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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"severity of violence"”.
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Dating Violence Myth Acceptance and Victim Blame Among College Students: Does Gender Matter?
<p>Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) affects approximately one in four women every year in the United States (Black et al., 2011). As a result, determining the potential implications IPV has on the victims requires extensive research and education. The manner in which a victim is responded to by …
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Does quality matter? An evaluation of the relationship between United Nations peacekeepers and civil war violence
Why are some groups of peacekeepers more effective at managing civil war violence than others? Existing studies of operational effectiveness have focused on the quantity, profession, and geographic location of deployed personnel and have suggested that each of these is independently important. …
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The Experience of Rural Battered Women: Overcoming Challenges
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of physical isolation in rural battered women. The relationships between physical isolation, level of traumatic symptoms and social support are assessed. By definition rural women are usually geographically isolated, which may contribute to the …
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The Experience of Rural Battered Women: Overcoming Challenges
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of physical isolation in rural battered women. The relationships between physical isolation, level of traumatic symptoms and social support are assessed. By definition rural women are usually geographically isolated, which may contribute to the …
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The Severity of Recurrent Violence During and Following Couples\' Participation in Domestic Violence-Focused Couple Therapy
This study explores the severity of psychological and physical aggression that recurred during and following couples\' participation in Domestic Violence-Focused Couple Therapy. The overall recurrence of violence was found to be quite high. Chi Square tests revealed a difference in severity of …
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THE INFLUENCE OF MOTHERS’ CONCERNS FOR THEIR CHILDREN ON STAY-LEAVE DECISION MAKING FOR WOMEN EXPERIENCING INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE: A COMPARISON OF WOMEN WITH CHILDREN AND WOMEN WITHOUT CHILDREN
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) occurs in 10-69% of the world’s population (World Health Organization, 2002). Women are at much greater risk of experiencing IPV than men. Physical, sexual, and emotional abuse has a psychological impact, not only upon the individual, but family members and future …
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THE INFLUENCE OF MOTHERS’ CONCERNS FOR THEIR CHILDREN ON STAY-LEAVE DECISION MAKING FOR WOMEN EXPERIENCING INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE: A COMPARISON OF WOMEN WITH CHILDREN AND WOMEN WITHOUT CHILDREN
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) occurs in 10-69% of the world’s population (World Health Organization, 2002). Women are at much greater risk of experiencing IPV than men. Physical, sexual, and emotional abuse has a psychological impact, not only upon the individual, but family members and future …
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Exploring the variation within situational couple violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) happens at an alarming rate in the United States; more than one in three women have experienced IPV in their lifetime (Black et al., 2010). Johnson (2008) has indicated that there are different types of IPV with violent coercive control and situational couple …
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Survivors of sexual violence confronting their perpetrators
It can be disturbing for survivors of sexual violence to confront their perpetrator about the violence. It may bring back painful memories but some survivors choose to do it. On the other hand, it is important to know what kind of reactions survivors should be expecting from the perpetrators, both …
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Causes and consequences of conflict : exploring the influence of honor-based norms and values on the experience of intimate partner violence in the United States
… dissertation were posed with the common goal of revealing possible explanations for variations in the causes and consequences of interpersonal violence across regional cultures of the United States. Study 1 posed and tested two hypotheses related to the distribution of male-perpetrated …
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HIV-infected women who do and do not report intimate partner violence: Viral replication and adherence to antiretroviral medications
Accounting for one-half of all new infections worldwide, women are the fastest growing group newly infected with HIV. Intimate partner violence affects 50% or more women worldwide with associated effects on morbidity and mortality. An intersection between HIV infection and intimate partner violence …
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A study of gender violence and its effects on married women : a case study of women at three centres in Lusaka district - YWCA, WLSA and National Legal Aid Clinic for Women
Violence against women is widespread and global but is hidden as most of it goes on unreported. Violence is tolerated and accepted by most societies and cultures world wide and Zambia is no exception. In Zambia, violence has been exacerbated by some aspects of the customs and traditions, socio …
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A study of gender violence and its effects on married women : a case study of women at three centres in Lusaka district - YWCA, WLSA and National Legal Aid Clinic for Women
Violence against women is widespread and global but is hidden as most of it goes on unreported. Violence is tolerated and accepted by most societies and cultures world wide and Zambia is no exception. In Zambia, violence has been exacerbated by some aspects of the customs and traditions, socio …
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Maternal Exposure to Violence and Child Malnutrition in LMICs: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study in Conflict-Affected Northern Uganda
Maternal Exposure to Violence and Child Malnutrition in LMICs: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study in Conflict-Affected Northern Uganda Background: Violence against women by an intimate partner is a serious human rights and public health concern, especially in low-and-middle-income countries …