to which neighborhood structural factors commonly found to be associated with child maltreatment in urban areas also apply to rural areas. Using three years of administrative child welfare data, we examined patterns of child maltreatment across metro and nonmetro census tracts in the State of Michigan. Extending from social disorganization theory, a principal components factor analysis was conducted to determine the extent to which neighborhood structural factors (neighborhood economic disadvantage, residential instability, and childcare burden) that have been tested in relation to child maltreatment in urban areas cluster together similarly in rural areas. Spatial analysis and negative binomial regression were used to examine: (1) the extent to which these three factors were related to child maltreatment substantiation rates in nonmetro census tracts; and (2) factors hypothesized to have unique impacts within nonmetro tracts, including seasonal housing and racial demographics of neighborhoods. Findings showed some similarities between metro and nonmetro areas, including associations of neighborhood poverty, single-parent households, and vacant housing units with increased levels of child maltreatment. Differences between metro and nonmetro areas were also identified, suggesting the need for additional research into the neighborhood correlates of rural child maltreatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":48052,"journal":{"name":"Child Maltreatment","volume":" ","pages":"406-421"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142773765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta SociologicaPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-01-08DOI: 10.1177/00016993241300435
Philipp Dierker, Mine Kühn, Mikko Myrskylä
{"title":"Selective re-partnering? Mental health and life satisfaction among separated single mothers in Germany and the UK.","authors":"Philipp Dierker, Mine Kühn, Mikko Myrskylä","doi":"10.1177/00016993241300435","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00016993241300435","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines the potential influence of selection on the association between re-partnering and single mothers' mental health and life satisfaction in Germany and the United Kingdom. Drawing on extensive longitudinal panel data, we analyze the trajectories of 1694 separated single mothers in Germany (SOEP) and 1070 in the UK (BHPS/UKHLS). Employing fixed effects models, we examine the outcomes before and after entry into single motherhood and compare trajectories of stably single mothers and re-partnered single mothers. In both countries, the findings weakly indicate that prior to entering single motherhood, re-partnered mothers exhibit higher levels of life satisfaction, suggesting positive selection. Increasing differences in life satisfaction after the transition into single motherhood between mothers that re-partner and stably single mothers indicate a positive association of re-partnering and life satisfaction. No evidence of mental health selection into re-partnering was found in either country, but the trajectory of re-partnered mothers in Germany shows a stronger increase than that of mothers who remain single.</p>","PeriodicalId":47591,"journal":{"name":"Acta Sociologica","volume":"68 3","pages":"357-369"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12169628/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144318372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Evaluation ReviewPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-01-06DOI: 10.1177/0193841X241311974
Trung Thong Nguyen, Duy Duong, Son Dinh Phan
{"title":"Sleep, Mood, and Economic Preferences.","authors":"Trung Thong Nguyen, Duy Duong, Son Dinh Phan","doi":"10.1177/0193841X241311974","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0193841X241311974","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study used daily experimental data from smart bands worn by 142 respondents to investigate the relationship between the number of minutes slept and self-reported mood. The results showed that more minutes of sleep were associated with improved mood. Time preferences, altruism, and trust were also associated with mood. Finally, our analysis revealed that the only mechanism through which sleep affects mood is positive reciprocity. This study contributes to the existing literature by examining the connections among healthy habits, sleep quality, economic preferences, and their effects on mood.</p>","PeriodicalId":47533,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation Review","volume":"49 4","pages":"655-677"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144498385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lost Highways: An Examination of the Question of Risk Involved in Sexual Homicides of Hitchhiking Victims.","authors":"Eric Beauregard, Julien Chopin, Matt DeLisi","doi":"10.1177/0306624X241313287","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0306624X241313287","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite cultural references to the dangers of hitchhiking, particularly for sexual homicide, no published research investigates these incidents from both an offender and crime scene perspective. Using the Sexual Homicide International Database (SHIelD), we explore lifestyle risk by comparing sexual homicide cases involving hitchhiking victims to those involving victims engaged in sex trade work. The results, based on the use of bivariate and multivariate statistics, indicate that offenders view hitchhiking victims as opportunities for confinement without physical restraint, often engaging in sexual acts and theft. While not primarily sadistic or sexually deviant, many offenders partake in criminal activities, exhibit psychological disorders, and possess weapons. Hitchhiking facilitates perpetrator-victim encounters due to its environmental characteristics. Victims in the sex trade, typically found in isolated locations, are at the mercy of offenders who drive them to unknown destinations. In contrast, murderers targeting low-risk victims display more sexual preoccupations, inserting foreign objects and engaging in postmortem activities. These distinctions suggest distinct offender profiles for each lifestyle.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"1504-1523"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142985193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2024-08-09DOI: 10.1177/10778012241259725
