Dissertations / Theses: 'Domestic violence victims'

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Jenkins, Stephanie. "Domestic violence : men as victims /." Connect to online version at OhioLINK ETD Connect to online version at Digital.Maag, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1989/3754.

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Jenkins, Stephanie A. "Domestic Violence: Men as Victims." Youngstown State University / OhioLINK, 1998. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu997552673.

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Lopez, Francisco Javier. "Battered men the hidden victims of domestic violence /." access full-text online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium, 2008. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?1451514.

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Anderson, Julette N. "Effects of Education on Victims of Domestic Violence." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/345.

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The purpose of this project was to improve support for victims of domestic violence. To that end, this project developed an evidence-based program to provide information about domestic violence including safe and confidential ways to seek assistance, rights as cohabiting intimate partners, and the resources available to community members. Several approaches were used to develop, validate, and plan for implementation and evaluation of this program, which was developed for 3 sites in Broward and Miami-Dade counties where the project is situated. The program logic model and the social ecological model, including the individual, relationship, community, and societal levels, were used to guide this project. In addition, scholarly works from 2000 to 2013 were selected from ProQuest, CINAHL, Ebscohost, Medline, and Ovid Nursing Journals to develop this program in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of 7 community stakeholders including a physician, advanced practice nurse, law enforcement officer, pastor, and 3 recovery center directors with knowledge in these areas. Content validation involved incorporating feedback from the project team. The target population for the project includes women and men aged 18 or higher who have experienced domestic violence, homelessness, and drug addiction. Community operationalization of the initiative will be facilitated by implementation and evaluation plans developed as part of this project. The project includes community education that may help organize events and campaigns, increase domestic violence awareness among community members, and influence policy regarding issues pertaining to domestic violence.

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Younger, RaMon B. "The Effects of Domestic Violence: The Male Victims Perspective." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1257.

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Domestic violence from a male victim's perspective is something that is not discussed in society very much because information is very limited and incidents are often unreported. Research was done on this aspect of domestic violence to see how the types of abuse have had an impact on the victim from a physical and emotional perspective. The secondary data used for this study were from the Violence and Threats of Violence Against Women and Men in the United States, 1994-1996. Eight thousand men were selected to participate in the survey. The question of whether domestic violence is a problem was examined by race. It was determined that there was a relationship between these 2 variables with an actual significance of .000.

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Weisenbeck, Kate M. "Educator interventions with students who witness domestic violence." Online version, 2004. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2004/2004weisenbeckk.pdf.

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Bhandhumani, Budtri Ay, and Sandra Lea Book. "Evaluating intervention services for perpetrators and victims of domestic violence." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2000. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1596.

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This study was to evaluate current agency programs that were available to aid victims of domestic violence and their effectiveness in reducing the long-term emotional state of victims. This study included participants from various Domestic Violence Programs located throughout San Bernardino, Riverside, and Los Angeles counties.

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McCoy, Joyce Ann. "Developing a supportive living environment for survivors of intimate-partner violence and domestic violence." online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium access full-text, 2007. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?3280135.

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Fowler, Jennifer. "How domestic violence affects children effective intervention strategies /." Online version, 2008. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2008/2008fowlerj.pdf.

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Diamond, Donna Jo, and Geneva Naomi Hannigan. "Intervention outcome differences for adult children of domestic violence." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2008. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3363.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate intervention outcomes for domestic violence in families and adult children. This study targeted intervention outcomes of families and adult children from domestic violence homes for the purpose of comparing those self referred versus those who were mandated for intervention.

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Vogt, Tertia. "The impact of an interim protection order (Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998) on the victims of domestic violence." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/485.

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Hoyle, Carolyn. "Responding to domestic violence : the roles of police, prosecutors and victims." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1996. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:cc7acb32-23c1-4286-911f-3b536d015bae.

