Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2023-12-12DOI: 10.1177/10778012231220369
Susan L Miller, Ruth Fleury-Steiner, Lauren C Camphausen, Sarah A Wells, Jennifer A Horney
{"title":"Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States by Domestic Violence Coalition Leaders.","authors":"Susan L Miller, Ruth Fleury-Steiner, Lauren C Camphausen, Sarah A Wells, Jennifer A Horney","doi":"10.1177/10778012231220369","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231220369","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This U.S. study explores lessons learned about domestic violence service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic identified by state, territory, and tribal coalition leadership to advance preparedness and guide structural improvements for future disasters. Semi-structured interviews with 25 Coalition leaders identified public health control measures and victim-centered strategies used to mitigate the pandemic's impacts on services and advocacy. Three main themes emerged: workforce innovations, system empowerment, and the simultaneous pandemic of racial injustice. The COVID-19 pandemic inspired Coalitions to respond creatively and highlighted resources needed to support survivors and the domestic violence (DV) workforce going forward, including reassessing the current state of the DV movement.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"720-737"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138810560","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-02-04DOI: 10.1177/10778012241230327
Cindy L Ogden, Leslie M Tutty
{"title":"\"We Get Our Healing Through Traditional Ways\": Canadian Indigenous Women's Use of Violence Against Women Shelters, Mainstream Counseling, and Traditional Healing.","authors":"Cindy L Ogden, Leslie M Tutty","doi":"10.1177/10778012241230327","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012241230327","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We know little about what services are accessed by Indigenous women abused by intimate partners (IPV). This mixed-methods secondary analysis examines the demographics and narratives of 40 Canadian Indigenous women regarding their use of violence against women (VAW) emergency shelters (55%), second-stage VAW shelters (7.5%), mainstream community counseling (70%), and Indigenous healing practices (42.5%). Five women who identified as LGBTQ or two-spirit accessed community services but not VAW shelters. The women had experienced severe IPV, but scored below clinical cut-offs for depression, psychological distress, and PTSD. They described strengths, concerns, and barriers in accessing services. Implications for counselors are presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"870-891"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11792393/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139681550","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-02-05DOI: 10.1177/10778012231222491
Yuliya Shyrokonis, Sarah Peitzmeier, Malorie Ward, Lisa Fedina, Rich Tolman, Todd I Herrenkohl
{"title":"Help-Seeking and Service Utilization Among Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in Michigan During the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Yuliya Shyrokonis, Sarah Peitzmeier, Malorie Ward, Lisa Fedina, Rich Tolman, Todd I Herrenkohl","doi":"10.1177/10778012231222491","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231222491","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores formal and informal intimate partner violence (IPV) service use among women and transgender/nonbinary individuals in the state of Michigan during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 14.8% (<i>N</i> = 173) of participants experienced IPV during this period, and 70% utilized at least one formal IPV service (13.3%). Up to 22% of survivors reported wanting to seek formal help but not doing so due to fear of partner reprisal, contracting COVID-19, or COVID-related service reductions. White, pregnant, and part-time-employed survivors were most likely to seek informal help. Older, higher-income, white, part-time-employed, pregnant, and non-essential worker survivors were most likely to seek formal help.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"695-719"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139693025","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-01-09DOI: 10.1177/10778012231222487
Dayanga Randeniya, Charlene Y Senn
{"title":"Predictors of Rape Myth Acceptance Among South Asian Students in Canada.","authors":"Dayanga Randeniya, Charlene Y Senn","doi":"10.1177/10778012231222487","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231222487","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transmission of rape myths is expected in every culture, yet limited research exists on rape myth acceptance (RMA) within global South Asian (SA) diasporas. We examined whether gender, attitudes toward gender roles, and patriarchal beliefs contributed to RMA among young SA adults in Canada. An ethnically diverse sample of 116 (ages 17-25) students, comprising equal numbers of men and women and domestic and international students, completed an online survey. SA students were generally egalitarian with low RMA similar to the majority of North American samples. As predicted, male gender, traditional attitudes towards SA women, and patriarchal beliefs were strong predictors of RMA.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"960-980"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11792389/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139404587","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-02-04DOI: 10.1177/10778012241230323
Paula Skye Tallman, Gabriela Salmon-Mulanovich, Natalie Archdeacon, Aman Kothadia, Lucia Lopez Flores, Karina Castañeda, Shalean Collins, Binahayati Rusyidi, Stroma Cole
{"title":"\"Gender-Based Water Violence\": Cross-Cultural Evidence for Severe Harm Associated With Water Insecurity for Women and Girls.","authors":"Paula Skye Tallman, Gabriela Salmon-Mulanovich, Natalie Archdeacon, Aman Kothadia, Lucia Lopez Flores, Karina Castañeda, Shalean Collins, Binahayati Rusyidi, Stroma Cole","doi":"10.1177/10778012241230323","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012241230323","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We examined how study participants in Indonesia and Peru viewed the relationship between water insecurity and women's health via thematic analysis of interviews and focus groups. Participants reported that water insecurity led to vaginal infections, miscarriage, premature births, uterine prolapse, poor nutrition, restricted economic opportunities, and intergenerational cycles of poverty. Participants in both countries stated that extreme burdens associated with water insecurity should be categorized as violence. Based on these findings, we developed the concept of \"gender-based water violence,\" defined as the spectrum of stressors associated with water insecurity that are so severe as to threaten human health and well-being, particularly that of women and girls.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"916-932"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139681549","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-01-05DOI: 10.1177/10778012231220380
