Intimate partner violence prevention: using interactive drama for intimate relationship education with young people in Samoa

Intimate Partner violence is not a culturally limited practice, but prevails in every country, irrespective of culture, class, and ethnicity. Violence is one of the mechanisms used by men to control and subjugate women; and is a manifestation of unequal power relationship sustained by patriarchy. Patriarchy makes violence necessary for the sake of its existence. Intimate partner violence, the most common forms of gender-based violence entails the exertion of power over a partner in an intimate relationship through a behavior that is intimidating, threatening, harassing or harmful. The spouse can be harmed physically, as well sexually, emotionally, and psychologically, the violence can occur multiple times. Intimate partner violence in Pakistan persists almost in every family because women have subjugated and vulnerable status and are generally treated as second class citizens. Generally, the occurrence of violence at home is effectively condoned and regarded it as ‘private matter’ which does not require any intervention. it is seldom recognized as a crime socially unless it takes an extreme form of murder or attempted murder which could range from driving a woman to suicide or engineering an accident (frequently the bursting of a kitchen stove). This study aims to find out the factors which precipitate Intimate partner violence in Pakistan and what are the factors which preclude the reporting of Intimate partner violence and seeking legal redress. This study has found that strict cultural and patriarchal system and values precipitate intimate partner violence and also preclude victims to report the incidences by not giving them appropriate moral, cultural and legal support.

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Preventing violence by intimate partners in adolescence: an integrative review

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP ◽

10.1590/s0080-623420160000100018 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 134-143 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Rebeca Nunes Guedes De Oliveira ◽

Rafaela Gessner ◽

Bianca de Cássia Alvarez Brancaglioni ◽

Rosa Maria Godoy Serpa da Fonseca ◽

Emiko Yoshikawa Egry

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Violence Prevention ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Scientific Literature ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Integrative Review ◽

Public Healthcare ◽

Healthcare Model ◽

Psychology And Medicine

Abstract OBJECTIVE To analyze the scientific literature on preventing intimate partner violence among adolescents in the field of health based on gender and generational categories. METHOD This was an integrative review. We searched for articles using LILACS, PubMed/MEDLINE, and SciELO databases. RESULTS Thirty articles were selected. The results indicate that most studies assessed interventions conducted by programs for intimate partner violence prevention. These studies adopted quantitative methods, and most were in the area of nursing, psychology, and medicine. Furthermore, most research contexts involved schools, followed by households, a hospital, a health center, and an indigenous tribe. CONCLUSION The analyses were not conducted from a gender- and generation-based perspective. Instead, the scientific literature was based on positivist research models, intimately connected to the classic public healthcare model and centered on a singular dimension.

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Building a New Intimate Relationship After Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence in Victim-Survivors of South Korea

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260518814265 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 35 (1-2) ◽

pp. 3-24 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Yejung Ko ◽

Sihyun Park

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

South Korea ◽

Intimate Relationships ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Relationship ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Young Female ◽

Abusive Relationship ◽

Care And Support ◽

Qualitative Phenomenological

Intimate partner violence (IPV) refers to harmful acts occurring among members of an intimate relationship. Many studies have explored individuals’ experiences of IPV as well as its consequences; however, so far, few studies have explored the lives of IPV victim-survivors after escaping from the violent relationship and the experiences of building new intimate relationships. Thus, the purpose of this study was to understand the young female adults’ experience of building a new intimate relationship after ending their abusive relationship. This study used a qualitative phenomenological design to understand the women’s lived experiences in their own voices, as suggested by Giorgi. In total, 13 young female adults in South Korea were recruited and interviewed. All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Drawing on the interview data, we constructed the structure of their experiences through identifying five themes: (I) having difficulty in meeting new people, (II) starting to build a new relationship based on trauma, (III) struggling to escape the boundaries of the abuser, (IV) learning about healthy intimate relationships, and (V) something’s wrong again. The findings were meaningful in that they showed how victim-survivors clearly needed care and support even after they escaped from their abusive relationships and began new ones. In addition, we found that some of them entered into another abusive relationship with their new partners. Finally, this study informs researchers and health professionals across the world about the experiences of IPV victims within specific cultural background. We hope that the findings of this study will contribute to building various interventions and programs for victim-survivors of IPV.

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