{"title":"Appreciating the Complexity of Local Gender-Based Violence Needs Assessments: Some Key Considerations and Tensions in Context.","authors":"Agnes Rieger, Dora N Watkins, Rachel C Garthe","doi":"10.1177/10778012241303472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241303472","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Needs assessments can be a pragmatic method to shape interventions addressing gender-based violence. They are complex endeavors even-or especially-at the local level (e.g., rape crisis centers, domestic violence shelters). Focusing on the US context, we highlight examples of the ways needs assessments can support the gender-based violence movement, and key tensions and considerations within needs assessment practice. We explore decisions that practitioners make when pursuing needs assessments and highlight conceptual and design considerations. We also provide a general discussion of needs assessment approaches. This paper aims to support nascent practitioner and researcher/evaluator work in gender-based violence needs assessments.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012241303472"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142819458","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":"Development and Feasibility of a Conversation Tool to Garner Mental Health and Intimate Partner Violence History from Patients Seeking Pelvic Healthcare: A Trauma-Informed Approach.","authors":"Kailey Snyder, Madeline Jelacic, Michelle Bridgeman, Kari Bargstadt-Wilson, Julie Peterson, Tara Richards","doi":"10.1177/10778012241297252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241297252","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A conversation tool was developed by a clinician/researcher partnership to garner mental health and intimate partner violence histories from patients seeking pelvic healthcare. A 3-stage mixed measures approach with healthcare providers (<i>n</i> = 22) and victim service experts (<i>n</i> = 8) was utilized to meet study aims. The finalized conversation tool was found to have satisfactory face and content validity as well as to be feasible to implement in clinical settings based on constructs related to acceptability, practicality, demand, and implementation. The next steps will focus on pilot testing the developed tool with health professional students and identifying tool dissemination strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012241297252"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142781183","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 : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2023-06-22DOI: 10.1177/10778012231182409
Jocelyn Elise Crowley
{"title":"Bystander Behavior and Sexual Harassment: The Case of the Fashion Industry.","authors":"Jocelyn Elise Crowley","doi":"10.1177/10778012231182409","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231182409","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines the role of bystander behavior in cases of sexual harassment within the cultural economy's fashion industry. Using grounded theory to explore 34 sexual harassment narratives posted on Instagram, this analysis revealed that while some bystander victim-alliance behavior occurred in the forms of verbal objections and a strong physical presence to thwart perpetrators, bystander facilitation of perpetrator abuse was much more common. Types of facilitation included active bystander complicity, bystander inaction, and what is termed automatic industry bystander deference, whereby seemingly widespread acceptance of certain norms in the business prevented intervention. Implications for victim counseling, bystander intervention training, and public policy reforms are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"4034-4058"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9680402","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 : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2023-07-28DOI: 10.1177/10778012231185545
Laurie M Graham, Adrienne M Lloyd, Agnieszka D McCort, Rebecca J Macy, Kathryn E Moracco, H Luz McNaughton Reyes, Sandra L Martin
{"title":"Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships to Implement and Evaluate Sexual and Relationship Violence Prevention Programs for Boys and Men.","authors":"Laurie M Graham, Adrienne M Lloyd, Agnieszka D McCort, Rebecca J Macy, Kathryn E Moracco, H Luz McNaughton Reyes, Sandra L Martin","doi":"10.1177/10778012231185545","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231185545","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although male-focused sexual and relationship violence (SRV) prevention programs are widely promulgated, limited guidance concerning how programs should be implemented for rigorous evaluation exists. To help develop evidence for such guidance, this paper reports on 20 interviews with leaders at youth-serving community-based organizations (CBOs) and educational institutions, which are sites for male-focused SRV prevention programs. This study examined: (1) how programs can be designed to engage male participants; and (2) how youth-serving CBOs and educational institutions can partner with researchers for evaluations. Findings underscore the importance of attending to the unique needs of program participants, their parents/guardians, and host organizations.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"4119-4140"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11610188/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9881282","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 : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2023-08-07DOI: 10.1177/10778012231189477
Leanna J Papp, Sandra R Levitsky, Elizabeth A Armstrong, Kamaria B Porter
{"title":"How Many Terms Does It Take to Define Sexual Assault? Inconsistencies in U.S. Higher Education Sexual Misconduct Policies.","authors":"Leanna J Papp, Sandra R Levitsky, Elizabeth A Armstrong, Kamaria B Porter","doi":"10.1177/10778012231189477","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231189477","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Campus sexual misconduct policies (SMPs) outline prohibited conduct. We sought to document the range of terms used to refer to forms of nonconsensual sexual contact in SMPs and to analyze the content of definitions provided for the term \"sexual assault.\" We coded the 2016-2017 SMPs from a sample of 381 U.S. schools. We identified 125 unique terms and documented both a terminological and conceptual morass around sexual assault. Policy language may have implications for students' and administrators' evaluation of experiences and reports of sexual assault.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"3970-3990"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9949134","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 : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2023-07-30DOI: 10.1177/10778012231188088
