Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2024-02-29DOI: 10.1177/10778012241234897
Suzanne L Osman, Tieryn R Gingerich
{"title":"Incapacitated and/or Forcible Rape Experience Predicting College Women's Rape Victim Empathy.","authors":"Suzanne L Osman, Tieryn R Gingerich","doi":"10.1177/10778012241234897","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012241234897","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rape experience is common and victim empathy may help address it (e.g., prevention, victim support). We examined rape victim empathy based on type of rape experience (none, incapacitated, forcible, combined). Undergraduate women (<i>n </i>= 658) completed the Rape Victim Empathy-During Subscale and Sexual Experiences Survey-Short Form Victimization. Rape experience was associated with greater empathy, especially for those with any forcible experience. Perhaps due to weaker memory of their own rape event, incapacitated victims may be relatively less able than forcible victims to understand another victim's perspective during a rape. Researchers should consider examining incapacitated and forcible rape as distinct experiences.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"1712-1724"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139991340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is 'Victim-Survivor' Our Imperfect Alternative to Describing People with Lived Experience of Sexual Violence? A Feminist Symbolic Interactionist Analysis, Considering How Ethnicity, Gender, and Disability Interact with Language Choice.","authors":"Laura Jane Bower","doi":"10.1177/10778012251338454","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251338454","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Feminist violence and abuse literature is caught in the grips of a debate surrounding the most appropriate language to describe people with lived experiences of sexual violence. This article offers a theoretical tracing of the history of the normative framings of \"victim\" and \"survivor,\" and the emerging alternative \"victim-survivor,\" through a symbolic interactionist lens. Given that both \"victim\" and \"survivor\" labels hold distinct disadvantages in isolation, particularly among the survivor discourse for ethnic minority and disabled and male victim/survivors, \"victim-survivor\" offers an alternative, in a similar fashion to LGBTQ+, affording flexibility for victim/survivors to occupy a multi-dimensional form of identity.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012251338454"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143983831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rhea Milson, Ebony Ashton-Rowling, Victoria Cole, Bethan Graham, Aeryn Nicoll
{"title":"Online Sexual Harassment, Disordered Eating Attitudes, and Body Shame in Young Women.","authors":"Rhea Milson, Ebony Ashton-Rowling, Victoria Cole, Bethan Graham, Aeryn Nicoll","doi":"10.1177/10778012251338476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251338476","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sexual harassment is associated with disordered eating in young women, directly and indirectly, via body shame. However, today, young women are not only experiencing sexual harassment in-person, but also online. We recruited a non-clinical sample of young women (<i>N</i> = 146) to examine the direct and indirect relationships between online sexual harassment, disordered eating attitudes, and body shame. Findings revealed that online sexual harassment positively predicted disordered eating attitudes directly and indirectly, via body shame. These findings offer initial support for examining the utility of online sexual harassment and body shame to further understand disordered eating in young women.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012251338476"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144055959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yangjin Park, Jingyeong Song, Bethany Wood, Toni Gallegos, Saltanat Childress
{"title":"A Global Examination on the Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: A Multilevel Modeling Analysis.","authors":"Yangjin Park, Jingyeong Song, Bethany Wood, Toni Gallegos, Saltanat Childress","doi":"10.1177/10778012251338388","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251338388","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) is a global health and human rights issue. This study explores the multilevel risk factors-individual, interpersonal, neighborhood, and national-that influence attitudes toward wife abuse. Using multilevel modeling, data from the World Value Survey and country-level datasets (<i>n</i> = 76,025), our findings suggest that improving perceptions of gender inequality (individual-level) and emphasizing the values of democracy (country-level) are particularly critical to reducing positive attitudes toward IPVAW. Additionally, merely enacting domestic violence laws may not change attitudes that tolerate IPVAW. Instead, the proper implementation, resources, and public awareness of these laws are crucial, particularly among women.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012251338388"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144050316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carol He, Kate Shannon, Melissa Braschel, Mika Ohtsuka, Charlie Zhou, Kathleen Deering
{"title":"Higher Sexual Relationship Power Associated With Optimal HIV Treatment and Care Outcomes Among Women Living With HIV in Heterosexual Relationships in Metro Vancouver.","authors":"Carol He, Kate Shannon, Melissa Braschel, Mika Ohtsuka, Charlie Zhou, Kathleen Deering","doi":"10.1177/10778012251334769","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251334769","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study among a longitudinal cohort of women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Metro Vancouver, Canada (2014-2019), we used bivariate and multivariable logistic regression with generalized estimating equations to investigate associations between low, medium, and high relationship power and two outcomes among women in heterosexual relationships: (1) being on antiretroviral therapy (ART); (2) optimal ART use. Multivariable analysis suggested that high and medium relationship power were significantly associated with being on ART and optimal ART use. These findings suggest the critical importance of relationship power screening, strength-focused couples-based interventions and structural approaches to address gendered inequities, norms and HIV stigma.