MEDIATING PRECARITY THROUGH MOBILE APPS

This panel analyzes the use of mobile apps to mediate experiences of precarity—that is threats to life and livelihood itself. While we acknowledge that mobile apps offer opportunities to form networks of resistance, many apps also pose substantial risks to users. To begin to articulate these risks, the presentations in this panel consider case studies of several apps targeted at mediating experiences of precarity. First, we offer an analysis of “safety-oriented mobility” apps, which help users to avoid location-specific instances of harassment and violence. This presentation argues that that these apps can reinforce harmful homogeneity in spaces, enable surveillance of marginalized populations, and provide a false sense of security to users. Following this, we examine apps that have responded to intimate partner violence. In this presentation, we suggest that these mobile apps do very little to protect their users from harm and, instead, provide a short-term distraction from underlying issues. Finally, we look to LBGTQ+ apps aimed at finding romantic partners or coordinating sexual encounters through location sharing. In this presentation, we suggest that these apps pose risks of unwanted exposure and discrimination, particularly due to an uptick in data breaches and leaks. We conclude this panel by offering a collective statement that argues for systemic intervention addressing the inequalities within society but, until that time comes, we argue for measures that secure these mobile apps (and the data contained therein) and protect their users.

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The Combined and Independent Impact of Witnessed Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment

Partner Abuse ◽

10.1891/1946-6560.3.3.358 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 358-378 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Kathleen Watson MacDonell

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Child Maltreatment ◽

Childhood Maltreatment ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Romantic Partners ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Future Research ◽

Negative Impacts ◽

Long Term Impact

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive issue, generating startling facts regarding its detrimental societal effects. There is also considerable overlap between witnessing IPV and experiencing childhood maltreatment. The current article reviews the state of the knowledge about the short- and long-term impact of witnessing IPV as well as a review of the literature exploring the unique impact of experiencing both IPV and maltreatment compared to witnessing only. Seventy-three articles were included in the present review. Negative outcomes in youth have been reported in both the internalizing and externalizing domains of functioning, in health and cognitive domains, as well as in youth’s relationships with family, peers, and romantic partners. The current literature suggests that these negative impacts persist into adulthood. Mixed results, whether there are significant additive effects of witnessing IPV and child maltreatment compared to witnessing IPV only, were found in youth and again into adulthood. Policy implications and recommendations for future research are suggested.

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The Effect of Cash, Vouchers, and Food Transfers on Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Northern Ecuador

American Economic Journal Applied Economics ◽

10.1257/app.20150048 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 284-303 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Melissa Hidrobo ◽

Amber Peterman ◽

Lori Heise

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Food Insecurity ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Randomized Experiment ◽

Short Term ◽

Percentage Points ◽

Controlling Behaviors

Using a randomized experiment in Ecuador, this study provides evidence on whether cash, vouchers, and food transfers targeted to women and intended to reduce poverty and food insecurity also affected intimate partner violence. Results indicate that transfers reduce controlling behaviors and physical and/or sexual violence by 6 to 7 percentage points. Impacts do not vary by transfer modality, which provides evidence that transfers not only have the potential to decrease violence in the short-term, but also that cash is just as effective as in-kind transfers. (JEL I38, J16, K42, O15, O17)

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An Integrated Relapse Prevention and Relationship Safety Intervention for Women on Methadone: Testing Short-Term Effects on Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Use

Violence and Victims ◽

10.1891/0886-6708.21.5.657 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 21 (5) ◽

pp. 657-672 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Louisa Gilbert ◽

Nabila El-Bassel ◽

Jennifer Manuel ◽

Elwin Wu ◽

Hyun Go ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Drug Use ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Relapse Prevention ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Preliminary Evidence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Short Term ◽

Informational Control ◽

Safety Intervention

This study tests the feasibility, safety, and short-term preliminary effects of a relapse prevention and relationship safety (RPRS) intervention in reducing drug use and the experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) among women on methadone. For this randomized controlled trial, 34 women who met IPV and drug use criteria were randomly assigned to either the RPRS condition (n = 16) or a one-session informational control (IC) condition (n = 18). RPRS participants were more likely than IC participants to report a decrease in minor physical or sexual IPV (OR = 7.1, p = .05), minor psychological IPV (OR = 5.3, p = .03) and severe psychological IPV (OR = 6.07, p = .03) at the 3month follow-up. Data suggest that RPRS participants were also more likely than IC participants to report a decrease in any drug use at 3 months (OR = 3.3, p = .08). This study provides preliminary evidence that the RPRS intervention is effective in reducing IPV and drug use among women on methadone.

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Short-Term Interventions for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Trauma Violence & Abuse ◽

10.1177/1524838015602736 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 155-171 ◽

Cited By ~ 45

Author(s):

Karla Arroyo ◽

Brad Lundahl ◽

Rob Butters ◽

Mindy Vanderloo ◽

David S. Wood

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Short Term

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Birds of a Feather: An Examination of ADHD Symptoms and Associated Concerns in Partners of Adults with ADHD

Journal of Attention Disorders ◽

10.1177/1087054720978553 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 108705472097855

Author(s):

Christina M. Steele ◽

Brian T. Wymbs ◽

R. Elizabeth Capps

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Assortative Mating ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Romantic Partners ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Adhd Symptoms ◽

Childhood Adhd ◽

Persistent Symptoms ◽

Financial Difficulties ◽

Increase Risk

Objective: Adults often select romantic partners who behave like they do (i.e. assortative mating). However, little is known about whether assortative mating is common among adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and whether it is related to associated problems. Method: About 94 adults without ADHD, 43 adults with childhood ADHD histories but without current symptoms or impairment (ADHD-Desist), 27 adults with childhood ADHD histories and elevated current symptoms and impairment (ADHD-Persist) rated their partners’ ADHD symptoms and their own associated problems (e.g., intimate partner violence, financial difficulties). Results: The ADHD-Persist group reported that their partners exhibited more ADHD symptoms than the ADHD-Desist group and those without ADHD. Adults in the ADHD-Persist group who had partners with elevated ADHD symptoms endorsed high intimate partner violence and financial difficulties. Conclusion: Assortative mating appears to be common among adults with ADHD, especially those with persistent symptoms, and to increase risk of additional problems.

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Co-Occurrence of Violence on the Severity of Abuse in Intimate Relationships

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/08862605211064238 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 088626052110642

Author(s):

Frédéric Ouellet ◽

Emeline Hetroy ◽

Guisela Patard ◽

Christophe Gauthier-Davies ◽

Chloé Leclerc

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Relationships ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Temporal Dynamics ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Personal Relationships ◽

Short Term ◽

Temporal Aspects ◽

Forms Of Violence

Several empirical studies have shown that women who experience violence in intimate personal relationships (IPV) commonly experience more than one form of violence. While it is recognized that individual trajectories of IPV vary over time, little is known about the temporal dynamics of this co-occurrence or its consequences. This study describes the different forms of violence experienced by women and looks at whether it is possible to predict when severe violence (physical and sexual) is most likely to occur. Data in the study comes from interviews with 70 women who had been victims of intimate partner violence. The life history calendar method was used to facilitate identifying kinds and levels of violence and the month in which violence took place. Individual victimization trajectories were found to be heterogenous and likely to change in the short term. The women in our sample experienced more than one form of intimate partner violence and co-occurrence of different forms of violence was common in individual trajectories. The characteristics of the kind of violence experienced were important in understanding the temporal aspects of acts of severe violence. The increased knowledge about patterns of violence provided by these results should help to develop better ways to intervene to prevent such events.

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