Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: Effects of Masculinity and Control

This study explores two approaches to measuring coercive controlling behaviors (CCBs)—counting how many different CCB types and examining the frequency of each CCB experienced—to examine their utility in explaining the relationship between CCBs and physical intimate partner violence (IPV). Australian women aged 18–68 years ( n = 739; Mage = 31.58, SDage = 11.76) completed an online survey. Count and frequency CCB approaches yielded similar significant associations with increased physical IPV. Both approaches suggest that frightening behaviors in particular are significantly indicative of also experiencing physical IPV; however, when you count CCB types, public name-calling becomes important, whereas when you examine the frequency of each CCB type, jealousy/possessiveness becomes important. These findings suggest differential utility between measures of CCBs, which examine the frequency of specific CCB types and which count CCB types, and that both approaches are useful in understanding how coercion and control relate to physical violence within intimate relationships.

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Animal Maltreatment in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence: A Manifestation of Power and Control?

Violence Against Women ◽

10.1177/1077801218824993 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 25 (15) ◽

pp. 1806-1828 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Amy J. Fitzgerald ◽

Betty Jo Barrett ◽

Rochelle Stevenson ◽

Chi Ho Cheung

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Abused Women ◽

Animal Abuse ◽

Power And Control ◽

Using Data ◽

And Control ◽

Animal Neglect

This study tests the theoretically informed assumption that intimate partner violence (IPV) and animal abuse so frequently co-occur because animal maltreatment is instrumentalized by abusers to harm human victims. Using data from a survey of abused women in Canadian shelters, we find that threats to harm “pets,” emotional animal abuse, and animal neglect are clearly perceived by these survivors as being intentionally perpetrated by their abuser and motivated by a desire to upset and control them; the findings related to physical animal abuse are not as straightforward. Building on these findings, we propose a more nuanced theorizing of the coexistence of animal maltreatment and IPV.

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Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse

Encyclopedia of Social Work ◽

10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.1151 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Jill Theresa Messing

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Social Workers ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Assessment Instruments ◽

Lethal Violence ◽

Female Victims ◽

Power And Control ◽

The Individual ◽

And Control

Intimate partner violence—the continual and systematic exercise of power and control within an intimate relationship that often also includes physical and sexual violence—has emerged as a significant and complex social problem warranting the attention of social workers. Risk and protective factors have been identified at the individual, family, community, and societal levels. Some of these risk factors for repeat and lethal violence have been organized into risk assessment instruments that can be used by social workers to educate and empower survivors. Intimate partner violence has multiple negative health and mental health consequences for female victims and their children. Social workers in all areas of practice should be prepared to intervene with victims of intimate partner violence in a culturally competent manner using a strengths-based framework.

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CAUSES AND PSYCHOSOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN AMBO TOWN MARRIED WOMEN

Innovare Journal of Social Sciences ◽

10.22159/ijss.2021.v9i5.41790 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 14-18

Author(s):

MULISA FAYERA ◽

ABERA GETACHEW

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Qualitative Method ◽

Group Discussion ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Married Women ◽

Power And Control ◽

Psychosocial Consequences ◽

And Control ◽

Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

Intimate partner violence is a pattern of coercive tactics that can include physical, psychological, sexual, economic, and emotional abuses against intimate partners, with the goal of establishing and maintaining power and control. The aim of this study is to investigate intimate partner violence and associated factors in Ambo town. The participants of the study were household women between the age15 to 49. Data were collected by using both quantitative and qualitative methods. To collect the quantitative data, 389 household women of Ambo Town were randomly selected for closeended questionnaire. In qualitative method , 12 participants (six women were victims of IPV and six other married women) were purposely selected for semi structured and 10 key informants were also purposely selected for Focus group discussion. The data collected from the questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical tools through SPSS.20 and the qualitative data was analyzed narratively. The results of the study demonstrated that from the total 389 sample, 343 women did not agree with their husband and only 46 women reported that they agree with their husband. This shows that there was a problem of disagreement between wives and their husbands. Besides, causes and psychosocial consequences of IPV were directly related with intimate partner violence.

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Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence and Issues of Financial Abuse and Control: What Does Financial Empowerment Look Like?

