{"title":"EXPRESSION OF CONCERN to Second-Order Sexual Harassment: Violence Against the Silence Breakers Who Support the Victims.","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/10778012251369646","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251369646","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012251369646"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145034248","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":"Prevalence and Depiction of Gender-Based Violence in Spanish-Language Television Series.","authors":"Nikki McClaran, Megan Denneny, Juan Mundel","doi":"10.1177/10778012251372552","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251372552","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Latin American women, girls, and LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) individuals experience high rates of violence, making Latin America one of the world's most affected regions for gender-based violence. Television, a powerful socialization tool, shapes attitudes and influences behavior. This study analyzes 50 episodes from nine Spanish-language TV series set in Latin America, finding that 90% of episodes depict gender-based violence. However, few portray positive behavior modeling (e.g., victims seeking help) or include educational content. These findings underscore the need for research and interventions addressing how entertainment media shapes discourse around gender-based violence.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012251372552"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145016235","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":"Teaching Sexual Consent With a Narrative-Based Card Game.","authors":"Caleb Probst","doi":"10.1177/10778012251372554","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251372554","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Women in college experience alarming rates of sexual violence, despite universities' attempts to teach consent. Students often find the teaching unrealistic, believing it violates everyday sexual narratives. This case study of 27 students at a large American university playing and discussing <i>The Hook Up Game</i>, considers the possibilities for narrative-based card games to provide authentic consent learning. A narrative analysis compared the stories generated through gameplay to established sexual scripts, and collaborative discourse analysis examined the learning opportunities afforded by the game. Findings illustrate the capacity of narrative-based card games to create space for exploring the concept of sexual consent.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012251372554"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145001091","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":"\"Real Sexual Harassment\": Attrition Among Police-Reported Sexual Molestation Crimes in Sweden.","authors":"Linnea Wegerstad, Ulrika Andersson","doi":"10.1177/10778012251372551","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012251372551","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article presents findings from a quantitative analysis of 215 case files regarding incidents of the crime of sexual molestation reported to the Swedish Police. We track the incidents through the criminal justice system and show a clearance rate of 9%. The clearance rate is higher when the attack is of a physical nature, the suspect is a stranger, and the incident occurs in a public place. While the statutory definition of sexual molestation is inclusive, this study shows that substantially there is a typical case of sexual harassment that is criminalized; a kind of \"real sexual harassment\" emerges.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012251372551"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144971032","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":"Transforming the Self: Metaphors Used by Israeli Abused Women.","authors":"Eli Buchbinder, Zvi Eisikovits","doi":"10.1177/10778012251372553","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251372553","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Freeing the self from ongoing intimate partner violence is only part of overcoming its harmful consequences. Changes in the experience of abused women and their phenomenological world following separation or divorce from the perpetrator is essential for the process of recovery. This study analyzed the metaphors used by abused women to describe their lifeworld in violence and the processes experienced after the divorce, including transformation and emerging resilience. It was based on semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 12 women aged 33-55 years. They had been married for 5-30 years and were interviewed at least 5 years after divorcing their violent partners. Interpretive phenomenological analysis of the metaphors identified two key processes of change in the lifeworld of the women: (a) movement from emotional numbness and alienation from the self to reconnecting and (b) movement from couplehood based on men's control of decision-making to a sense of control and trust in their ability to cope and orient themselves in the world. The discussion focuses on the abused women's meaning-making, identifying a dialectical process between past and present.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012251372553"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144971042","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 : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2024-06-13DOI: 10.1177/10778012241259712
Leslie M Tutty
