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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Violence in the home"”.
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Early family environments and vulnerability factors associated with borderline personality disorder
… (sexual abuse, physical abuse, witnessed violence, and early separation experiences) and family environment characteristics were assessed via questionnaire from a sample of depressed borderline (N=17) and depressed nonborderline (N=19) female inpatients. Significantly more borderline …
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Killing ostriches: Young women, family violence and youth work
Using a phenomenological approach, this study, "Killing Ostriches" sought to investigate the experience of violence in the home of a small group of young women living in the northern suburbs of Perth. Seven young women between the ages of 17-26 took part in the study. Five of these young women …
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The Relationship between Traumagenic Dynamic Responses towards Childhood Sexual Abuse, Ethnic Identity, Social Support, Trauma Severity, and Attitudes towards Interpersonal Relationships in Adolescent Females
<p>This study used the theory of traumagenic dynamics (TD) to examine how symptomatology resulting childhood sexual abuse (CSA) are related to the attitudes adolescent females have towards interpersonal relationships. The ultimate goal being that this understanding can inform the creation and …
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Resilience Following Adversity: The Role of Religious Coping and Social Support Among Black Youth After Traumatic Events
… physical and mental health outcomes due to a combination of environmental, biological and psychological factors. Research has shown that a history of trauma can sensitize a person to subsequent traumas. The COVID-19 pandemic was a traumatic stressor that affected everyone in some capacity, but …
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Children and the Law: How Does Early Contact with Law Enforcement Predict Severity and Frequency of Offending Later in Life?
… recorded through police contact, this study examined the influence of individual and environmental factors on predicting involvement in offence type categories (Non-Violent; Violent; Sexual) in samples of children before and after the age of criminal responsibility (age 12). The sample comprised …
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The contribution of different forms of violence exposure to internalising and externalising symptoms in young South African adolescents
Studies conducted in high income countries have increasingly recognised that youth who are violently victimised are often victimised across more than one life domain, a pattern of violence exposure termed poly-victimisation. Further, poly-vicimisation has been associated with a greater severity of …
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Young adults’ perceptions of community violence experienced in a South African context during adolescence
South Africa is a developing country, characterised by various forms of political struggles and different forms of violence. As a result, the journey from adolescence to adulthood is plagued with community violence. High rates of exposure to community violence result in short-term and long-term …