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This thesis aimed to understand the factors which shape the police and CPS response to domestic violence in the light of recent policy changes which recommended arrest in such cases. The decisions made by victims, police and prosecutors were charted in over one thousand three hundred reported cases of domestic violence in the Thames Valley during a seven month period in 1993. A random sample of 387 of these incidents were examined in detail. The study sought to understand the needs, desires and expectations of victims and how their choices impacted on the decisions made by police and prosecutors. Having evaluated feminist theories, the thesis argues that police and prosecutors do not randomly exercise their discretion nor can their response be explained by reference to cultural or individual prejudices. Rather, their decisions are best understood in terms of a set of informal 'working rules' developed by police and prosecutors for dealing with these complex and difficult cases. It is shown that whilst evidence of an offence was highly correlated with decisions regarding arrest and prosecution, evidence did not determine police action nor did its absence preclude such action. Rather, evidence facilitated police action where the working rules pointed towards an arrest. One of the strongest working rules related to the willingness of the victim to support a prosecution or not. The majority of victims did not want their partners or ex-partners to be prosecuted even when they had requested that the police arrest the perpetrators. Police and prosecutors believe the criminal justice system to be an extremely clumsy tool in dealing with domestic disputes. They therefore did not pursue independent evidence when victims withdrew their statements and they consequently discontinued these cases or did not initiate prosecution in the first place. Previous research has started from the premise that withdrawal of complaints by victims and the discontinuance of cases represents some kind of failure on the part of the agencies involved and that this would be remedied if the police arrested and prosecuted wherever possible. Implicit in this approach is the assumption that the criminal justice system as it presently operates is capable of responding effectively to the needs of victims of domestic violence. This thesis throws some doubt on the validity of these assumptions.

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Neal, Pamela S. "Comparison of domestic violence outcomes among emergency department nurses." Huntington, WV : [Marshall University Libraries], 2002. http://www.marshall.edu/etd/descript.asp?ref=127.

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Buzi, Ruth S., Peggy B. Smith, Claudia A. Kozinetz, and Constance M. Wiemann. "Pregnant Adolescents as Perpetrators and Victims of Intimate Partner Violence." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1498.

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The role of pregnant adolescents as perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV) is not well understood. Socioecological factors associated with IPV (physical assault and injury, and psychological aggression) perpetrated by pregnant adolescents and the association between IPV and attitudes toward the use of physical punishment to discipline children were examined among 246 pregnant adolescents. Pregnant adolescents were more likely to report perpetrating both physical assault (24%) and psychological aggression (52.7%) than being the recipient (12.2% and 38.6%, respectively) and having been physically injured (7%) than inflicting injury (4.1%). Risk factors for perpetrating physical assault included prior assault by partner, being African American, exposure to community violence, being in trouble with the police, and multiple lifetime drug use. IPV perpetrators had more favorable attitudes toward the use of physical punishment. Interventions should address IPV and parenting attitudes in young couples to maximize the health and safety of both mother and unborn child.

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Rosales, Noemi. "Support group program for male victims of domestic violence| A grant proposal." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1586516.

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The purpose of this study is to write a grant proposal for a psycho-educational support group program for male survivors of domestic violence (DV). Male victims exposed to DV experience many challenges including limited resources, disbelief from law enforcement and shame. An extensive literature review was conducted on the underserved population of male DV victims from both heterosexual and same-gender relationships. The lack of literature and available resources demonstrated that a societal shift is necessary to see DV as a problem not exclusive to any gender, race or sexual orientation. Anecdotally, support groups have assisted male victims in healing from their experience of DV and building social networks. A grant search identified possible funding sources for a support group for male DV victims. The actual submission and funding of this grant was not a requirement for the successful completion of this project.

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Van, Zyl Ann-Marie. "Social welfare services offered at shelters to female victims of domestic violence." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2008. http://etd.sun.ac.za/jspui/handle/10019/1630.

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Maharaj, Akashni. "The impact of reiki and philophonetics on the victims of domestic violence." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1106.

