Intimate Partner Femicide in South Korea

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Soojeong Kim ◽  
Sihyun Park ◽  
Jane Dimmitt Champion
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Intimate Partner

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

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 3-24 ◽  
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.

scholarly journals Intimate Partner Violence Victimization Influences Suicidal Ideation via Interpersonal Dependency and Anger

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeongmin Ha ◽  
Kwisoon Choe ◽  
Heesook Son ◽  
Ji-Su Kim
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Interpersonal Dependency ◽  
Violence Victimization ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence Victimization

Background: Intimate partner violence is a serious global social problem. While intimate partner violence is highly prevalent, few studies have examined its negative outcomes among victims in South Korea. The aim was to clarify the mediating roles of interpersonal dependency and anger on the relationship between intimate partner violence victimization and suicidal ideation. Methods: In this descriptive, cross-sectional study, 301 participants (203 women and 98 men) aged 18–65 yr completed an online questionnaire on a social networking site. Data were collected between Feb and Mar 2017 in South Korea. Structural equation modeling was used to test the fitness of the conceptual model of this study. Results: We found significant correlations between intimate partner violence victimization, interpersonal dependency, state-trait anger, and suicidal ideation. Intimate partner violence victimization influenced anger and suicidal ideation only when the victims had high interpersonal dependency. Conclusion: It is necessary to develop programs for reducing interpersonal dependency and improving anger management that are specifically targeted at intimate partner violence victims to prevent suicidal ideation.

scholarly journals A Multiplicative Approach to Polyvictimization: A Study of Intimate Partner Violence Types as Risk Factors for Child Polyvictimization in South Korea

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clifton Emery ◽  
Hyerin Yang ◽  
Oksoo Kim ◽  
Yoonjeong Ko
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Traditional Measure ◽  
Intimate Terrorism ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Multiplicative Relationship ◽  
The Relationship

Drawing on a new typology of intimate partner violence (IPV), this paper tests the relationship between indicators of totalitarian and anarchic IPV and child polyvictimization incidence and severity. The paper argues for and utilizes a quantitative approach to study polyvictimization severity. Polyvictimization is operationalized as a multiplicative relationship between physical abuse and neglect in a random sample of 204 children from Kyunggi province, South Korea. The indicator of totalitarian IPV significantly predicted polyvictimization severity and incidence even when a traditional measure of intimate terrorism was held constant. The indicator of anarchic IPV significantly predicted polyvictimization severity but not incidence when a traditional measure of intimate terrorism was held constant. Implications are discussed.

Factors influencing beliefs about intimate partner violence among adults in South Korea

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 412-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Ran Han ◽  
Geum Hee Jeong ◽  
Shin-Jeong Kim
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Factors Influencing

Factors Associated With Willingness To Report Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) to Police in South Korea

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052199083
Author(s):  
Chunrye Kim ◽  
Riccardo Ferraresso
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Reporting Rate ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Experienced Child ◽  
Multistage Sampling ◽  
Willingness To Report

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious social problem in South Korea, but the IPV reporting rate to the police is not high enough. To reduce violence and further victimization, it is important for IPV (potential) victims to report to police. Thus, this study aimed to examine the factors associated with willingness to report IPV to police if they experience it using the 2013 Korean National Domestic Violence Survey data. A representative sample of 5,000 Korean participants, of whom 1,668 were males and 3,332 were females, were recruited using a stratified multistage sampling design. We found that the willingness to report IPV to the police was statistically significant when the participants were young, had strong knowledge of IPV-related laws, had lower levels of acceptance of violence, had lower levels of conservative gender role values, and when the seriousness of violence was higher for both male and female participants. However, having children and having experienced child abuse only affected women’s willingness to report IPV to the police. Based on this study’s findings, we then discussed policy implications to prevent further victimization, focusing on factors that are associated with willingness to report violence to the police.

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