Examining the Nexus Between Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse in a National Sample of Service Providers

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 280-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessie L. Krienert ◽  
Jeffrey A. Walsh ◽  
Kevin Matthews ◽  
Kelly McConkey
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Safety Planning ◽  
The Family ◽  
Planning Strategies

Companion animals play a complex role in families impacted by violence. An outlet of emotional support for victims, the family pet often becomes a target for physical abuse. Results from a comprehensive e-survey of domestic violence shelters nationwide (N = 767) highlight both improvements and existing gaps in service provision for domestic violence victims and their pets. Quantitative and qualitative data noted frequently encountered obstacles to successful shelter seeking by abuse victims with companion animals including a lack of availability, funding, space, and reliable programming. Although results indicate an overall improvement in organizational awareness, fewer than half of surveyed shelters include intake questions about animals. Continued awareness and an expansion of services is needed to create viable safety planning strategies and reliable alternatives for women with companion animals in order to improve the likelihood that abuse victims will seek escape and refuge for themselves, their children, and their pets.

scholarly journals Local Wisdom of Tahlīl and Tunggu Kubur Practices in Death Custom among The Malays in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-48
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yusri Salleh Yusof ◽  
Mohd Anuar Ramli
Keyword(s):  
Significant Role ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Eclectic Approach ◽  
The Family ◽  
Islamic Jurisprudence ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Customary Practices

Custom plays a significant role in any organised community as well as in the building of mutual harmony and avoiding conflicts. The establishment of a custom is the result from the interaction between the wisdom of the local intellectuals and its environment to meet the needs of the local community. The Malay community is a group that is rich with traditions, ranging from the birth customs, marriage and death. Basically, in the practice of the Malay customs there exists two polemics in which forms two opposing schools of thought. First is the fundamentalist that rejects most local customary practices. Second, is the traditionalist as they only accept the valid customs practised in society and reject invalid customs. These opposing views can be seen in various customary practices, for example in the death custom or ceremonies such as tahlīl (recital ceremony for the deceased), talqīn (recital for the deceased during burial), and tunggu kubur (grave waiting). Therefore, this study focuses on exploring the practice of tahlīl (recital ceremony for the dead) and tunggu kubur (grave waiting) through the concept of the local wisdom from the perspective of the principles of Islamic jurisprudence. To achieve these objectives, this study deploys an eclectic approach and interview method. The collected qualitative data were analysed thematically. The results of the study showed that there are elements of local wisdom behind these practices. In the Malay community, tahlīl (recital ceremony for the deceased) is a form of psychological and emotional support as well as a communal approach to the family of the deceased while the practice of tunggu kubur (grave waiting) is an approach to protect the burried corpses from thefts and mystical activities. Therefore, the local wisdom implied behind the practices are valid and hence, included in the category of accepted customary practices.  

scholarly journals Perceraian di Kabupaten Rembang

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-79
Author(s):  
Erinda Larasati ◽  
Nurhadi Nurhadi ◽  
Yuhastina Yuhastina
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Marital Relationship ◽  
Domain Model ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Central Java ◽  
The Family ◽  
Depth Interviews

Divorce research in Rembang Regency, Central Java aims to explore the study of bickering factors that can be a way of ending a marital relationship. The method used is a combination of quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative data obtained through surveys with purposive sampling techniques. Researchers selected 30 divorced people as respondents. Qualitative data was obtained through in-depth interviews with 10 potential participants. Qualitative data is analyzed using Spradley's domain model, which provides an overview of and thoroughly of the research object. The data obtained through surveys and interviews is subsequently converted into a script in order to obtain an overview of the objects studied.  The study concluded that the factors that cause quarrels in the family are (1) the inability to support the family; (2) infidelity; (3) Domestic Violence; (4) misunderstanding; and (5) mismatch with a partner due to matchmaking practice.

scholarly journals DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN NIGERIA: A PHILOSOPHICAL STUDY

2021 ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Chris O. Abakare
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Female Genital Mutilation ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
The Family ◽  
Secure Environment ◽  
The Right ◽  
Female Genital

Family, apart from providing security and emotional support should provide the most secure environment for an individual to grow. However, domestic violence is largely evident in the Nigeria families and societies. Although, women are worshipped as deities at home in some cultures in Nigeria, they are also treated as second class members of the family. This is largely due to the patriarchal nature of the Nigerian society. The essence of this work is to investigate domestic violence against woman in Nigeria. This work discovers that the lack of physical power leads to general timidity in women. This work discovers that domestic violence is perpetrated by family members against women in the family, ranging from single assault to aggravated physical battery, threats, intimation, coercion, stalking, humiliating verbal use, forcible or unlawful entry, sexual violence, marital rape, dowry and even female genital mutilation. This work is of the opinion that domestic violence bluntly trips women of their most basic human rights, the right to safety in their homes and community and should be discourage.Family, apart from providing security and emotional support should provide the most secure environment for an individual to grow. However, domestic violence is largely evident in the Nigeria families and societies. Although, women are worshipped as deities at home in some cultures in Nigeria, they are also treated as second class members of the family. This is largely due to the patriarchal nature of the Nigerian society. The essence of this work is to investigate domestic violence against woman in Nigeria. This work discovers that the lack of physical power leads to general timidity in women. This work discovers that domestic violence is perpetrated by family members against women in the family, ranging from single assault to aggravated physical battery, threats, intimation, coercion, stalking, humiliating verbal use, forcible or unlawful entry, sexual violence, marital rape, dowry and even female genital mutilation. This work is of the opinion that domestic violence bluntly trips women of their most basic human rights, the right to safety in their homes and community and should be discourage. Keywords:Domestic violence, Women, Patriarchy, Nigeria.