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Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree DPhil (Community Psychology) in the Faculty of Arts, in the Department of Psychology at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2011.
Domestic violence is a huge social, moral and spiritual problem in society today and many traditional methods of healing such as psychodynamic, solution-focused and cognitive behavioural therapies have left a vacuum when addressing the needs of the abused woman. This study aimed to determine whether there is a place for integrative therapies, particularly Philophonetics and Reiki which are both considered to be “body-based” therapies in the treatment of survivors of Domestic Violence. The sample was drawn from patients that sought treatment from the Community Care Centre and consisted of eight case studies of women who have been abused. A phenomenological approach was used in order to find the meaning the women attached to their experience of being abused. The findings of the study revealed a reduction in both depressive and anxiety symptoms. Depression and anxiety are common diagnosis for those who have suffered abuse and prior to the study all participants showed signs of depression and anxiety. The findings further showed that with Reiki therapy significant changes occurred physically as well as psychologically. With Philophonetics therapy changes occurred at a deeper layer as individuals were able to access the abuse in a nonverbal manner, without intellectualizing the problem. Both therapies proved to be effective due to the fact that individual’s had to “feel” rather than “think”. A further finding was that all participants felt comfortable enough to access their spirituality, thus showing that mind-body connection is vital in treating abuse. Finally it was revealed that no therapy can work in isolation, therefore the combination of traditional and CAM therapies had shown merit for the twenty first century therapist.

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Wong, Siu-wai. "An exploratory study on the factors to facilitate the victims for leaving domestic violence." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2004. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B3197949X.

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Lozano, Yvonne M. "Domestic Violence Shelters in Texas: Responding to Programming Needs of Older Victims of Intimate Partner Violence." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2010. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc33183/.

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This study examined if domestic violence shelters in Texas are responding to the needs of older female victims of intimate partner violence. Data for this study was collected through online questionnaire surveys of 45% of Texas domestic violence shelters. Findings of this study indicated that less than 10% of Texas shelters are providing specialized programming for older victims of IPV. In Texas, the demographic growth of older adults has remained comparable to increased national trends. The state of Texas will face several policy implications and social issues related to an older population that is rapidly growing. This includes, the importance of addressing certain members of an aging population who continue to fall victim to domestic violence. Furthermore, an unchanged resource of safety for victims of IPV is domestic violence shelters. Therefore, this study challenges current domestic violence shelter policies to address this issue of a rapidly growing segment of the Texas population. This study found less than 10% of shelters in Texas, who participated in this study, were providing specialized programming and outreach for older victims. Important practical implications for domestic violence shelter programming in Texas is provided.

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Paull, Jessica L. "Identity Construction and Maintenance in Domestic Violence Shelters." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1365522220.

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Waite, Jill. "Memory in Adult Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6143.

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a national and global health problem. Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization suggest that 1 in 3 women will become a victim of violence by an intimate partner in her lifetime. Memory and learning have been shown to be affected in in-vivo animal studies under acute and chronic stress conditions. Using Bertalanffy's general systems theory, this study examined the impact of IPV on short-term memory in adult female survivors by comparing their performance to a control group (adult females with no IPV in the past 5 years) on measures of verbal and nonverbal memory, learning, and working memory. Participants also completed measures of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and were asked about their history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Participants included community members and treatment seeking adult females from a Nevada city. A total of 23 women participated in this study (M = 30 years), of which, 7 were included in the control group (no history of IPV in the past 5 years) and 16 were included in the IPV group (history of IPV within the past 5 years). Using multivariate analysis of variance with depression, PTSD, and mTBI as covariates, no statistically significant differences were found between these 2 groups on all measures. Future studies with high power may yield significant results on measures of learning and should be an area of focus. IPV participants with PTSD tended to perform worse on tests of learning compared to the control group (d = .33; p = .16). Future research in this area is recommended to help improve treatment outcomes for survivors, reduce the stigma associated with IPV, and improve domestic violence laws.

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Randa, Carrie D. "Attributions, coping, self-blame and emotional status in victims of rape and domestic violence /." Electronic version (PDF), 2005. http://dl.uncw.edu/etd/2005/randac/carrieranda.html.

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Yankasamy, Melanie. "Psychological empowerment of female victims of spousal abuse through philophonetics." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1108.

