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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Intimate partner abuse"”.
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Male victims of intimate partner abuse: Experiences of disclosure and help-seeking
Intimate partner abuse is a significant social problem that impacts on the mental health of primary and secondary victims. Despite empirical evidence that there are male victims and female offenders of intimate partner abuse, Australian researchers focus almost exclusively on the needs of female …
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The relationship between insecure early attachment and intimate partner abuse: a case study
Feminist theory locates intimate partner violence within a social, emotional and political discourse of silencing a non-dominant group. This thesis expands on feminist thinking and considers insecure early attachment in the evolution and maintenance of later intimate partner violence. It reflects …
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Technology-Facilitated Intimate Partner Abuse: Addressing the Issue through Codesign with Survivors and Support Workers
… digital technologies are used as tools for abuse and surveillance within the context of intimate partner abuse (IPA), and 2) to design support solutions for survivors. In order to do so, a codesign methodology was adopted alongside IPA survivors and NGO support workers. The first phase of …
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An assessment of attitudes and experiences with intimate partner abuse among Latina women in North Texas
… theory method, a substantive theory of Latina intimate partner abuse was developed. Latina women above the age of 18, who by self-report were survivors of intimate partner abuse, were recruited via flyers distributed at various locations such as shelters, community gatekeepers, churches, Latina …
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Creating comfort: a grounded theory of intimate partner abuse survivors' perspective of primary health care visits
… from the perspective of survivors of intimate partner violence. English-speaking females above the age of 18, who by self-report were survivors of domestic violence, were recruited via flyers distributed at sites selected to elicit a natural variation in socioeconomic levels, ages, …
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The experience of work and workplace disclosure for women living with the effects of intimate partner abuse
… be a private issue, the organisational impact of Intimate Partner Abuse (IP Abuse) and the potential role that work plays in the lives of those living with abuse has begun to attract increasing attention. Literature which engages with the interaction between work and Intimate Partner Abuse crosses …
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Forgotten Victims: A Qualitative Study of Familial and Intimate Partner Abuse of Male-to-Female Transgender Individuals in Central Kentucky
<p>Previous research on intimate partner and familial abuse has focused on easily identifiable social institutions, such as "homosexual couple" or "mother/daughter." However, transgender individuals do not always fit into the binary social definitions ascribed to family relationships. Little …
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Exploring role reversal within the victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse
… aim of the research was to explore incidents of Intimate Partner Abuse to develop a deeper understanding of the relationship dynamics between victims and perpetrators of Intimate Partner Abuse (DOMESTIC ABUSE). The study used a quantitative analysis of data obtained by Merseyside Police in May …
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Rape in the context of intimate partner violence
… several violent acts, this study focused on intimate partner violence in which the violence was perpetrated against the woman in the form of rape. The relationship between rape by an intimate partner and other forms of intimate partner abuse is unclear. This study examined the association of …
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The Evolution of Evidence-Based Treatment for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators
… of evidence-based treatment approaches for intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators from the point of view of a treatment provider who has sought to expand his knowledge of IPV through undertaking a number of research studies and academics reviews in order to broaden and deepen his …
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Men's and Women's Abuse Talk in Group Therapy: A Discourse Analysis
… therapy groups for men who have been victims of intimate partner abuse, at times controversial, has led to a call for a contextualized understanding of men’s and women’s victimization. The nature, severity, and consequences of abuse are thought to be different for abused men compared to abused …
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The Impact of Psychological Abuse on a Female’s Engagement in Subsequent Relationships and How They Heal from the Abuse
… study examined (a) the impact of psychological abuse on a female’s subsequent intimate relationships, and (b) what assisted the female victims of such abuse to heal and build subsequent healthy relationships. Psychological intimate partner abuse is connected to various long-term negative …
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Development of a Christian-based intervention programme for perpetrators of intimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence is a global evil and has reached pandemic proportions with ramifications that are devastating for all parties concerned. Characteristics and causal influences that were applicable to both abusive men and abusive women were identified in order to develop and streamline a …
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Infertility in the public health care system in South Africa : patients' experiences, reproductive health knowledge and treatment-seeking behaviour
… with negative emotions, marital instability, abuse, stigmatisation, and loss of social status. Psychological distress levels were significantly higher in infertile women when compared to women using contraception, and in infertile men when compared to fertile men. Infertile women who reported …
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Interpreting abuse from self-representational drawings: a mixed-method study
… drawings created by persons who have experienced abuse and persons who have not been abused. This study used a non-clinical sample of 196 self-representational drawings created by college students, and 60 independent judges who were naive to the diagnostic interpretation of drawings. The first …
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Factores contextuales, familiares e individuales asociados con violencia física en niños, niñas y adolescentes en Colombia en el año 2018
INTRODUCCIÓN: la violencia física se ha reportado como el tipo más frecuente de violencia en niños, niñas y adolescentes (NNA) en el mundo, y en Colombia es uno de los tipos más frecuentes. Tiene graves consecuencias para la salud física y mental de quienes la padecen y para las comunidades. Así, …