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The relationship between socio-economic inequalities, intimate partner violence and economic abuse: A national study of women in the Philippines

“…Abusive men may also exercise power over women by monitoring how the existing resources are used (Anderson et al, 2003;Brewster, 2003), strictly limiting their access to household resources, e.g. denying their access to money for essentials such as food, or allotting specific sums of money for household necessities (Anderson et al, 2003;Coker, Smith, Bethea, King, & McKeown, 2000;VonDeLinde, 2002).…”

“…denying their access to money for essentials such as food, or allotting specific sums of money for household necessities (Anderson et al, 2003;Coker, Smith, Bethea, King, & McKeown, 2000;VonDeLinde, 2002). Other tactics include hiding jointly earned money, denying their partner access to joint bank accounts or withholding financial information (Brewster, 2003;Coker et al, 2000;VonDeLinde, 2002), destroying their partner's possessions (Brewster, 2003;Pearson, Thoennes, & Griswold, 1999) and turning off their partner's heat, electricity and phone (Anderson et al, 2003), so as to deplete the women's economic resources either via loss of property or incurring costs of reinstating these utilities, and replacing or repairing destroyed items. Additional control tactics include accruing credit card debts in their partner's name or refusing to make mortgage or rent payments and other bills (Brewster, 2003).…”

Los Menores Víctimas de Abuso Sexual en el Proceso Judicial: el Control de la Victimización Secundaria y las Garantías Jurídicas de los Acusados

“…Los efectos psicológicos más graves se vinculan a un mayor nivel de contacto físico, a una mayor frecuencia y dura-ción del abuso, al carácter significativo del agresor para el menor y a la reacción del entorno ante la revelación del abuso (Echeburúa y Guerricaechevarría, 2011). Sin embargo, el problema respecto al daño es que, como ocurre también en el caso de las víctimas de violencia contra la pareja (Picó-Alfonso, Echeburúa y Martínez, 2008;Sarasua, Zubizarreta, Echeburúa y Corral, 2007), no existe un perfil psicopatológico único vinculado al abuso sexual infantil, por lo que resulta arriesgado acreditar una supuesta experiencia de victimización sexual solo a partir de indicadores clínicos (Scott, Manzanero, Muñoz y Köhnken, 2014). Por ello, la huella mnésica de la víctima adquiere un especial protagonismo en este tipo de delito, pero este testimonio es fácil de contaminar en víctimas vulnerables por razón de su edad, capacidad intelectual o equilibrio emocional.…”

Why do they Keep Going Back? Exploring Women's Discursive Experiences of Intimate Partner Abuse

“…Some of the most frequent reasons cited in the literature for women staying in or returning to abusive intimate partnerships are love, hope and feelings of commitment and loyalty to their partner and relationship (Anderson, et al, 2003;Donovan & Hester, 2010;Herbert, et al, 1991;Karan & Keating, 2007;Olson, 2010;Strube & Barbour, 2007). This may appear somewhat contradictory because people tend to "set love in opposition to abuse" (Fraser, 2005: 10-11).…”

“…IPA has negative and long-lasting costs to female survivors including: physical ill health, increased levels of anxiety, depression, fear, feelings of incompetence, eating and sleeping disorders, increased misuse of drugs and alcohol, loss of self esteem, elevated feelings of insecurity, general loss of quality of life and damaged life opportunities (Laing & Bobic, 2002: 27-31;Johnson et al, 2008). However, despite these negative impacts many women stay with or find it difficult to leave their abusive partners (Anderson, et al, 2003;Patzel, 2006).…”