Applying the Theory of Reasoned Action to Domestic Violence Reporting Behavior: The Role of Sex and Victimization

Sulak, Tracey; Saxon, Terrill F.; Fearon, Danielle D.

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“…The women’s’ decisions to leave appear to be a ‘one off’ decision, a final act, rather than what Anderson & Saunders [ 58 ] describe as a process of leaving, more akin to the experiences of younger women. After a period of time of getting beaten black and blue, I moved away to another area got away as far as possible, sent him a letter saying “I’ve had enough of him beating me up, so on and so forth and I just sent the keys back in an envelope to say “I’m not coming back”.…”

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“…Submitted], the midlife women forged ahead with their plan to leave with a certain finality, and none spoke of their anticipation of leaving their home or material possessions. Whilst such a reasoned approach [ 58 ] to actually leaving the violent relationship may have salience, it does not extend to midlife women’s continued absence from the violent relationship.…”

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A qualitative study exploring midlife women’s stages of change from domestic violence towards freedom

2016

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BackgroundDomestic Violence (DV) remains a significant global health problem for women in contemporary society. Existing literature on midlife women’s experiences of domestic violence is limited and focuses on health implications. Leaving a violent relationship is a dynamic process that often requires multiple attempts and separations prior to final termination. The aim of this study was to explore the process of leaving a violent relationship for midlife women.MethodsThis qualitative study involved fifteen women aged between 40–55 who had accessed residential and non-residential community support services for domestic violence within the UK. Community-based support agencies provided these women with access to letters of invitation and participant information sheet explaining the study. The women notified agency staff who contacted the research team to arrange a mutually convenient time to meet within a safe place for both the women and researchers. It was stressed to all potential participants that no identifiable information would be shared with the agency staff. Women were considered survivors of DV if they defined themselves as such. Data were gathered through semi structured interviews, transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed.ResultsMidlife women appear to differ from younger women by transitioning quickly though the stages of change, moving rapidly through the breaking free onto the maintenance stage. This rapid transition is the resultant effect of living with long-term violence causing a shift in the women’s perception towards the violent partner, with an associated reclamation of power from within the violent relationship. A realisation that rapid departure from the violence may be critical in terms of personal safety, and the realisation that there was something ‘wrong’ within the relationship, a ‘day of dawning’ that had not been apparent previously appears to positively affect the trajectory of leaving.ConclusionsMidlife women appeared to navigate through the stages of change in a rapid linear process, forging ahead and exiting the relationship with certainty and without considering options. Whilst these findings appear to differ from younger women’s process of leaving, further research is needed to explore and understand the optimum time for intervention and support to maximise midlife women’s opportunities to escape an abusive partner, before being reflected appropriately in policy and practice.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12905-016-0291-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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A qualitative study exploring midlife women’s stages of change from domestic violence towards freedom

2016

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“…Beliefs and attitudes about domestic violence among adolescents and young adults (n = 891; M = 19.4 years) have also been reported to influence the intent to report abuse and actual reporting behaviour. [165] Finally, to reiterate, social learning, feminist and gender inequality, and attachment theories are not theories of ADVA and therefore these can only be applied to these identified risk factors/correlates for ADVA in an attempt to understand how attitudinal-related risk factors may lead to ADVA. Concepts such as masculinity and femininity (and in particular hegemonic masculinity) have also been contested in research.…”

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Explaining ADVA and TAADAV: Risk factors and correlates

Stonard

2019

Adv Dev Educ Psychol

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While research regarding the correlates and risk factors of Adolescent Dating Violence and Abuse (ADVA) has been established, less research has explored what factors might be associated with adolescent involvement in Technology-Assisted Adolescent Dating Violence and Abuse (TAADVA). This paper therefore reviews the literature to have reported on risk factors for ADVA and correlates of TAADVA in order to assess the current state of this knowledge base and look for similarities and differences between factors identified. A range of factors were identified that were important in ADVA and TAADVA victimisation and/or instigation and these are considered in terms of the level of theory that they can support in terms of their ability to explain ADVA and TAADVA, in addition to where they sit within an ecological framework. Due to research on TAADVA being relatively recent in comparison to ADVA, only correlates were identified in studies investigating associated factors whereas longitudinal risk factors have been well established with regard to ADVA that has been researched more extensively. Future research should attempt to standardise measures of risk factors and correlates in order to make comparisons more accurate and move research forward by developing a comprehensive theory of ADVA and TAADVA.

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“…Previous research has indicated that barriers to disclosing physical abuse encompass a wide range of factors, including cultural and family values, individual and social obstacles such as fear, lack of confidentiality, absence of trust in relationships, negative responses, and feelings of shame and secrecy (Ungar et al, 2009b). The stigma associated with victim status, as well as the fear of being blamed within the legal system, can deter reporting and seeking help (Sulak et al, 2014). When the perpetrator is a family member, the belief that abuse is a private matter, coupled with the fear of negative consequences for the family, further hinders victims from reporting (Sulak et al, 2014).…”

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“…Familial childhood abuse has severe negative long‐term health effects, including the risk of revictimisation in adulthood, alcohol use, behavioural and social problems (Aakvaag & Strøm, 2019; Gilbert et al, 2009), and is a major cause of mortality in adulthood (Hillis et al, 2016). Furthermore, Sulak et al’s (2014) research review shows that children who experience violence in their homes are significantly more likely to also be abused by others than a child living in a home without violence.…”

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Disclosure of parental physical abuse: Patterns in disclosure attempts among Norwegian teenagers

Skoland,

Studsrød

2024

Child Abuse Review

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In recent years, Norwegian authorities have intensified their efforts to prevent and prosecute domestic violence while prioritising the protection of victims, with initiatives such as action plans, strategic measures and various programmes, with a particular focus on children. Despite increased awareness of violence towards children, a significant portion still goes unreported. Our study aims to examine patterns in disclosure attempts among Norwegian teenagers. We studied 11,615 teenagers from the Local Youth Survey between 2014 and 2016 who confirmed experiencing physical violence from an adult family member. Our findings indicate that, among those who did try to disclose, informal confidants like parents or friends, rather than school employees, were the preferred choices. When examining the factors that influence the likelihood of attempting to disclose, we observed that the frequency of violence played a significant role in explaining variation. The likelihood of attempting disclosure was also higher among girls and among those with a low socioeconomic background. Part of this pattern was confirmed also when studying the subgroup that had tried to disclose: the probability of attempting to tell a school employee was higher among those who had a low socioeconomic background and was exposed to violence more frequently. In this subgroup, however, no significant gender differences were observed.

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Applying the Theory of Reasoned Action to Domestic Violence Reporting Behavior: The Role of Sex and Victimization

Cited by 13 publications

References 24 publications

A qualitative study exploring midlife women’s stages of change from domestic violence towards freedom

A qualitative study exploring midlife women’s stages of change from domestic violence towards freedom

Explaining ADVA and TAADAV: Risk factors and correlates

Disclosure of parental physical abuse: Patterns in disclosure attempts among Norwegian teenagers

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