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012251334769"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144016088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Equivocal Justice: Migrant and Refugee Survivors of Family Violence and Interactions With the Australian Legal System.","authors":"Claire Sullivan, Karen Block, Jeanine Hourani, Cathy Vaughan","doi":"10.1177/10778012251334767","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251334767","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Little is known about how migrant and refugee women who experience family violence interact with the Australian justice system. Drawing on interviews with survivors and service providers and a focus group discussion (<i>n</i> = 73), this paper explores how survivors view and engage with Australian legal interventions. We found the legal system to be an unreliable site for migrant and refugee women; it was capable of both perpetuating violence through institutional discrimination and offering much-needed protection, at times simultaneously. Interactions were influenced by and influenced survivors' legal consciousness and informed their relationship with the resettlement state. The findings underscore the importance of legal responses premised upon listening to survivors' claims, respecting their agency, and accounting for the intersectional realities of their lives.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012251334767"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144036364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carmen Rodríguez-Domínguez, Rocío Vizcaíno-Cuenca, Mercedes Durán
{"title":"\"If I Didn't Ask for It, Don't Show It\": Women's Reactions to Unwanted Sexual Images Sent by Men and the Influence of Sexism, Social Norms, and Sense of Power.","authors":"Carmen Rodríguez-Domínguez, Rocío Vizcaíno-Cuenca, Mercedes Durán","doi":"10.1177/10778012251334763","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251334763","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The unsolicited reception of sexual images is understudied issue with important consequences for women. Our research with 392 Spanish women aged 18-45 years examined the frequency and prevalence of unsolicited genital images, the relationship with the sender, and women's reactions. Results showed that 74% of participants had received such images, mainly from strangers (45.7%) or known men (21.9%). Reactions included blocking, telling friends, expressing rejection, and ignoring. Hostile sexism and adherence to social norms were associated with more positive reactions. Educating about the negative impacts of unsolicited sexual images and addressing sexism and social norms may help combat cyber-sexual violence.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012251334763"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144055955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing the Need for Adapting a Measure of Sexual Assault Risk Perception to be Culturally Specific for Black College Women.","authors":"Noelle M St Vil, Kathleen A Parks","doi":"10.1177/10778012251329357","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251329357","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Using a mixed methods approach, this study sought feedback from Black college women (<i>n</i> = 60) on an existing Video Vignette Risk Perception Measure (VVRPM) developed for assessing women's awareness of behavioral and environmental risk cues of sexual assault. Findings from this study suggest that the current VVRPM is not an accurate measure for assessing SA risk cue awareness in Black college women as it is not culturally congruent with their lived experiences (e.g., dress, lighting, music, activities). Incorporation of this feedback will be important for modifying the VVRPM to be culturally specific for use with Black college women.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012251329357"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144026095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Obstetric Violence Against Women in the Portuguese Context: A Qualitative In-Depth Approach.","authors":"Elisa Aires, Carla Antunes, Eunice Magalhães, Célia Ferreira","doi":"10.1177/10778012251334765","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251334765","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Evidence suggests that women worldwide experience mistreatment during institutional childbirth. This qualitative study aimed to explore obstetric violence in Portugal, specifically, its related factors and perceived impact. The inductive thematic analysis of 19 semi-structured interviews with women living in Portugal (22-41 years old), who identified themselves as victims, revealed six central themes: (1) obstetric violence, (2) the impact of obstetric violence, (3) victims' awareness, (4) coping strategies, and (5) explanatory factors. This study adds relevant evidence on what (experiences), why (explanatory factors), and how (processes and coping strategies) obstetric violence might occur, as well as its psychological, interpersonal, and physical impacts.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012251334765"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144047447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Kristen Hefner, Xueli Qiu, Ruth E Fleury-Steiner, Susan L Miller
{"title":"\"He Just Wants to Get Under My Skin\": Systemic Barriers That Mother-Survivors Confront While Prioritizing Protection.","authors":"M Kristen Hefner, Xueli Qiu, Ruth E Fleury-Steiner, Susan L Miller","doi":"10.1177/10778012251334766","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251334766","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The U.S. legal system reproduces asymmetric power dynamics within abusive relationships. Existing research fails to delineate how civil protection orders increase mother-survivors' vulnerability to continued abuse. Interviews with mother-survivors yielded three themes regarding the ways abusers used children and legal proceedings to maintain power over women: (1) litigation abuse, (2) continued coercive control/harassment, and (3) deliberate sabotage/evading parental responsibilities. Findings illustrate the interconnectedness of abusers' tactics and systemic barriers that jeopardize mother-survivors' and children's well-being. Recommendations for improving legal system responses include implementing early intervention programs to support families, expanding IPV/A legislation to include coercive control, and increasing training for judges.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012251334766"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143984587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}