scholarly journals Domestic Violence Service Providers’ Perceptions of Safety Planning: a Focus Group Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine E. Murray ◽  
G. Evette Horton ◽  
Catherine Higgins Johnson ◽  
Lori Notestine ◽  
Bethany Garr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Safety Planning ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Perceptions Of Safety

scholarly journals Help seeking by male victims of domestic violence and abuse: an example of an integrated mixed methods synthesis of systematic review evidence defining methodological terms

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyson L. Huntley ◽  
Eszter Szilassy ◽  
Lucy Potter ◽  
Alice Malpass ◽  
Emma Williamson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Male Victims ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Domestic Violence And Abuse

Abstract Background Domestic violence and abuse is a violation of human rights which damages the health and wellbeing of victims, their families and their friends. There has been less research on the experiences and support needs of male victims than those of women. Historically research on men’s experiences has not focused on what constitutes effective, needs-led service provision. The aim of this paper was to conduct an integrated mixed methods synthesis of systematic review evidence on the topic of help-seeking by male victims of domestic violence and abuse. Methods An integrated mixed methods synthesis approach was taken to enhance our understanding of the complex phenomenon of help seeking by, and service provision to male victims. This process also identifies gaps in the evidence. Using previously identified systematic review data; mixed methods data from four primary-level service evaluation studies, along with expert and patient consultation were used to develop research propositions. Primary-level qualitative interview and survey data from 12 studies of men experiences were mapped onto the propositions to support them. Results Fourteen propositions were composed. Seven propositions were supported or at least partly supported by the qualitative data. These supported propositions were used to make recommendations for policy and practice particularly concerning service preferences of male victims. The remaining seven propositions were not specifically supported by the qualitative data. These unsupported propositions were used to develop research recommendations concerning the need to further understand the potential blurred boundaries of victim–perpetrator, hybrid perpetrator-victim experiences, men who are/have been victims of childhood sexual abuse and determining the level of risk for men. They also highlight the need to produce better guidance for the response of the police & the criminal justice system. Finally, they highlight the need to produce the most appropriate service for men in terms of access, linkage, substance/alcohol abuse, mental health, sexuality, and race. Conclusion Integrated mixed-methods synthesis of systematic review evidence is a relatively novel approach. This approach can lead to recommendations for policy and practice as well as highlighting gaps in the research agenda as shown in this example.

scholarly journals Blame it on alcohol: ‘passing the buck’ on domestic violence and addiction

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 718
Author(s):  
Nokuthula Mazibuko ◽  
Ikechukwu Umejesi
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Female Victims ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
Black Township

<p>Domestic violence against women is a serious health and safety problem facing women around the world. Scholars of domestic violence have identified demographic factors such as age, number of children, family structure, unemployment, substance abuse, stress factors within the family, male partner’s educational attainment and poverty, as closely associated with domestic violence. While these factors have gained scholarly recognition, there is a dominant narrative among victims of domestic violence that “alcohol is responsible” for abusive relationships in Mamelodi, a black township near Pretoria, South Africa. Using the empirical data from Mamelodi, this article probes the narratives of female victims of domestic violence. The paper uses qualitative data in its analysis.</p>

What Do Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Service Providers Need to Know About Survivors to Deliver Services?

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca J. Macy ◽  
Sandra L. Martin ◽  
Ijeoma Nwabuzor Ogbonnaya ◽  
Cynthia F. Rizo
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Group Counseling ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Service Agency ◽  
Service Areas ◽  
Legal Advocacy

Using survey data, we investigate perspectives of 80 program directors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault agencies regarding whether gathering specific information at intake is helpful in determining survivors’ needs for five service areas: legal advocacy, medical advocacy, support group, counseling, and shelter. We explore whether directors’ opinions of information-type usefulness differ by type of service agency (single- or dual-focus). Findings show directors perceive the information most helpful to early service provision includes survivors’ goals, experiences of violence and trauma, and health status. MANOVA results show no significant differences among directors from single- or dual-focus agencies.

Managing Caregiver Burden among Families of Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yemisi Okikiade Oyegbile ◽  
Petra Brysiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Renal Disease ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
End Stage Renal Disease ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
The Family ◽  
Stage Renal Disease ◽  
End Stage

Family caregivers of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) play a significant role in providing substantial care for a prolonged period for their sick relatives, often with very limited resources, making it a difficult environment. Government support for family caregivers of patients with ESRD is lacking in Nigeria, increasing their vulnerability to caregiver burden and its consequences. An action research study using a complimentary mixed-method approach was used to develop the intervention model for managing caregiver burden. Quantitative data were collected to measure the extent of caregiver burden using a Zarit Burden Interview questionnaire for 96 family caregivers, while individual in-depth interviews with 15 participants provided the qualitative data. Integrating the quantitative and qualitative data led to the identification of four moderators to manage the caregiver burden in this study. The model for managing caregiver burden was developed from the findings, using stressors and associated moderators of caregiving, and the role played by culture and finance in this context. An implementation checklist was developed, which was used by registered nurses to implement the concepts in the model with the family caregivers during the model implementation phase. Family caregivers of patients with ESRD need to be supported by nurses during the caregiving process. Nurses can increase caregivers’ identity and knowledge of the disease as a way of preventing the family caregivers from being overwhelmed by their caregiving role.

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