The rape capital or the most gender-equal country in the world? Masculinity, hybridity and young men’s intimate partner violence in Sweden

Violence against women (VAW) is currently one of the main problems in El Salvador, which leads the ranking of femicides in the world. We conducted the first national survey on VAW in El Salvador following the World Health Organization (WHO) methodology, to determine the impact of violence on women’s mental health ( N = 1,274). Women who had experienced intimate partner violence showed significantly poorer mental health and more suicidal ideations. Common mental disorders were significantly associated with the experience of all forms of violence, after adjusting for sociodemographic variables and stressful life experiences. The results are discussed in connection with the primary care protocols and the design of public policies.

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Not Managing Expectations: A Grounded Theory of Intimate Partner Violence From the Perspective of Pakistani People

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260516672939 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 34 (19) ◽

pp. 4085-4113 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Parveen Azam Ali ◽

Alicia O’Cathain ◽

Elizabeth Croot

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Grounded Theory ◽

Health Problem ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Men And Women ◽

The World ◽

Different Cultures

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major social and public health problem affecting people from different cultures and societies. Much research has been undertaken to understand the phenomenon, its determinants, and its consequences in numerous countries. However, there is a paucity of research on IPV in many areas of the world including Pakistan. The present study aimed to develop a theory of the meaning and process of IPV from the perspective of Pakistani men and women living in and outside Pakistan.

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Introduction

LGBTQ Intimate Partner Violence ◽

10.1525/california/9780520286054.003.0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Adam M. Messinger

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

English Language ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Policy Practice ◽

Language Research ◽

The World ◽

Future Policy

This chapter invites readers into the hidden world of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, and queer (LGBTQ) people. It begins by debunking common myths of LGBTQ IPV, myths that have been shaped in part by homophobia, transphobia, and a historic emphasis on heterosexual-cisgender (HC) relationships in the global IPV-prevention movement. Unfortunately, even today, these myths contribute to systemic failings in how LGBTQ IPV is addressed throughout the world. Collectively, these myths and the lack of concrete support for LGBTQ victims have rendered LGBTQ IPV largely invisible. This chapter—and, indeed, the book—contends that many answers to this problem actually already exist in research, if only they could be extracted. With this in mind, the goal of this book is to comprehensively review the past forty years of LGBTQ IPV English-language research from throughout the world—the first book to do so. Just as significantly, the book mines this literature for evidence-based tips regarding future policy, practice, and research, tips that are shared at the close of each chapter. This introductory chapter concludes with a brief guide to the upcoming chapters and the terminology used throughout the book.

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The Intersection of Transphobia, Human Rights, and Transgender Intimate Partner Violence

Transgender Intimate Partner Violence ◽

10.18574/nyu/9781479830428.003.0001 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 3-34

Author(s):

Adam M. Messinger ◽

Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Human Rights ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Transgender People ◽

Prevalence Estimates ◽

The World ◽

The Many ◽

Transgender Discrimination

Despite the alarming prevalence and consequences of intimate partner violence among transgender people (T-IPV), research, public policy, and service provision remains largely focused on cisgender IPV (C-IPV). Creating tailored societal responses for transgender survivors and abusers entails recognizing not only the similarities but particularly the differences between C-IPV and T-IPV. Research highlights numerous ways in which societal discrimination against transgender people uniquely shapes the causes, abusive tactics, and barriers to escape regarding T-IPV. In this sense, better understanding and addressing T-IPV necessitates acknowledging the extent of anti-transgender discrimination. This opening chapter introduces readers to the pressing issue of T-IPV by defining core terminology, reviewing prevalence estimates and outcomes, detailing the extent of interpersonal transphobia in the world and the dearth of transgender human rights protections, and discussing the many ways in which such discrimination fuels T-IPV. The chapter concludes with an overview of the book.

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Categories and health impacts of intimate partner violence in the World Health Organization multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence

International Journal of Epidemiology ◽

10.1093/ije/dyaa220 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Lucy C Potter ◽

Richard Morris ◽

Kelsey Hegarty ◽

Claudia García-Moreno ◽

Gene Feder

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Attempted Suicide ◽

Memory Loss ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

World Health ◽

The World ◽

Country Study ◽

Health Organization

Abstract Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) damages health and is costly to families and society. Individuals experience different forms and combinations of IPV; better understanding of the respective health effects of these can help develop differentiated responses. This study explores the associations of different categories of IPV on women’s mental and physical health. Methods Using data from the World Health Organization (WHO) Multi-Country Study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence, multilevel mixed effects logistic regression modelling was used to analyse associations between categories of abuse (physical IPV alone, psychological IPV alone, sexual IPV alone, combined physical and psychological IPV, and combined sexual with psychological and/or physical IPV) with measures of physical and mental health, including self-reported symptoms, suicidal thoughts and attempts, and nights in hospital. Results Countries varied in prevalence of different categories of IPV. All categories of IPV were associated with poorer health outcomes; the two combined abuse categories were the most damaging. The most common category was combined abuse involving sexual IPV, which was associated with the poorest health [attempted suicide: odds ratio (OR): 10.78, 95% confidence interval (CI) 8.37-13.89, thoughts of suicide: 8.47, 7.03-10.02, memory loss: 2.93, 2.41-3.56]. Combined psychological and physical IPV was associated with the next poorest outcomes (attempted suicide: 5.67, 4.23-7.60, thoughts of suicide: 4.41, 3.63-5.37, memory loss: 2.33, 1.88-2.87-). Conclusions Understanding the prevalence and health impact of different forms and categories of IPV is crucial to risk assessment, tailoring responses to individuals and planning services. Previous analyses that focused on singular forms of IPV likely underestimated the more harmful impacts of combined forms of abuse.