Emma Richardson, Marc Alexander, Elizabeth Stokoe
{"title":"The Role of Alcohol in Initial Help-Seeking Telephone Calls About Domestic Violence to the Police.","authors":"Emma Richardson, Marc Alexander, Elizabeth Stokoe","doi":"10.1177/10778012241259725","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012241259725","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article investigates how domestic violence and abuse (DVA), its underreporting and its links with alcohol consumption, manifest in and impact the outcome of help-seeking telephone calls to U.K.-based police services. Conversation analysis of call-takers' questions about alcohol found that they either (a) focused only on the perpetrator's drinking, and occurred after informing callers that help was being dispatched, or (b) targeted both victims' and perpetrators' drinking and complicated the decisions to dispatch police assistance. The article helps specify the communicative practices that may constitute victims' negative experiences of disclosing DVA to the police.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"2526-2552"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12171046/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141914167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2024-07-25DOI: 10.1177/10778012241263103
Natasha Cortis, Ciara Smyth
{"title":"Specialist Financial Counseling for Women Affected by Domestic and Family Violence: Staff and Client Perspectives on an Australian Initiative.","authors":"Natasha Cortis, Ciara Smyth","doi":"10.1177/10778012241263103","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012241263103","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article examines staff and client perspectives on an initiative providing co-located specialist Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) financial counseling in women's legal services. An exploratory mixed-method study in five service locations captured perspectives via a client survey (<i>n</i> = 42), online interviews with staff (<i>n</i> = 15), and a review of services' progress reports. For staff and clients, integrating financial counseling into women's legal services contributed to a more comprehensive model of support which helped address the economic harms associated with violence. Findings highlight the benefits of service integration and co-location, which enabled staff to share knowledge and build capacity, and helped improve outcomes for women following violence.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"2642-2660"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12171035/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141761242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unveiling the Journey to Community Reintegration: Results from a Qualitative Study with Sexual Offenders on Parole.","authors":"Ana Rita Cardoso, Jorge Quintas, Gilda Santos","doi":"10.1177/0306624X251324661","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0306624X251324661","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>After serving a prison sentence, sex offenders embark on a community reintegration process, where they usually face several barriers that might negatively affect their successful return to society. Results from semi-structured interviews conducted with sex offenders revealed that participants perceive the economic difficulties, the nature of the crime, and the stigma as the main social factors hindering their community reintegration process. Additionally, prison and parole support are described as insufficient, lacking focus on the specific needs of the participants to act as an effective help. On the contrary, housing and affective relationships were not perceived as major obstacles to a successful reintegration. These findings highlight the need for policies that promote economic opportunities, reduce stigma, and enhance both prison-based and post-release support to facilitate a more effective reintegration process.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"1544-1559"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12214287/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143524813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child MaltreatmentPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-01-07DOI: 10.1177/10775595241312186
Leanne Heaton, William Sabol, Miranda Baumann, Arya Harison, Charlotte Goodell
{"title":"The Effects of Socioeconomic Contextual Factors on Racial Differences in CFSR-3 Permanency Outcomes.","authors":"Leanne Heaton, William Sabol, Miranda Baumann, Arya Harison, Charlotte Goodell","doi":"10.1177/10775595241312186","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10775595241312186","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We examined the role of state and county socioeconomic contextual characteristics in explaining Black-White child differences in permanency within one year of foster care entry. We estimated race-specific hierarchical linear models consisting of individual-level demographic and case characteristics of children, state and county socioeconomic contextual factors, and CFSR-3 performance-improvement plans. Findings showed that socioeconomic contextual characteristics were significantly associated with permanency for Black and White children in different ways. Rises in per capita income increased permanency for Black and White children. Conversely, increases in unemployment and SNAP recipiency decreased permanency for Black and White children. Expansions in public welfare benefits for children in female headed households increased permanency for White children but decreased permanency for Black children. County variation in effects and the permanency gap between White and Black children imply the need for further race-specific research on the efficacy of localized, cross-system responses that address socioeconomic conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":48052,"journal":{"name":"Child Maltreatment","volume":" ","pages":"540-552"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142956909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}