The Routledge Handbook on Financial Social Work ◽

10.4324/9781351165686-3 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 15-25

Author(s):

Gretchen L. Hoge ◽

Amanda M. Stylianou ◽

Judy L. Postmus ◽

Laura Johnson

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Financial Abuse ◽

And Control

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A Template Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence Survivors’ Experiences of Animal Maltreatment: Implications for Safety Planning and Intervention

Violence Against Women ◽

10.1177/1077801217697266 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 452-476 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Elizabeth A. Collins ◽

Anna M. Cody ◽

Shelby Elaine McDonald ◽

Nicole Nicotera ◽

Frank R. Ascione ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Psychological Impact ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Ethnically Diverse ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Safety Planning ◽

Power And Control ◽

Template Analysis ◽

And Control

This study explores the intersection of intimate partner violence (IPV) and animal cruelty in an ethnically diverse sample of 103 pet-owning IPV survivors recruited from community-based domestic violence programs. Template analysis revealed five themes: (a) Animal Maltreatment by Partner as a Tactic of Coercive Power and Control, (b) Animal Maltreatment by Partner as Discipline or Punishment of Pet, (c) Animal Maltreatment by Children, (d) Emotional and Psychological Impact of Animal Maltreatment Exposure, and (e) Pets as an Obstacle to Effective Safety Planning. Results demonstrate the potential impact of animal maltreatment exposure on women and child IPV survivors’ health and safety.

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The Place of the Body in Resistance to Intimate Partner Violence

The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Body and Embodiment ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190842475.013.37 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 468-489

Author(s):

Valli Rajah ◽

Meg Osborn

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

The Body ◽

Current State ◽

Complex Picture ◽

Embodied Resistance ◽

And Control ◽

Intimate Partner Violence Research

Scholarship presents a complex picture of women’s resistance to male violence and control. Despite its attention to nuance, intimate partner violence research should further investigate the role of the body and embodiment, that is, how our bodies shape the ways in which individuals perceive and act in the world. To gain purchase on existing research and to chart directions for future investigation, the authors conducted a scoping review and textual analysis. The work in this chapter is guided by three questions: (1) What is the current state of knowledge regarding resistance, the body, and embodiment in the context of intimate partner violence? (2) How does this literature discuss and conceptualize embodiment in the context of resistance? (3) What can we learn through a deeper analysis of embodied resistance in the context of intimate partner violence? Implications of the authors’ findings are discussed.

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Continuum of Conflict and Control: A Conceptualization of Intimate Partner Violence Typologies

The Family Journal ◽

10.1177/1066480710371795 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 248-254 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Ryan G. Carlson ◽

K. Dayle Jones

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

And Control

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Home was not a safe haven: women’s experiences of intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria

BMC Women s Health ◽

10.1186/s12905-021-01177-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Olufunmilayo I. Fawole ◽

Omowumi O. Okedare ◽

Elizabeth Reed

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Social Services ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Media Coverage ◽

Case Reports ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Emergency Situations ◽

Power And Control ◽

And Control ◽

Forms Of Violence

Abstract Background Emergency situations, including epidemics, increase incidence of violence against women, especially intimate partner violence (IPV). This paper describes specific scenarios of IPV reported by women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria to provide insight for policy and programmatic efforts. Methods This paper draws on seven de-identified case reports from organisations serving women experiencing IPV as well as media coverage of IPV cases in Nigeria, between April and May, 2020. Results In most cases, reports identified IPV that was occurring prior to the lockdown, but increased in severity or involved new types of violence during the lockdown. The case scenarios included descriptions of many forms of IPV commonly reported, including physical, economic, psychological and sexual violence, often concurrently. Several women also reported threats of being thrown out of their homes by perpetrators, which threatens women’s ability to protect themselves from exposure to COVID-19, but could also leave women stranded with no access to transportation, social services, or other resources during the lockdown. Several women also reported IPV that involved custody of children, as well as IPV that disrupted women’s income generation. IPV was also reported in relation to economic stressors associated with the lockdown. Reports highlight how the lockdown disrupted women’s social support, hindering accessibility of formal and informal sources of help. Conclusion The lockdowns in Nigeria may have inadvertently placed women already experiencing partner violence at risk for experiencing more severe violence, new challenges to cope with violent experiences, and other forms of violence, including violence that used the lockdown as a way to threaten women’s security and ability to protect themselves from the virus. Hence, there is need for innovative approaches to support victims, with emphasis on ways in which perpetrators of IPV may be using the threat of COVID-19 to further gain power and control over partners.

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