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Re(Dis)Covering and Recreating the Cultural Milieu of Margaret Garner

10.5406/illinois/9780252037900.003.0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Delores M. Walters

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

African Americans ◽

Partner Violence ◽

The United States ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Extreme Form ◽

Cultural Milieu ◽

The World

This introductory chapter focuses on Margaret Garner's story. In 1856, Garner killed her two-year-old daughter and attempted to kill her other three children rather than see them returned to slavery. Her act of infanticide represents the most drastic and extreme form of woman-centered resistance to the brutality of slavery. As such, Garner's desperate solution to “save” her children continues to capture people's interest. Her story symbolizes the impossible choices that were forced upon African Americans burdened by the institution of slavery. It is also relevant to present-day women's resistance to intimate partner violence. Indeed, the theme of women and violence is a continuing reality in the United States and the world.

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Acceptability of Partner Violence in 51 Societies

Violence Against Women ◽

10.1177/1077801216642870 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 351-367 ◽

Cited By ~ 40

Author(s):

Juan Herrero ◽

Francisco J. Rodríguez ◽

Andrea Torres

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Empirical Evidence ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Regression Models ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Multilevel Regression ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Sexist Attitudes ◽

The World

Sexist attitudes have been claimed to play an important role in acceptability of intimate partner violence (IPV). Empirical evidence suggests that sexist individuals are also more accepting of violence in social relationships than non-sexist individuals. Results from multilevel regression models of data from 72,730 respondents of 51 countries around the world showed that (a) both sexism and acceptability of general violence in social relationships were positively related to acceptability of IPV and (b) the highest levels of acceptability of IPV were found among those sexist individuals who also present positive attitudes toward the use of violence in social relationships.

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Introduction

10.1093/oso/9780190607210.003.0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Nancy Nason-Clark ◽

Barbara Fisher-Townsend ◽

Catherine Holtmann ◽

Stephen McMullin

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Cultural Competency ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Lived Religion ◽

Learned Behavior ◽

Large Numbers ◽

The World

Intimate partner violence is a complex, ugly, fear-inducing reality for large numbers of women throughout the world. When violence exists in a relationship, safety is compromised, shame abounds, and peace evaporates. Violence is learned behavior, and it flourishes most when it is ignored, minimized, or misunderstood. This chapter outlines the authors’ program of research and their intellectual indebtedness to diverse bodies of literature on domestic violence and on lived religion. It is organized around a series of pertinent questions that enable the exploration of concepts such as vulnerability, resiliency, cultural competency, and accountability in the lives of families impacted by abuse.

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Between Rigidity and Chaos

American Journal of Men s Health ◽

10.1177/1557988313480807 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 427-438 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Guy Enosh ◽

Zvi Eisikovits ◽

Chen Gross

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Deep Structure ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Future Research ◽

External Reality ◽

Major Life ◽

Men And Women ◽

The World ◽

The Mind

The goal of this article was to examine the worldviews of cohabiting or married men and women who experienced domestic violence in their relationships. The study was based on content analysis of in-depth interviews with 48 men and women (24 couples), who were living together after experiencing at least one violent event in their relationships over the previous 12 months. Using constructivist grounded theory, the authors examined the deep structure of the ways by which partners living with intimate partner violence constructed their world. The men and women under study constructed heuristic models in two major life domains—psychological processes and how the world works overall. The analysis has revealed two axes resulting in four worldviews. The two axes were the construction of the world and the construction of the mind. Constructions of the mind ranged from chaotic to deterministic. Constructions of external reality ranged from static to fluid and uncontrollable. The theoretical model developed suggested four different types of basic worldviews. The suggested typology was examined in relation to existing typologies in the field of intimate partner violence and in relation to future research and interventions.

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Is consanguineous marriage related to spousal violence in India? Evidence from the National Family Health Survey, 2015–16

Journal of Biosocial Science ◽

10.1017/s0021932021000626 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-16

Author(s):

Margubur Rahaman ◽

Shalini Sen ◽

Md Juel Rana ◽

Saswata Ghosh

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Family Health ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Consanguineous Marriage ◽

Spousal Violence ◽

National Family Health Survey ◽

The World ◽

National Family

Abstract Violence against women is a global phenomenon, and intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence faced by women in the world. Around 30% of women in the world, on average, and 33% in India experience intimate partner violence during their lifetime. The main aim of this study was to investigate whether consanguinity protects women from spousal violence. National Family Health Survey 2015–16 (NFHS-4) data were used. The study sample comprised 60,824 currently married women aged 15–49 years. The results of the logistic regression model showed that the likelihood of all types of spousal violence against women was higher among consanguineous unions compared with non-consanguineous unions in India. The association between consanguineous marriage and spousal violence was found to be positive and significant in the southern and eastern regions of India and among Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The association was not significant among Muslims. Differences in socio-cultural norms and practices across the regions of India, and among different socio-cultural groups, can perhaps explain these variations. Women belonging in higher age groups, from Other Backward Castes, those who were working and those with a low level of educational attainment and socioeconomic standing had a higher risk of experiencing intimate partner violence. Couples in a consanguineous marriage should be given adequate counselling to reduce intimate partner violence in India, and similarly culturally diverse countries. This would also help reach Target 5.2 of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

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