{"title":"\"It Was one of the Most Revealing Experiences of My Life:\" Women's Views on Group Counseling for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence.","authors":"Leslie M Tutty","doi":"10.1177/10778012241259712","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012241259712","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Groups are a common clinical intervention for women survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). This secondary mixed-methods analysis from a study of 567 Canadian women from the prairie provinces compared the mental health and well-being of 131 women who had attended a IPV group to 436 women who had not attended any group. Qualitatively, perspectives from 131 women (113 comments; 18 interviews) who attended some form of group treatment were analyzed. Of the 199 coded comments about the IPV groups, most were positive (157 or 78.9%), while the remaining 21.1% (42) reflected concerns or suggested changes. Clinical implications are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"2886-2911"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12241697/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141318397","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 : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-23DOI: 10.1177/10778012241265365
Harriet Townsend
{"title":"\"She Was Feeling Overwhelmed at Home Caring for Her Children\": Expectations of \"Intensive Motherhood\" as a Risk Factor for Young Women's Suicide.","authors":"Harriet Townsend","doi":"10.1177/10778012241265365","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012241265365","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Suicide is a leading cause of death among young women and perinatal mothers. This paper explores how expectations of motherhood played a role in young women's deaths by suicide. I question the notion that motherhood is a \"protective\" factor against suicide. Using the concept of \"intensive motherhood,\" I interrogate how expectations of mothers became fatal. Through analysis of 31 young Australian mothers who died by suicide, three key themes are explored, centered upon the theme of \"failing motherhood\": mothering without a father, mothering with mental illness, and the loss of care of children.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"2803-2829"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12241682/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141752890","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 : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-23DOI: 10.1177/10778012241265367
Madeline M Glawe, Lee Za Ong, Karisse A Callender, Barbara Wesson, Erin Schubert
{"title":"Natural Health Community Program and Well-Being: An Uncontrolled Study of Women Survivors of Domestic Violence.","authors":"Madeline M Glawe, Lee Za Ong, Karisse A Callender, Barbara Wesson, Erin Schubert","doi":"10.1177/10778012241265367","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012241265367","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study was to evaluate a local natural healing service program and to explore how engagement in natural healing services related to the well-being of survivors of domestic violence. Using longitudinal secondary data, we conducted <i>t</i>-tests, regression, and correlation analysis on three measures (hope, distress, and empowerment) that were completed by the participants (<i>N</i> = 31). We provided evidence of the positive impact of a community-based natural healing services program on the well-being of survivors of domestic violence, specifically their sense of hope. This research represents the potential for natural healing services provided at the community level.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"2937-2956"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141752897","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 : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1177/10778012241265362
Christopher J Wretman, Cynthia Fraga Rizo, Ruohui Zhao, Hongwei Zhang, Spenser R Radtke, Jeongsuk Kim, Angela Gwaltney, Rebecca J Macy
{"title":"Validation of Scales for Researching Stakeholders' Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence in China.","authors":"Christopher J Wretman, Cynthia Fraga Rizo, Ruohui Zhao, Hongwei Zhang, Spenser R Radtke, Jeongsuk Kim, Angela Gwaltney, Rebecca J Macy","doi":"10.1177/10778012241265362","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012241265362","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Domestic violence (DV) is a significant concern within China. Currently, there are few standardized measurement tools to gauge Chinese stakeholders' perceptions and beliefs concerning DV. This research sought to validate tools to be used with such stakeholders. Factor analyses were utilized on cross-sectional, survey data from a purposive sample of 683 Chinese DV professionals working in four institutions in Guangdong. Analyses developed three scales for measuring DV Definitions, DV Attitudes, and DV Policing. The development of these scales is beneficial to advance the already growing research related to DV in China in ways that are relevant to the Chinese context.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"2853-2885"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12241684/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141876141","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 : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2024-08-16DOI: 10.1177/10778012241270187
Julia O'Connor, Jill Hoxmeier, Jackie Woerner, Alison Cares
{"title":"Social Connections as a Protective Factor for Sexual Violence-Related Attitudes.","authors":"Julia O'Connor, Jill Hoxmeier, Jackie Woerner, Alison Cares","doi":"10.1177/10778012241270187","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012241270187","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Endorsing problematic sexual violence-related attitudes including rape myth acceptance (RMA), hostile sexism, and disapproval of sexual consent is associated with negative outcomes, including the perpetration of sexual violence. This study examined social connections as a protective factor for sexual violence-related attitudes among a sample of 770 participants. Results indicate that in the full sample, connections to a workplace were protective for RMA and hostile sexism while family connections were protective for disapproval of sexual consent, RMA, and hostile sexism. Patterns of other social connections differed in separate models for men and women. Unexpected findings indicating that connections to a religious social group are a risk, not a protective, factor are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"3049-3073"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141989059","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}