THE INTRICATE INTERPLAY BETWEEN VICTIMIZATION AND AGENCY: REFLECTIONS ON THE EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN WHO FACE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN MEXICO

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Partner Violence ◽  
Experiences Of Women

Experiences of domestic violence among women with restrictive long-term health conditions: report for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayley Boxall ◽  
Anthony Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
Indigenous Status ◽  
People With Disability ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Experiences Of Women

This report was prepared for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. It describes the domestic violence experiences of women with restrictive long-term health conditions during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, using survey data collected in May 2020 from over 8,000 Australian women who were in a current relationship. After controlling for a number of other factors associated with domestic violence such as age, Indigenous status and education level, women with a restrictive long-term health condition were more likely than women without such health conditions to have experienced physical or sexual partner violence and/or coercive control in the three months prior to the survey. Women with restrictive long-term health conditions were also more likely to report experiencing the onset or escalation of domestic violence in the past three months. The risk of domestic violence was even higher among women with intersecting risk factors for domestic violence: Indigenous women, women from non-English-speaking backgrounds, and women under financial stress.

The Intimate Relationship Experiences of Women Engaged in Transactional Sex Work in Barbados

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122110582
Author(s):  
Stavroula Kyriakakis ◽  
Jenna Henning ◽  
Sadie Goddard-Durant
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sex Work ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Intimate Relationship ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Relationship Experiences ◽  
Experiences Of Women

This phenomenological study, consisting of individual interviews with a sample of 30 women engaged in sex work, examines the intimate relationships of women engaged in sex work in Barbados. Participants often entered relationships with men they met while engaged in sex work. Most experienced relationships that became transactional, abusive, and exploitative. Intimate partner violence (IPV) challenged their ability to negotiate condom use with intimate partners placing them at risk for HIV. A cycle emerged of entering relationships to exit the violent conditions of sex work and then re-entering sex work to escape IPV. Implications for mental health, HIV prevention, IPV, and empowerment services are described.

A Violent Event Perspective on Women’s Involvement in Incidents of Severe Partner Violence

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 813-829
Author(s):  
Alexandra Lysova
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Incarcerated Women ◽  
Intimate Partners ◽  
Violent Event ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Experiences Of Women ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Violent Events

There is a shortage of research that examines experiences of partner violence (PV) among high-risk, incarcerated women using a situational perspective. This study uses a “violent event perspective” and data from the Canadian-Based Women’s Experiences of Violence study to examine the sequential actions of intimate partners in a violent event. It also identifies the types of violent events based on women’s involvement in the incidents of severe PV. A total of 135 incarcerated women reported 295 incidents of severe violence with a partner. Findings suggest that PV experiences of women in this clinical sample are highly heterogeneous but mostly represent extreme forms of both victimization and perpetration. This study also identifies the heterogeneity of the types of PV events by providing insight into novel forms of violent dynamics.

Strategically Stealthy

Affilia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Young Larance ◽  
Spencer Garrison ◽  
J. Lotus Seeley
Keyword(s):  
Support Services ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Spousal Violence ◽  
Preparation Stage ◽  
Experiences Of Women ◽  
Depth Interviews

Research on women who divorce their abusive husbands typically draws on the experiences of those who have had contact with formal intimate partner violence (IPV) support services. The experiences of women who have not sought such support remain poorly understood. Drawing upon a series of longitudinal, in-depth interviews with 12 women who did not seek formal IPV services, this work illuminates women’s “strategically stealthy” agency, as they navigate spousal violence, seek human connection and formal support, and eventually file for divorce. This article proposes a revision of the transtheoretical model’s (TTM) preparation stage from 30 days to a flexible time frame of months and even years, which allows a more complex, agentic understanding of IPV survivors’ actions, behaviors, and help-seeking efforts deployed in planning for divorce. By expanding the time frame of TTM’s preparation stage, this work has broad implications for social work practice.

scholarly journals Understanding and Addressing Women’s Use of Force in Intimate Relationships: A Retrospective

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Young Larance ◽  
Leigh Goodmark ◽  
Susan L. Miller ◽  
Shamita Das Dasgupta
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Use Of Force ◽  
Heterosexual Relationships ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Legal Response ◽  
The Common ◽  
Experiences Of Women

This article surveys an evolving understanding of women’s use of force in their intimate heterosexual relationships. It explores the common characteristics of women who use force and, using an intersectional lens, considers the experiences of women in marginalized communities. It also examines how the legal response to intimate partner violence has affected this population. In addition, the development of and best practices in community-based gender-responsive programming for women’s use of force in their intimate heterosexual relationships are overviewed. In conclusion, this work identifies challenges that still exist in effectively responding to women’s use of force.

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