Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2023-11-28DOI: 10.1177/10778012231216717
Aria F Wiseblatt, Maria Testa, Jennifer P Read
{"title":"Do Risk Factors for Incapacitated and Other Sexual Assault Differ for Black and White College Women? A Preliminary Investigation.","authors":"Aria F Wiseblatt, Maria Testa, Jennifer P Read","doi":"10.1177/10778012231216717","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231216717","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Heavy episodic drinking (HED) and hookups are risk factors for college women's sexual assault (SA). Black women engage in these behaviors less frequently than White women. We prospectively examined HED and hookups as mechanisms of incapacitated SA (ISA) and other SA (OSA) risks for Black and White first-year college women and sociocontextual factors that may contribute differentially to risk. In mediation analyses, Black women's less frequent HED predicted lower ISA. SA characteristics (e.g., setting) also differed by race. Mechanisms and types of assault risk may not be the same for all college women, an important consideration for intervention efforts.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"617-636"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11130078/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138452629","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 : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2023-10-26DOI: 10.1177/10778012231209015
Stephanie B Lietzau, Brianne E Aiken, Caroline C Cooney, Christina M Dardis
{"title":"Social Reactions to Disclosures of Intimate Partner Stalking and Unwanted Pursuit Behaviors: Associations With PTSD, Academic Outcomes, and Empowerment.","authors":"Stephanie B Lietzau, Brianne E Aiken, Caroline C Cooney, Christina M Dardis","doi":"10.1177/10778012231209015","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231209015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Among college survivors of unwanted pursuit behaviors (UPBs; 40.1%, <i>n</i> = 189) or intimate partner stalking (IPS, i.e., UPBs causing emotional distress; 32.1%, <i>n</i> = 151), the present study examined effects of social reactions to disclosures on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology, academic outcomes, and personal empowerment. Compared to UPB survivors, IPS survivors were more likely to disclose and reported higher positive and negative reactions to disclosure as well as greater frequency of UPBs/IPS, IPV, and PTSD symptoms. Among both groups, only negative social reactions were positively associated with PTSD symptoms. However, among IPS (but not UPB) survivors, only positive social reactions were related to academic outcomes and empowerment when controlling for PTSD and IPS frequency. Implications for research and practice are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"449-474"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54231219","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}
Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2023-11-03DOI: 10.1177/10778012231208985
Crystal J Giesbrecht, Amber J Fletcher, Melissa A Wuerch
{"title":"Intimate Partner Violence, Animal Maltreatment, and Barriers to Safety for Survivors with Companion Animals and Livestock: Findings From a Qualitative Study.","authors":"Crystal J Giesbrecht, Amber J Fletcher, Melissa A Wuerch","doi":"10.1177/10778012231208985","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231208985","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article examines the co-occurrence of violence against women and violence against animals based on interviews with 15 survivors in Saskatchewan, Canada. The qualitative data reveal complex dynamics of the human-animal bond for victims/survivors. Insufficient social supports exacerbate barriers for leaving relationships with animals when experiencing intimate partner violence; nonetheless, the participants perceived animals as crucial to their well-being. Care of horses and livestock is further complicated by financial issues and difficulty evacuating large animals. Survivors emphasized the need for social programs to assist survivors who care for companion animals and large animals.<b>Content warning:</b> This article contains descriptions of violence and abuse toward companion animals, horses, and livestock, as well as examples of animals being killed.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"421-448"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71427332","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}
Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-03-11DOI: 10.1177/10778012241234891
Fizza Raza, Heili Pals
{"title":"Attitudes Toward Wife Beating in Pakistan: Over-Time Comparative Trends by Gender.","authors":"Fizza Raza, Heili Pals","doi":"10.1177/10778012241234891","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012241234891","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We investigate the determinants and over time patterns of perceptions toward wife beating from 2012 to 2018 in Pakistan. We use two waves of the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey that include ever-married women and men aged 15 to 49 (12,607 women and 3052 men in 2012 and 11,543 women and 3055 men in 2018). Education, employment, wealth, and region influence attitudes toward wife beating. While women are generally more tolerant toward wife beating than men, the presence of a family member during the interview further increased their tolerance toward wife beating. Wife beating support has increased over time among women whose interviews were overheard and men. Additionally, households with joint decision-making have a lower tolerance toward wife beating, even lower than households where the wife is the main decision-maker.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"398-420"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140094587","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":"Lifetime Abuse and the Barriers to Women Aged 50 and Over Using Domestic Violence Services in Germany.","authors":"Grit Höppner","doi":"10.1177/10778012241313481","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241313481","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Women often suffer abuse for many years before they turn to social services for victims and survivors of domestic violence (DV). This article examines the barriers that prevent women aged 50 and over from using these services. Adopting an intersectional approach, the article presents findings from a qualitative research project conducted in Germany. The findings suggest that services designed for DV victims and survivors in mind have not succeeded in eliminating these barriers to older women accessing the services. This calls for age sensitivity so that DV services can actually provide support to DV victims and survivors of all ages that they claim to offer.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012241313481"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143053656","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}