Gillian M Pinchevsky, Megan Bears Augustyn, Alan H Kennedy, Callie Marie Rennison
{"title":"Perceptions of Sexual Violence Terms Used in Statutes Throughout the United States.","authors":"Gillian M Pinchevsky, Megan Bears Augustyn, Alan H Kennedy, Callie Marie Rennison","doi":"10.1177/10778012231188088","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231188088","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The terminology used to describe sexually violent offenses vary, and how these labels are interpreted by the public remains unclear. This study explores the terms for the primary-legally most severe-offense of sexual violence in legal statutes across the United States and investigates how different terms evoke different perceptions about crime severity. Results indicate that nine different terms are used to identify the primary offense of sexual violence in state statutes, with significant differences in perceived severity for these terms. The findings have implications for the public's (mis)understanding of sexual violence and the treatment of survivors and perpetrators.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"3991-4011"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10273723","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 : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2023-07-07DOI: 10.1177/10778012231185538
Stina Fernqvist, Marie Flinkfeldt, Helena Tegler
{"title":"\"He Won't Pay\": The Entanglement of Financial Abuse and Negligence in Swedish Child Maintenance Processes.","authors":"Stina Fernqvist, Marie Flinkfeldt, Helena Tegler","doi":"10.1177/10778012231185538","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231185538","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since 2016, separated parents in Sweden are expected to pay child maintenance directly to each other unless special reasons, such as intimate partner violence (IPV), can be invoked. Problems with maintenance payments, which may involve expressions of financial abuse, have become a common topic in interactions between parents and the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (SSIA) that handles these cases. This article examines 132 phone calls to the SSIA, and the results show that payment problems are typically framed as relating to inability or negligence and not as possible indications of abuse. This highlights the need for training and capacity building regarding IPV in the Swedish welfare state.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"3879-3899"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11610185/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10117555","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 : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2023-07-18DOI: 10.1177/10778012231185540
Brianna Wilson, Sonia Zawitkowski, Sophie Weiss, Lieran Docherty, Paula C Barata
{"title":"How the Invisible Becomes Visible: The Lived Experience of Economic Abuse in Heterosexual Relationships.","authors":"Brianna Wilson, Sonia Zawitkowski, Sophie Weiss, Lieran Docherty, Paula C Barata","doi":"10.1177/10778012231185540","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231185540","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The invisible nature of economic abuse contributes to its pervasiveness. Through interviews with 14 women survivors in Canada, this study identifies the ways in which economic abuse is (in)visible to survivors. There were three major themes: \"Constructing and maintaining the fairy-tale\" describes how gender roles and ideas of love concealed abuse. \"The normalization of financial problems in heterosexual relationships\" examines how disagreements about money were normalized in ways that masked abuse. \"Recognizing economic abuse\" describes how breaking away from expectations was critical to recognition. These findings can aid in improving support to help survivors identify, avoid, and escape economic abuse.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"3799-3824"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11610189/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9827175","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 : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2023-09-24DOI: 10.1177/10778012231203002
Sarah Beranbaum, Wendy D'Andrea
{"title":"Trauma-Informed Yoga: A Capacity Building and Wellness Strengthening Intervention for Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Affiliative Staff.","authors":"Sarah Beranbaum, Wendy D'Andrea","doi":"10.1177/10778012231203002","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231203002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This evaluation examines the impacts of Exhale to Inhale's trauma-informed yoga (TIY) on stress, somatic complaints, and self-efficacy among female survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) and affiliated staff in community-based domestic violence agencies. A two-phase study design was employed, the first of which collected data from in-person group classes and the second from remotely taught classes due to COVID-19 safety restrictions. Collected over 3 years, 526 female survivors (<i>n</i> = 361) and staff (<i>n</i> = 165) from 66 domestic violence agencies completed surveys revealing improved stress, somatic complaints, and self-efficacy following a single TIY session. TIY serves as a capacity-building intervention that is suitable and adaptable for survivors of IPV and the staff at domestic violence agencies.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"4101-4118"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41147000","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 : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2023-10-03DOI: 10.1177/10778012231203001
Heeyoung Lee, Soo-Yeon Moon, Na-Young Lee
{"title":"Industry Culture Matters: Sexual Harassment in the South Korean Film Industry.","authors":"Heeyoung Lee, Soo-Yeon Moon, Na-Young Lee","doi":"10.1177/10778012231203001","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231203001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study analyzes factors of sexual harassment in the workplace based on sample survey data on women working in the Korean film industry (<i>n</i> = 449) using logistic regression analysis. It finds higher education, younger age, and union membership increase harassment risk, suggesting backlash against feminism post-#MeToo. A higher proportion of men at shooting locations raises harassment likelihood, reflecting the industry's unique conditions. Longer work hours also increase harassment probability. The findings highlight the importance of considering industrial context in addressing workplace harassment. They emphasize the need for policies improving gender representation in film.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"4080-4100"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41152674","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}