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Submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in the subject of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology (Faculty of Arts) at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2011.
Spousal abuse is a public health concern and is common in all races and ethnicities. It may take on various forms such as; physical beating, verbal/ emotional/ psychological abuse, sexual abuse, or financial abuse. Women often remain in abusive relationships for financial security, fear of further harm, and because of socials stigmatization. This study focuses on the psychological empowerment of female victims of spousal abuse through philophonetics. Philophonetics-counselling is a therapeutic intervention which appreciates the complexities of the human form. It is an approach that offers the possibilities of healing and experiencing the fullness of what life could be. Seven female victims of spousal abuse participated in the study and these participants reside in the Rustenburg area. A qualitative approach was utilized, with data being analysed applying hermeneutics. The results indicated the success and effectiveness of the philophonetics modality. Each participant disclosed and described significant shifts in their production of the imprints (IT) of abuse. Self help tools were given so as to ensure that participants could prevent further IT’s from entering their body, and thereby heal themselves. Findings in the current study show that the utilization of such a modality is effective in empowering the target population. It is therefore recommended that the process of empowerment through philophonetics be continuous.

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Zanto, Dawn M. "Training needs and their effects on practioners [sic] applied to domestic violence in Chippewa County." Online version, 1998. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1998/1998zantod.pdf.

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Peña, Christina Marie. "Family medicine physician residents' perspectives on domestic violence." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2006. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3043.

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This project surveyed 21 respondents to determine whether family medicine physician assistants' medical education and training while in residency is sufficient to assess or identify domestic violence. The project found that although family medicine physician assistants do receive education and training on domestic violence, it is insufficient because victims may still go undetected and unserved.

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Barcham, Sharon G. "Chemical addiction program for women (with children) who are victims of domestic violence." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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Ford, Debra Jane. "How do victims of domestic violence experience the therapeutic relationship? : a client's perspective : a qualitative study." Thesis, Regent's University London, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683433.

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This thesis employed interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) of semi-structured interviews to explore participants' experiences of therapeutic relationship using a person-centred approach (Rogers, 1957).

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Lovett, Maria Joanne. "Barriers to Help Seeking for Lesbian Victims of Intimate Partner Violence." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1412.

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Lesbian intimate partner violence (IPV) is an understudied social and psychological problem in the United States. The purpose of this qualitative, comparative study was to understand any barriers of help-seeking behaviors for victims of lesbian IPV. The literature on lesbian IPV has not included the perspectives of both service provider and support person on why these barriers persist. Normative resource theory and the barriers model informed the study. Interviews were conducted with a sample of 8 providers and 5 support persons. Interviews were then transcribed and coded. The 7 themes that emerged among these 13 participants were an unawareness on how to get help, inability on the part of the victim to recognize abuse, lack of acknowledgement of abuse in the community, inadequate specialized training and policies to work with the lesbian community, no assurance of safety at the shelter, fear of disclosure of sexual orientation, and no confidence with system or service agency. All of these themes were identified as contributing factors that deterred lesbian IPV victims from seeking help. Although the findings are representative of a small sample, these findings can initiate positive social change by informing interventions which can bridge the gap between the lesbian IPV victim and the support services she needs.

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Wong, Siu-wai, and 黃小慧. "An exploratory study on the factors to facilitate the victims for leaving domestic violence." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3197949X.

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Keller, Avelar Karla. "Procedural Justice and Domestic Violence: Victims' Satisfaction With Police and Willingness to Seek Help." OpenSIUC, 2014. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1554.

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Procedural justice research in the field of criminal justice and policing have investigated how perceptions of procedural justice during police-citizen encounters influence satisfaction with police, cooperation with police, perceptions of police effectiveness, and perceptions of police authority. In general these studies have investigated police-initiated encounters, police-suspect encounters, and to a lesser degree, police-victim encounters. Limited research exits perceptions of police-citizen encounters during calls for service, and even less regarding police-domestic violence victim encounters. The present study investigates this relationship of procedural justice and domestic violence victims' satisfaction with police processes during a call for service, police actions during calls for service, and domestic violence victims' willingness to seek help from police in the future. The sample study for the present research comes from a 1994-1995 victim survey distributed in New York and Texas. Results from this study suggest that perceptions of procedural justice do influence domestic violence victims' satisfaction and willingness to seek help in the future.

