{"title":"Identifying Sexual Abuse in Same-Sex Relationships: Turning Points and Meta-Narratives","authors":"Carolina Øverlien","doi":"10.1007/s10896-023-00671-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00671-y","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Purpose</h3><p>Youth intimate partner violence (YIPV) is an under-researched topic within the field of domestic violence. This is particularly true of same-sex YIPV. In this article, the words of one young man, Philip, are analyzed to explore how he narrates his process of defining his sexual experiences as abuse and, consequently, himself as a possible victim of IPV.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>The qualitative in-depth interview with Philip was conducted as part of a larger study on YIPV in Norway, with a specific focus on sexual YIPV. The article is framed both theoretically and methodologically by the assumption that narratives give meaning to our experiences. Meta-narratives and turning points are used as tools for narrative analysis.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Important contextual issues in Philip’s storyline include his prior exposure to severe homophobic bullying, being forced to return to the closet as his partner had not yet come out, and no prior experience of serious romantic relationship. Influential cultural meta-narratives regarding IPV and gender that complicate his process of identifying his experiences as abuse include the violence of adult men towards adult women, the ever-present male sex drive, and the importance of physical violence and bodily size and strength. The findings are discussed in light of the theory of the ideal victim.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusion</h3><p>Schools need to include sexual minority youth when teaching about sex and relationships, and professionals working with youth need to actively ask them about experiences of violence and abuse in their relationships, regardless of their sexuality.</p>","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138547825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel W. Oesterle, Erica Goodman, RaeAnn E. Anderson
{"title":"Evaluating Two Approaches to Matching Anonymous Survey IDs in Longitudinal Research on Sexual Assault Perpetration Among College Men","authors":"Daniel W. Oesterle, Erica Goodman, RaeAnn E. Anderson","doi":"10.1007/s10896-023-00674-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00674-9","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Purpose</h3><p>Sexual assault is a widespread issue on college campuses, wherein men disproportionately perpetrate this form of violence against women. While cross-sectional research has helped identify salient risk factors related to sexual perpetration, it remains critical for researchers to understand how these risk factors vary over time; however, numerous challenges exist to conducting longitudinal research on sexual perpetration. The current study was conducted to address one of the logistical barriers to longitudinal research — linking data anonymously — by examining two methods for participant-generated study IDs. Further, the current study examines if specific predictors of sexual assault (i.e., trait aggression, sexual assault victimization, and perpetration history) are related to study retention and successful re-creation of study IDs over time.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>Participants included 271 college students (95.1% men) who completed the baseline survey, with 56.1% (<i>n</i> = 152) of the total sample whose data was retained for analyses were randomly assigned to create type A IDs and 43.9% (<i>n</i> = 119) randomly assigned to create type B IDs.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>A total of 35.1% of the study sample (<i>n</i> = 95) completed the one-week follow-up survey and successfully matched their IDs across time-points. There were no differences between ID types in match rates. Further, results indicated that no differences were detected related to sexual assault-specific predictors on either successful matching of IDs across time, or in study retention.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>While none of the individual difference variables significantly predicted study retention or successful ID matching across time, numerous practical implications for improving longitudinal research related to sexual assault are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":"81 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138529350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jacob A. Nason, Annelise Mennicke, Carrie A. Moylan, Erin Meehan, Victoria McClare, Emily Clear, Candace Brancato, Heather Bush, Ann Coker
{"title":"Campus- and Individual-Level Predictors of Risk for Interpersonal Violence Perpetration","authors":"Jacob A. Nason, Annelise Mennicke, Carrie A. Moylan, Erin Meehan, Victoria McClare, Emily Clear, Candace Brancato, Heather Bush, Ann Coker","doi":"10.1007/s10896-023-00670-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00670-z","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Purpose</h3><p>This paper examined risk for interpersonal violence (family or dating violence, sexual harassment, or sexual violence) perpetration using individual- and campus-level factors to understand how variations in campus culture and environment might shape risk of perpetration.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Method</h3><p>We conducted a secondary data analysis of data collected from 23,389 students at 12 universities that participated in a bystander intervention program evaluation from 2016 to 2019. We used multilevel logistic regression to analyze individual- (e.g., gender, association with risky peers, binge drinking) and campus-level factors (e.g., campus diversity, perceived institutional intolerance for sexual misconduct). The primary outcome was interpersonal violence perpetration.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Individual- and campus-level variables were associated with perpetration. Perpetration risk factors included being younger, a cisgender man, in a relationship, associating with risky peers, and having drinking problems. At the campus-level, increased ethnic diversity, higher perceptions of institutional intolerance for sexual misconduct, and being on a campus in which students reported more awareness of or exposure to sexual violence programming was associated with reduced perpetration risk.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>These findings highlight how campus-level factors contribute to risk of interpersonal violence perpetration. We recommend campuses develop prevention programs that target campus-level structures, attitudes, and norms that may encourage interpersonal violence perpetration.</p>","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":"70 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138529348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jordan Tomkins, Apriel D. Jolliffe Simpson, Devon L. L. Polaschek
{"title":"Correction: High-risk Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: An Examination of Abuse Characteristics, Psychosocial Vulnerabilities and Reported Revictimization","authors":"Jordan Tomkins, Apriel D. Jolliffe Simpson, Devon L. L. Polaschek","doi":"10.1007/s10896-023-00673-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00673-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":" 29","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138620668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shih-ya Kuo, Luyue Zhang, Kuang-Ming Chang, Tim Simpson