M C Terol-Cantero, M Martin-Aragón Gelabert, C Vázquez Rodríguez, M Velikova Dimitrova, M J Navarro Ríos, J Manchón López
{"title":"APPS-S: A Tool for Measuring the Attitudes Toward Prostitution and Women in Prostitution in the Spanish Population.","authors":"M C Terol-Cantero, M Martin-Aragón Gelabert, C Vázquez Rodríguez, M Velikova Dimitrova, M J Navarro Ríos, J Manchón López","doi":"10.1177/10778012231220380","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231220380","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study was designed with the purpose of testing the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Attitudes toward Prostitution and Prostitutes Scale through three studies with different samples. The first one explores the test's dimensional structure or constructs validity through confirmatory factor analysis, as well as internal consistency and test-retest reliability. The second one focuses on discriminant and criteria validity. Finally, the third one examines the scale's convergent validity and its sensitivity to detecting changes. The results support two subscales with an optimal index of internal consistency, structural stability over time, and discriminative power between groups of participants. It is, therefore, an adequate tool for adults as well as young people and teenagers, and for detecting changes in the context of intervention or awareness workshops.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"1000-1025"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11792386/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139098799","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2023-12-25DOI: 10.1177/10778012231222492
Reina Kiefer, Roselyn Peterson, Lindsay M Orchowski
{"title":"Correlates of College Women's Sexual Assault Resistance Self-Efficacy.","authors":"Reina Kiefer, Roselyn Peterson, Lindsay M Orchowski","doi":"10.1177/10778012231222492","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231222492","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Studies suggest that actively fighting back against an attacker is effective in decreasing the severity and completion of a sexual assault, yet little is known about the factors that contribute to women's confidence in fighting back. Accordingly, the present study examines correlates of college women's self-efficacy in resisting unwanted sexual advances (<i>N</i> = 650). Results suggest that fewer psychological barriers to resistance, greater sexual communication, increased use of dating self-protective behaviors, and greater sexual assertiveness were associated with increased sexual resistance self-efficacy. Findings underscore the importance of developing sexual assault prevention programs that increase women's confidence in fighting back.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"981-999"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11332363/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139037964","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-01-02DOI: 10.1177/10778012231222489
Lidia Vásquez, Chunrye Kim, Valli Rajah
{"title":"Intimate Partner Violence in El Salvador: A Relationship Between Femicide Attempts and Barriers to Help-Seeking.","authors":"Lidia Vásquez, Chunrye Kim, Valli Rajah","doi":"10.1177/10778012231222489","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231222489","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research has examined the relationship between femicides, understood as the killing of any woman, and intimate partner violence (IPV). Additionally, women have been found to seek out formal help when they deem their experiences to be severe, yet many reasons prevent them from doing so; hindering our ability to interrupt the cycle of violence and further victimization. Using the Salvadoran 2017 Violence Against Women National Survey, this study examines the relationships between femicide attempts, IPV, and formal help-seeking. We find a significant positive relationship between experiencing a femicide attempt and IPV, and specific reasons for not seeking formal help.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"750-766"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139080951","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-03-01DOI: 10.1177/10778012241231779
Ila Gautham, John Coverdale, Phuong T Nguyen, Mollie R Gordon
{"title":"Clinical and Advocacy Implications of the <i>Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization</i> Ruling on Trafficked Persons.","authors":"Ila Gautham, John Coverdale, Phuong T Nguyen, Mollie R Gordon","doi":"10.1177/10778012241231779","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012241231779","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The United States Supreme Court decision on the case of <i>Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization</i> abolished federal protections of abortion, leaving abortion legislation at the discretion of individual states. Trafficked persons are a population especially vulnerable to the impacts of this ruling. Because there is no existing literature describing the effects of restrictive abortion legislation on this group, we described some of the potential consequences of restrictive abortion laws for sex and labor trafficked persons, based on real case examples. We describe steps that should be taken to sufficiently protect and support pregnant trafficked women in relation to the <i>Dobbs</i> law.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"1026-1036"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11792384/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139997610","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-03-14DOI: 10.1177/10778012241231784
Collette Kirwan, Pauline Meskell, Linda Biesty, Maura Dowling, Anne Kirwan
{"title":"IPV Routine Enquiry in Antenatal Care: Perspectives of Women and Healthcare Professionals-A Qualitative Study.","authors":"Collette Kirwan, Pauline Meskell, Linda Biesty, Maura Dowling, Anne Kirwan","doi":"10.1177/10778012241231784","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012241231784","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite one in three women experiencing abuse by an intimate partner in their lifetime, intimate partner violence (IPV) is under-reported. Globally, IPV routine enquiry is used as part of healthcare response to addressing IPV. This paper presents the views of pregnant women (<i>n </i>= 40) and providers (<i>n </i>= 30) of IPV routine enquiry as part of antenatal care policy in Ireland. Respondents supported IPV routine enquiry as part of usual antenatal care, and while immediate disclosure was recognized as important, it was not a primary expectation. Routine enquiry was seen as a woman's right and a providers' duty to provide holistic, empowered, women centered and safe care and where provision of information and education on IPV is as fundamental as the disclosure of abuse.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"841-869"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140132706","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}