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Mui, Wai-keung, and 梅偉強. "Vicarious traumatization in social workers working with victims of domestic violence in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2009. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45418184.

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Mogotsi, Mercy Keatlaretse. "Impact of Victim Employment Programme on domestic violence in the Capricorn District of Limpopo Province." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/528.

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Lee, Elisa Petra. "Domestic violence in a faith-based setting." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3076.

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The focus of this study was domestic violence in a faith-based setting. The researcher utilized the constructivist approach in building a subjective understanding of the research topic and possible interventions.

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Carotta, Christin L. "Interactional Patterns of Expressed Hopes Between Victims and Offenders, Following Offender Detainment for Domestic Violence." The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1397764880.

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Wimberly, Chlorine F. "Spiritual direction and domestic violence a journey towards healing /." Ashland, OH : Ashland Theological Seminary, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.2986/tren.028-0288.

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Lugo, Blanca Lizbeth. "An exploratory study on mental health effects of therapist minimization of domestic violence victims' experiences." Thesis, Alliant International University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3717549.

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One in every three women are victims of domestic violence. The social phenomena of intimate partner violence has been classified as an epidemic due to its impact on political, economic, social, and health development of human female populations. Research frequently questions mental health professionals’ ability to properly assess domestic violence severity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the level of DV severity, PTSD, self-esteem, and therapists’ minimization in female victims of DV. A total of 40 female victims of DV responded to the survey either online or on paper. The survey consisted of four measures and was administered in English or Spanish. Seven hypotheses were tested using the SEM path analysis, but none of them were supported. A close examination of the responses to the minimization scale revealed that half of the participants reported that their therapists minimized the need for law enforcement and courts to get involved in domestic violence situations. The need for further training in domestic violence treatment and addressing such subtle minimization is discussed. Major limitations of the study included small sample size and sample recruitment from DV shelters. Factors potentially contributed to the small sample size were explored. Suggestions for future qualitative research to explore and understand victims of domestic violence experience of minimization by mental health providers as well as quantitative research to develop and test a DV training program were discussed. Keywords: domestic violence minimization, PTSD, domestic violence, intimate partner violence.

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Heron, Rebecca. "The experiences and perceptions of victims of domestic violence in disclosure to health care professionals." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2016. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.716482.

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Approximately two women are killed each week by a former or current partner (Coleman & Osbourne, 2010); yet many people ask why women stay in their respective relationships. The aim of this thesis was to explore the experiences and perceptions of victims in disclosure to the health care service, as for many victims this may be their first point of contact (Richardson & Feder, 1996). This thesis contains a systematic review, an empirical research study, a case study and a critique of a psychometric measure. Overall, the findings of this thesis demonstrate that although victims' decisions to leave their abusive partners can be difficult, there are certain factors that may help victims to leave such as receiving external support. The systematic review in this thesis investigated the experiences and perceptions of victims in disclosure to the health care service; the review revealed a lack of studies in the UK in this area. However, the findings of this review were still deemed to be useful as they provided insight into the barriers and facilitators that women experience when disclosing to the health care service. An empirical investigation was also conducted that explored the experiences of disclosure of 29 victims to the UK health service; barriers and facilitators were identified that supported the findings from the systematic review. The case study of a female who had experienced domestic violence was used in this thesis. This case study supported the fact that victims may develop low self-esteem as a result of abuse and may benefit from psychological interventions. A critique of the Abusive Behaviour Inventory (ABI), a psychometric measure used in both empirical studies, was included in this thesis and recommendations were made to improve the tool’s use. This tool failed to take into consideration individual differences in victims.

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Hedrick, Molly Ann. "Self, other and the sociopolitical in politically active women survivors of domestic violence /." View online ; access limited to URI, 2006. http://0-digitalcommons.uri.edu.helin.uri.edu/dissertations/AAI3248230.

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Thomas-Davis, Lekesha Levette. "The Lived Experiences of Counselors Who Work With Female Intimate Partner Violence Victims." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6137.

