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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"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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Males experiences of female partner abuse in intimate relationships in Jozini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
… aimed to explore males’ experiences of female partner abuse in intimate relationships in the Jozini Municipality, of KwaZulu-Natal. The study considered abuse as any incident or threatening behavior, violence, or psychological, physical, sexual, financial, or emotional abuse between adults who …
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An Application of Hirschi's Theory of Social Control to the Study of Partner Abuse
The purpose of this study was to determine if Hirschi's theory of social control could be applied to domestic violence. Two elements of Hirschi's theory of social control, attachment and beliefs, were used as the independent variables. The Conflict Tactics Scale was used to measure the dependent …
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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
… 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 nursing …
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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, ethnicities, …
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The experience of work and workplace disclosure for women living with the effects of intimate partner abuse
… 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 a range …
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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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Brain Injury in Battered Women: Prevalence and Relationship to Cognitive Functioning and Psychopathology
… the various ways in which brain injury severity, partner abuse severity, cognitive functioning, and psychopathology influence one another. Ninety-nine battered women were assessed using neuropsychological, psychopathology, and abuse history measures. Women were recruited from both shelters and …
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Exploring role reversal within the victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse
… 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 2014 for …
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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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The Presence of Empathy in Male Completers of a Partner Intervention Program
… the complex nature related to men who commit partner abuse including: causative factors, co-occurring variables, treatment efficacy, and attrition and recidivism rates. Although, all of these issues are relevant to understanding and eliminating the problem of partner violence, unexplored …
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Aggression In Lesbian And Bisexual Relationships
… those working with victims/survivors of domestic abuse have overlooked the issue of same-sex partner aggression among lesbians and bisexual women. Through in-depth interviews with 19 women who identify themselves as either lesbian or bisexual, information was documented in this study demonstrating …
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Family Violence as Predictive of Attitudes Toward Women in Boys
… and patriarchal attitudes toward women, and partner abuse in adult males. The purpose of this study was to determine the nature of the relationship between exposure to parental violence and sex-role attitudes and attitudes toward women in 36 7- through 14-year-old boys, and the implications …
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Rape in the context of intimate partner violence
… 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 threats …
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The Evolution of Evidence-Based Treatment for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators
… 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 clinical …
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Men's and Women's Abuse Talk in Group Therapy: A Discourse Analysis
… 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 women. This …
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