Indicator Profile of Domestic Violence During the Perinatal Time Period: Percentage of Utah Women Who Reported Physical Abuse the Year Before Pregnancy, or During Pregnancy by Medicaid Recipient Before Pregnancy, Utah PRAMS, 2004-2008

Using Holden’s taxonomy of domestic violence (DV) exposure as a guiding framework, the current study examined young adults’ diverse DV exposure experiences. Twenty-five young adults (ages 19-25) exposed to father-perpetrated DV during their childhood and adolescence were interviewed using a qualitative descriptive design. Data analyses focused on coercive control exposure through reports of non-physical abuse tactics, types of exposure (e.g., direct, indirect), physical violence exposure (e.g., severity, frequency), and child abuse and harsh parenting practices. DV-exposed young adults were directly and indirectly exposed to physical violence and an array of non-physical abuse tactics toward their mothers. Young adults categorized as having been exposed to coercive controlling violence reported exposure to ongoing, non-physical abuse tactics and more frequent and severe physical violence. These young adults were also more likely to intervene and become victimized during physical violence and reported repeated episodes of child abuse and harsh parenting. Although coercive control appeared to be associated with physical violence and child abuse, generalizations should be made with caution as a few participants exposed to situational conflict were exposed to frequent and severe DV. The findings suggest that DV exposure should be measured in methodologically sophisticated ways to capture the heterogeneity in experiences, with the goal of promoting empirically driven intervention and prevention initiatives that are tailored to individual and family needs.

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The Co-occurrence of Child Maltreatment and Domestic Violence: Examining Both Neglect and Child Physical Abuse

Child Maltreatment ◽

10.1177/107755902237264 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 349-358 ◽

Cited By ~ 74

Author(s):

Carolyn Copps Hartley

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Child Maltreatment ◽

Physical Abuse ◽

Child Physical Abuse

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Correlates of Domestic Violence Victimization Among North Korean Refugee Women in South Korea

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260515622297 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 33 (13) ◽

pp. 2037-2058 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Mee Young Um ◽

Hee Jin Kim ◽

Lawrence A. Palinkas

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

South Korea ◽

Gender Role ◽

Physical Abuse ◽

Childhood Abuse ◽

Sociocultural Adaptation ◽

Multiple Forms ◽

Gender Role Beliefs ◽

Economic Abuse ◽

Refugee Women

Although many North Korean (NK) refugee women are victims of domestic violence (DV) in North Korea, face sexual exploitation during migration, and remain at risk of DV while adapting to life in South Korea, there is no empirical evidence about risk factors for DV in this population. To fill this gap, this study examined whether gender role beliefs, child abuse history, and sociocultural adaptation were associated with past-year physical, emotional, sexual, and economic abuse, and whether they were associated with multiple forms of abuse. We also explored whether these associations were similar or different across different types of DV among NK refugee women. A sample of 180 ever-married NK refugee women in South Korea from the 2010 National Survey on Family Violence was used for analysis. Physical abuse was associated with more traditional gender role beliefs; emotional abuse and multiple forms of abuse were associated with lower levels of sociocultural adaptation; and sexual and economic abuse were associated with an increased likelihood of childhood abuse and poor sociocultural adaptation. Our study findings underscore the importance of assisting NK refugee women to be better adapted to the new culture in a practical way, because better sociocultural adaptation might protect them from experiencing various types of abuse. At the same time, findings of this study highlight the need for empowering NK refugee women who report physical abuse by educating their rights and altering their traditional beliefs of gender roles, and screening of childhood abuse and providing culturally sensitive psychotherapy to those who report sexual or economic abuse. Moreover, we suggest future studies to examine correlates of different forms of abuse separately because they can inform culturally tailored interventions for abused NK refugee women. To prevent further victimization, educational programs should be provided to NK refugee women at an early stage of resettlement in South Korea.

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Lived Experiences of Battered Women in Ozamiz City, Philippines

The Qualitative Report ◽

10.46743/2160-3715/2017.3437 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Cynthia Superable

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Physical Abuse ◽

Battered Women ◽

Lived Experiences ◽

Social Stigma ◽

Hermeneutic Phenomenology ◽

Phenomenological Approach ◽

The Philippines ◽

Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽

Van Manen

Domestic violence is prevalent not only in the Philippines but also in other countries. This study explored how battered women viewed their experiences as victims using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach (van Manen, 2016). Using purposive sampling and snowball technique, the study identified six battered women who were interviewed using researcher-made guide questions. The responses generated from the interviews were transcribed and analyzed using Heidegger's hermeneutic phenomenology which aimed to understand the lived experiences of the participants. Four central themes were identified, namely recurrence of physical abuse, endurance to pain, disempowerment of women, and love for family. Battered women prefer to stay home and endure their husbands’ battering to protect children and family from social stigma.

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