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global health concern that affects victims, families, and the communities. Master's level counselors, who work in mental health settings, are in key positions to provide identification and intervention services to female victims of IPV with mental health issues. This study explored the lived experiences of master's level counselors who worked with female victims of IPV to gather a deeper meaning into the values, attitudes, and beliefs that master's level counselors hold in working with female victims of IPV. This study was conducted as a hermeneutic phenomenological study through a feminist poststructuralist lens to guide the research. The 5 participants in the study obtained a master's degree from a CACREP accredited counseling program and have worked with female victims of IPV. Semistructured interview questions were used to collect the data. The data were analyzed using first and second cycle coding. NVivo 12 software was used to organize the data. Key findings indicated that participants valued their work with victims of IPV but believed that there were not enough resources available to properly assist clients. Participants also acknowledged that they did not receive training in their master's programs to equip them to successfully work with victims of IPV. The results of this research study may inform counselor education programs by increasing awareness of needed improvements in training and education of master's level counselors may improve overall treatment provided to this population. Improved treatment may decrease the number of health concerns, in turn decreasing the number of emergency room visits and improving the overall family dynamic.

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Wilson, Leanne S. (Leanne Sue). "The Development and Validation of the College Student Attitude Toward Female Victims of Domestic Violence (CSAVDV) Scale." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1994. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278253/.

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The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the College Student Attitude Toward Female Victims of Domestic Violence Scale. Procedures used were a 12-day test-retest for reliability, experts assessment for face validity, and a principal component factor analysis for construct validity. Cronbach's alpha for test-retest reliability was .86.

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Kolb, Kenneth Hugh Kleinman Sherryl. "Identity and emotion management among advocates and counselors for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault." Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,1753.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008.
Title from electronic title page (viewed Sep. 16, 2008). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Sociology." Discipline: Sociology; Department/School: Sociology.

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Coleman, Jean U. "Nursing students' attitudes towards victims of domestic violence as predicted by selected individual and relationship variables." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/38329.

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Abused women are frequent users of health care services. Yet, battered women often do not identify the health care delivery system as a resource. The present study surveyed 155 female associate and baccalaureate degree nursing students from three mid-Atlantic universities in order to examine how selected personal and relationship variables affected their attitudes toward battered women. It was hypothesized that those students who had an early exposure to family violence combined with high levels of egalitarianism and perceived control over life events would be more sympathetic toward battered women than those who did not. Instruments used to measure the chosen variables included the Sex-Role Egalitarianism Scale, the Conflict Tactics Scale, the Family Violence Scale, the Perceived Control Scale, and the Inventory of Beliefs about Wife-Beating. Data were collected via anonymous self-report questionnaires and analyzed through the use of correlation and hierarchical regression procedures. Nursing students with more egalitarian sex role beliefs and perception of control over their life events were more sympathetic to battered wives than those students with more traditional sex role attitudes and less perceived control over their life. Sex role egalitarianism was found to be the best predictor of attitudes toward victims of domestic violence. Contrary to expectations, there appeared to be little relationship between the level of violence experienced by students in their families of origin or in their current relationships and sympathy for battered wives. Findings from this study will add to the current nursing knowledge base regarding attitudes of one group of health care professionals toward victims of domestic violence by exploring those attitudes and by identifying which of the chosen variables was most predictive of those attitudes. Implications for nursing education include an examination of the impact of gender issues on personal and professional behavior as well as the importance of empowering nursing students through the use of a competency based practice model.
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Mbambo, Henry. "A liberating pastoral response to domestic violence against women and mothers in the Zambian context." Diss., Pretoria : [S.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07242008-115524/.

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Merlan, Julio. "Domestic violence, conflict resolution skills, and alcoholism: Treatment recommendations." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2015.

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Researchers agree that there is a relationship between alcoholism and domestic violence but theoretical perspectives have not established a correlation between the variables. Alcoholism and domestic violence are a manifestation of a complex system of family interactions characterized by inadequate communication skills.

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Benson, Ernest Alan. "Brand new life a Christian curriculum for building lives after domestic abuse /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Riley, Christina Elisabeth. "Who is Helpful?: Examining the Relationship between Personality Factors and Supportive Responses and Attitudes toward Domestic Violence Victims." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2016. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6219.