Awol Ali Mohammed, Hazel Rose Barrett, Nigussie Afesha
{"title":"Women and Peace-Building: A Case Study of the Guji-Gedio Conflict in Southern Ethiopia.","authors":"Awol Ali Mohammed, Hazel Rose Barrett, Nigussie Afesha","doi":"10.1177/10778012241313483","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241313483","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines the critical roles of women in post-conflict peace-building, with a particular focus on the Guji-Gedio conflict in southern Ethiopia. Using a qualitative research approach that integrates primary and secondary data, the study draws insights from 61 participants through key informant interviews, in-depth discussions with community members, and focus group sessions with women. The findings reveal that, despite enduring significant hardships during conflict, women's contributions to peace-building are severely restricted by entrenched patriarchal norms, traditional gender expectations, and limited access to education. The study underscores the pressing need for targeted interventions to dismantle these structural barriers and foster inclusive, equitable, and sustainable peace-building processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012241313483"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143048181","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":"Investigation of the Relationship Between Spousal Violence and Quality of Life Experienced by Cancer Patients Receiving Immunosuppressive Therapy.","authors":"Sema İçel, Sema Serpil Kiliç","doi":"10.1177/10778012241313480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241313480","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Starting from the diagnosis stage of it and throughout the terminal period, cancer is an illness that forms serious stress for patients. The aim of this study is to investigate whether spousal violence has an effect on the quality of life of cancer patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy. This is a cross-sectional and self-reported study based on quantitative data. The present study was carried out with 153 adult female patients who were registered to the oncology service of a hospital in Turkey, and receiving immunosuppressive therapy. The participants were exposed to partner violence with an average close to medium level and their quality of life is moderate. As the participants' mean scores on the Spousal Violence Against Women Scale increased, the total score on the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Form decreased, and there was a statistically significant negative difference between the two scales (<i>p</i> < .001). Since spousal violence against women negatively affects the quality of life of women receiving cancer treatment, actions to reduce violence against women should be planned and implemented urgently, and healthcare professionals working at all levels of healthcare institutions should provide the necessary professional support to detect spousal violence in women undergoing cancer treatment and to eliminate its negative effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012241313480"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143029407","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}
Charo Lacalle, Beatriz Gómez-Morales, Mireya Vicent-Ibáñez, Sara Narvaiza
{"title":"\"She Looks Like She'd Be a Filthy Pig in Bed\": Online Misogyny and Denigration of Women Politicians.","authors":"Charo Lacalle, Beatriz Gómez-Morales, Mireya Vicent-Ibáñez, Sara Narvaiza","doi":"10.1177/10778012241313479","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241313479","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article summarizes the main results of a study about the disparagement of women politicians in Spain. The thematic analysis of 1,245 comments spontaneously posted on the <i>Burbuja.info</i> forum reveals that the commenters feel entitled to humiliate and disparage the eight female politicians embattled by the hate speech posts. While the main targets of this form of harassment have been women representatives of left-wing parties, the focus of the disparaging attacks has been the female body. This explains why those who were overweight were the most vilified, even during periods when they had a lower profile in the media.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012241313479"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143011706","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}
Jane E M Callaghan, Lisa C Fellin, Stavroula Mavrou, Joanne H Alexander, Vasiliki Deliyianni-Kouimtzis, Judith Sixsmith
{"title":"Managing Masculinity When Growing up With a Violent Father: A Qualitative Study of Boys' Experiences.","authors":"Jane E M Callaghan, Lisa C Fellin, Stavroula Mavrou, Joanne H Alexander, Vasiliki Deliyianni-Kouimtzis, Judith Sixsmith","doi":"10.1177/10778012241303462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241303462","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A limited qualitative literature explores children's lived experiences of violence; boys' relationships with perpetrator fathers remain largely unexplored. Drawing on interviews with 31 boys, this paper explores the accounts of their relationships with their perpetrator fathers, focusing particularly on the implications of boys' understanding of these relationships for their sense of burgeoning masculinity. Three themes are considered: in (a) relational ambiguity; (b) performing masculinities, managing violence; and (c) envisioning alternative futures and re-visioning the past. Our findings highlight the importance of interventions for boys that facilitate the expression of their often complex and ambivalent feelings and fears about their father's violence, and what it means for them and their future.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012241303462"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143012063","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":"Re-reading Pistorius. How Do Hegemonic Masculinity, Celebrity Status, and Affective Atmosphere Help Us Understand Pistorius's Crime?","authors":"Przemysław Nosal, Natalia Organista","doi":"10.1177/10778012241309364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241309364","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Oscar Pistorius's parole in January 2024 offers a new perspective on the South African runner. This article examines Pistorius within the context of social factors that influenced his behavior and the murder of Reeva Steenkamp. Drawing on Connell's gender order theory, Messner's triad of violence, and affective atmosphere, it reveals how Pistorius, despite his disability, embraced hegemonic masculinity and became a sports star. The case highlights professional men's sports as a potential risk factor for violent behavior but underscores the need for contextualizing violence in sports, as predicting its occurrence is complex.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012241309364"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143012495","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}