{"title":"Exploring the Victim-Offender Overlap in Intimate Partner Violence among Chinese Men and Women Living in Rural China","authors":"Shih-ya Kuo, Luyue Zhang, Kuang-Ming Chang, Tim Simpson","doi":"10.1007/s10896-023-00675-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00675-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":"93 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139206580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examining the Coping Strategies of Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in Ghana","authors":"Gervin Ane Apatinga, Eric Y. Tenkorang","doi":"10.1007/s10896-023-00668-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00668-7","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Purpose</h3><p>There is a proliferation of research on the coping strategies of female survivors of abuse in some geographical contexts, but scholarship on this topic is uncommon in Ghana, even though many women experience life-long partner violence, and multiple overlapping factors hinder help-seeking. This study examined the coping strategies of female survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Ghana.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>We analysed 30 qualitative interviews with abused Ghanaian women in which survivors narrated their experiences, including coping techniques.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Our results indicated survivors employed several coping strategies, including support seeking, religion and spirituality, and retaliation and resistance. However, some coping behaviours, such as retaliation and resistance, can be maladaptive and lead to more significant risks and distress.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusion</h3><p>Ghanaian policymakers must strengthen and enforce policies to protect women from IPV.</p>","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138529360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Malachi Willis, Clare Tanton, Anne Conolly, Andrew J. Baxter, Raquel Bosó Pérez, Julie Riddell, Emily Dema, Andrew J. Copas, Wendy Macdowall, Chris Bonell, Catherine H. Mercer, Pam Sonnenberg, Nigel Field, Kirstin R. Mitchell
{"title":"Prevalence and Correlates of Fearing a Partner During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Britain: Findings from Natsal-COVID","authors":"Malachi Willis, Clare Tanton, Anne Conolly, Andrew J. Baxter, Raquel Bosó Pérez, Julie Riddell, Emily Dema, Andrew J. Copas, Wendy Macdowall, Chris Bonell, Catherine H. Mercer, Pam Sonnenberg, Nigel Field, Kirstin R. Mitchell","doi":"10.1007/s10896-023-00665-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00665-w","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Purpose</h3><p>The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown restrictions introduced personal and relationship stressors that potentially increased the risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) for some. We estimated the population prevalence and correlates of fearing a partner in the first year of the pandemic in Britain.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Method</h3><p>We used data from Natsal-COVID Wave 2—a web-panel survey undertaken one year after the initial British lockdown from 23 March 2020. Quotas and weighting were used to achieve a quasi-representative sample of the general population. Participants were asked about fearing a partner, which is a simple and valid screening tool to identify IPV experiences.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>In our sample (unweighted <i>n</i> = 6302, aged 18–59), 9.0% of women and 8.7% of men reported fearing a partner in the first year of the pandemic. Women (73.3%) were more likely than men (49.9%) to indicate that fearing a partner made them feel anxious or depressed; men were more likely to report increased substance use (30.8% vs. 18.4%) and affected work/studies (30.0% vs. 20.0%). For both women and men, fearing a partner during the first year of the pandemic was associated with established health and wellbeing outcomes like anxiety/depression, alcohol use, accessing sexual/reproductive health services, and relationship dissolution as well as feeling that the “pandemic made things worse” across various life domains.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>Population-level estimates of IPV during the COVID-19 pandemic highlight harmful experiences that occurred alongside other wide-ranging hardships, and the associations presented identify key populations with potential ongoing need. We make recommendations for primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of IPV.</p>","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":"143 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138529353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","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 Deligianni-Kouimtzi, Maria Papathanassiou, Judith Sixsmith
{"title":"Part of the Family: Children’s Experiences with Their Companion Animals in the Context of Domestic Violence and Abuse","authors":"Jane E M Callaghan, Lisa C Fellin, Stavroula Mavrou, Joanne H. Alexander, Vasiliki Deligianni-Kouimtzi, Maria Papathanassiou, Judith Sixsmith","doi":"10.1007/s10896-023-00659-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00659-8","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Purpose</h3><p>Children who experience Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) draw on a range of strategies to manage the complex dynamics of family life. This article explored children’s experiences of their relationships with pets and other animals, considering how children understood these relationships.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>This qualitative study is based on semi-structured interviews and visual methods-based research with 22 children (aged 9–17), drawn from a larger study on how children cope with DVA. The data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Findings</h3><p>Five themes are discussed: <i>Part of the family</i> explores how children positioned animals as relational beings who occupied an important place in their lives; <i>caring for animals</i> considers the reciprocal caring relationship children described; l<i>istening and support</i> details how children interacted with animals to allow themselves to feel more heard and supported; in the theme <i>control and abuse</i>, we consider children’s experiences of perpetrators’ use of companion animals as part of a pattern of abuse and control; and <i>in disruption, uncertainty and loss</i>, we discuss how children feel and relate to their animals when leaving situations of domestic abuse.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>The implications of our analysis are considered in relation to providing support for children impacted by domestic abuse, and the importance of ensuring companion animals are provided for in housing policy and planning for domestic abuse survivors.</p>","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":"66 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138529349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seeding a Change in Knowledge about, Attitudes towards and Perceptions of Dating Violence in Turkish Prospective Counselors: The Effectiveness of a Train-the-Trainer Prevention Program","authors":"Ezgi Toplu-Demirtaş, Aysegül Aracı-İyiaydın","doi":"10.1007/s10896-023-00666-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00666-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":" 69","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135340643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“He’s been trying to get me …”: The lived experience of survivors of intimate partner strangulation after leaving the abusive relationship","authors":"Vicki Lowik, Nicola Cheyne, Heather Lovatt","doi":"10.1007/s10896-023-00664-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00664-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Violence","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135774582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}