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Domestic violence perpetrated by men against women persists as a major human rights issue in the United States and around the world with some estimates showing that one in four women will be victimized in their lifetimes. Victims face many obstacles when they try to leave their abusive partners. A major barrier faced by victims is secondary victimization. Secondary victimization is the process in which informal (e.g., family, friends, etc.) and formal (e.g., police officer, judges, etc.) supporters re-victimize the victim by questioning the validity of the abuse, excusing the perpetrator, and blaming the victim. Because most victims seek help from informal supporters first, predictive personality factors of supportive attitudes towards DV victims from informal supporters was the main focus of this study and a measure, the Support for the Victim scale, was developed for the current study based on a review of the literature and a consultation with a licensed psychologist. Using a sample of college students from Brigham Young University, an online survey was conducted to examine which factors are predictive of supportive attitudes towards DV victims.

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Chang, Elvi Suherman, and Christopher Dean Burfoot. "Addressing cultural barriers to the provision of aid for victims of domestic violence in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för socialt arbete och psykologi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-16832.

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Domestic violence is a global issue, and despite awareness of the issue increasing, the prevalence to which women are being physically and mentally abused is increasing. This study aimed to qualitatively investigate the impact of cultural barriers on the provision of aid to victims of abuse from the perspectives of social workers within a domestic violence care organisation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Social workers within the organisation were interviewed to examine their personal experiences of working with clients from different cultural backgrounds and the results were analysed using the ecological model and the intersectional theory, as well as using earlier research conducted on the issue. The findings showed that the culture of a client can have an effect with regards to abused women seeking help, though the practices of the organisation were generally not impacted based on the cultural background of a client.

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Mongilio, Heather. "Invisible scars : how domestic violence victims have been left out of the discussion on traumatic brain injuries." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/119968.

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Thesis: S.M. in Science Writing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing, 2018.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 15-16).
Traumatic brain injuries are one of the most common injuries in domestic violence, with studies finding that approximately 75 percent of women tested report at least one TBI. These injuries leave invisible scars in the form of memory problems. But despite the large prevalence of TBIs in the population, there is a lack of research, stunted by both funding and a lack of subjects. The trouble with research extends to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative disease caused by repetitive hits to the head. Although domestic violence researchers suggest that the population will develop CTE, which is only diagnosed post-mortem, a lack of donated brains means the disease has yet to be found among domestic violence victims.
by Heather Mongilio.
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Holloway, Jenna, and Jacquelyn Mosley. "Sexual Assault among Students with Disabilities: The Hidden Victims." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/secfr-conf/2019/schedule/9.

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There has been a heightened effort to research the overwhelming prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses. Female undergraduates are the most common victims, with rates of one in five experiencing nonconsensual sexual contact during their college years. However, there is very little research that has examined sexual assault among students with disabilities. Students with intellectual disability are sexually assaulted at rates more than seven times higher than students with no disabilities. Thus, students with disabilities are hidden victims who experience sexual violence at extremely high rates. The current study used an online survey to assess the prevalence of sexual assault among students with disabilities at a large southern university. Findings may help inform future prevention efforts to help the high rates of sexual violence rates among students with disabilities on college campuses.

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Hernandez, Bridgette Lynn. "Violence in teen dating relationships: Factors that may influence the occurrence of dating violence." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2000. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1651.

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The current study used a Post-positivist paradigm and was quantitative in nature. In addition, it used a descriptive survey design, which utilized self-reported questionnaires. The final sample included 125 students, ages 18-20, in undergraduate psychology courses at a Southern California university. This study attempted to explore the differences between the tree types of dating violence profiles: 1) victim only, 2) perpetrator only and 3) mutually violent; however, only 37 participants completed the questionnaire, which made statistical analysis impossible. Nonetheless, this study explored differences in relation to the demographic characteristics and five variables: a) gender, b) self-esteem, c) severity of violence, d) relationship satisfaction, and e) acceptance of violence. Therefore, this study proposed that differences would be identified and used correlations to reveal any associations between the variables. It was discovered that dating violence occurred among the sample with an 87.8% prevalence rate.

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