scholarly journals Yoga as an adjunct to trauma-focused counselling for survivors of sexual violence: a qualitative study

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 682-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Stevens ◽  
Julia McLeod
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sexual Violence

scholarly journals [De]-Centering the Victim: Police Perceptions of Victims of Sexual Violence through a Comparative Lens of Evidence Collection and Processing

2021 ◽  
pp. 155708512110319
Author(s):  
Deborah White ◽  
Lesley McMillan
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Evidence Collection ◽  
Police Perceptions

Police are central to the statutory response to sexual violence, shaping the direction an investigation may take. Evidence provided by victims is also key to the processing of sexual assault cases. From a 2013 comparative qualitative study involving interviews with police officers in one province in Canada ( n = 11) and one region in Scotland ( n = 10) who investigate such cases, we discovered striking unanticipated differences between the two groups in terms of how they perceived victims and the evidence they provide. This paper presents a thematic analysis of these data and considers possible implications and explanations.

scholarly journals HIV Vulnerability Among Survival Sex Workers Through Sexual Violence and Drug Taking in a Qualitative Study From Victoria, Canada, With Additional Implications for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for Sex Workers

2022 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan Eric Benner
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Community Setting ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Survival Sex ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis

Objective: This qualitative study investigates how social and structural forces mediate vulnerability to HIV infection and transmission among survival sex workers, their clients, and their non-commercial, intimate partners—with especial focus on sexual violence and drug taking.Method: I employed an adapted grounded theory approach to conducting and analyzing (n = 9) open-ended, in-depth interviews with a convenience sample of currently working (and recently exited) survival sex workers from a community setting in Victoria, Canada.Findings: Participants revealed important contexts and conditions under which they were vulnerable to HIV infection. At the behavioural level, participants were aware of how HIV could be transmitted (condomless sex and sharing drug equipment), yet participants voiced strongly how structural and systemic features (for instance, client violence, the need for drugs, and “bad date” referrals) could squeeze and constrain their agency to take up safer practices, mediating their optimal HIV health and safety. Some participants reported strained relationships with police because of previous drug involvement.Conclusion: Survival sex workers constitute a health population vulnerable to HIV infection, and ensuring there could be a supportive (outreach) community replete with HIV resources is paramount. The availability of safer sex and drug equipment play important roles in HIV behavioural prevention efforts. However, uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) at no cost in the Canadian province of British Columbia could be an important and beneficial structural intervention for non-injection drug taking cis-female sex workers in this study who are presently ineligible for no cost PrEP.

A Qualitative Study on Multifaceted Influencing Factors to Sexual Violence at School

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-98
Author(s):  
Insoo Oh ◽  
Seung-yeon Lee ◽  
Sunhye Kung ◽  
Su Jung Um ◽  
Jiyoon Ban
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Influencing Factors

scholarly journals Psychological suffering in the daily lives of women who have experienced sexual violence: a phenomenological study

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiane Herreira Trigueiro ◽  
Marcelo Henrique da Silva ◽  
Miriam Aparecida Barbosa Merighi ◽  
Deíse Moura de Oliveira ◽  
Maria Cristina Pinto de Jesus
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Psychological Suffering

Abstract Objective: To understand the daily actions of women who have experienced sexual violence. Method: A qualitative study was conducted with 11 women who suffered sexual violence in southern Brazil. Their testimonies were obtained through phenomenological interviews conducted between October 2014 and April 2015. Results: The daily lives of women after suffering sexual violence were permeated by mental distress, translated into fear. This impacted their mental health by limiting their daily lives, especially social activities (work, school, sentimental, and sexual relations). To overcome the consequences of sexual violence, women sought support from family and friends and reintegration into the labor market and course of studies. Conclusion and implications for practice: Individual and group actions providing psychosocial and social support to women in situations of sexual violence are essential to help victims cope with the consequences of this experience.

scholarly journals The Green Light for Green Dot: A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing Adoption of an Efficacious Violence Prevention Program in High School Settings

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (12-13) ◽  
pp. 1701-1726
Author(s):  
Danielle M. Davidov ◽  
Kaitlyn Hill ◽  
Heather M. Bush ◽  
Ann L. Coker
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Green Light ◽  
High School Administrators ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Violence Prevention Program

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate factors influencing the adoption of an effective bystander-based sexual violence prevention intervention. High schools participating in a cluster-randomized controlled trial that found significant declines in sexual violence over time and with full implementation were invited to adopt this program (Green Dot) at no cost. Three emergent themes arose from interviews with 10 intervention implementers. These findings have implications for researchers, practitioners, and high school administrators and may facilitate future program marketing efforts and the development and testing of strategies for targeted dissemination of this and other bystander programs for violence.

MeToo and Sexual Violence Among Women in Zambia

Sexual Abuse ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 107906322110516
Author(s):  
Choolwe Muzyamba
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sexual Violence

By using a qualitative study involving 80 participants, the aim of this study is to investigate the relevance of the MeToo movement as a tool for responding to sexual violence among women in Zambia. Our findings suggest that rather than definitively establishing the MeToo movement as an incontestable good or as useless because it ignores cultural realities as argued by its critics, our findings demonstrate the diversity of how this movement is locally viewed and also illustrates the complexity and multidimensionality of how it is characterized in Zambia. Our findings thus question the folly of a “one-size-fits-all” understanding and characterization of the MeToo movement. The study ends by providing suggestions about how to navigate this complexity.

“I’m Sure as Hell Not Putting Any Man on a Pedestal”: Male Privilege and Accountability in Domestic and Sexual Violence Work

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 1491-1518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kris Macomber
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Male Privilege ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Movement Organizations ◽  
Accountability Practices

Efforts to involve men as allies in domestic and sexual violence work are expanding, marking a shift for these historically women-led movements. Although this shift is beneficial, it also generates new challenges. From a multi-method qualitative study, this article presents descriptive findings about the internal tensions accompanying the “men as allies” development, namely the gender inequality and male privilege reproduced within movement organizations. I draw on sociological theorizing about men in female-dominated professions to explain the reproduction of gender inequality within movement spaces. I also examine how people are dealing with these tensions by developing a discourse around “men’s accountability.” My findings suggest that, although discourse about accountability has been successfully integrated into the culture of domestic and sexual violence work, there are key challenges that hinder effective accountability practices. I end by offering suggestions for implementing accountability practices at the organizational level. This study contributes important empirical and theoretical insights currently missing from the literature on male allies, which can be used to inform men’s growing involvement in anti-violence work.

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