Explanations and Models of Family Violence

Lawson, David M.

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“…This proposal is based on different authors’ work and proposes “an integrated ecological framework” with a view to studying and getting to know VAW (Casique & Furegato, 2006). Because explanations for VAW may range from individual, to psychosocial, to sociocultural factors, the ecological model not only incorporates all these factors in a single model but also explains how some factors explain, interact, or strengthen the link of others with violence (Lawson, 2015). The model explains factors at four levels in the form of overlapping rings: individual, family, communitarian, and sociocultural, as shown in Figure 1.…”

Section: Attitudinal Acceptance As a Mediator Of Socioeconomic Status-vaw Relationshipmentioning

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Is Attitudinal Acceptance of Violence a Risk Factor? An Analysis of Domestic Violence Against Women in Pakistan

Amir-ud-Din

Fatima

Aziz

2018

J Interpers Violence

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Violence against women (VAW) is a grave problem in Pakistan, and women from all socioeconomic groups are vulnerable to domestic violence in varying degrees. It is argued that patriarchal definition of gender roles may reinforce the internalized inferiority of women. So, it may not be a mere coincidence that a large number of women in Pakistan justify VAW for various reasons. The objectives of this article are threefold: (a) to identify the drivers of VAW, (b) to see if women's attitudinal acceptance of violence is causally linked with observed violence against women, and (c) to see if attitudinal acceptance of violence mediates between the socioeconomic status of women and observed violence. We used data from the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS) 2012-13. The sample consisted of 3,265 ever married women aged between 15 and 49 years who were interviewed for domestic violence. We used multivariate logit regression analysis to identify the drivers of VAW and used the Karlson-Holm-Breen (KHB) method for mediation analysis. We found that women's attitudinal acceptance of violence, their childhood experience of violence in their parental household, the education of both husband and wife, and some occupation types significantly predicted their experience of spousal violence. In addition, we found that women's attitudinal acceptance of violence mediated the relationships between socioeconomic factors (education and wealth status) and VAW. The significance of the study lies in the fact that it highlights the need to modify the perceptions of violence through change in educational policy. Among multiple other factors, an increase in the economic status of women is an effective hedge against the risk of spousal violence.

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Section: Attitudinal Acceptance As a Mediator Of Socioeconomic Status-vaw Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is Attitudinal Acceptance of Violence a Risk Factor? An Analysis of Domestic Violence Against Women in Pakistan

Amir-ud-Din

Fatima

Aziz

2018

J Interpers Violence

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“…Individual lenses include those focusing on the biological examining brain injuries and genetic causes (Chester & DeWall, 2018). Those focusing on the psychological examine aspects including psychopathology, substance use, and communication problems (Ali et al, 2020; Lawson, 2013). At the other end of the spectrum, lenses that apply a more systemic and social view include feminist, social learning, and ecological lenses, which focus on context and social and structural issues, for example gender, to explain IPV (DeKeseredy & Schwartz, 2011; Lawson, 2012; Lawson, 2013).…”

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Why Does He Do It? What Explanations Resonate During Counseling for Women in Understanding Their Partner’s Abuse?

Marsden

Humphreys

Hegarty

2021

J Interpers Violence

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a complex and multifaceted problem gaining increasing attention within mental health research and practice. IPV explanations focus on both individual and systemic levels; however, it is increasingly acknowledged that a single level explanation may not be sufficient. The practices of clinical disciplines may, however, still privilege an explanation at one level over another, which will influence how they work with clients. It is likely that one such clinical group, psychologists, may play a critical role in helping victim-survivors to understand and explain their experiences of IPV. However, we were unable to find any studies focusing on women’s perceptions of psychologists’ role in this. Additionally, we know little about women victim-survivors’ perceptions of why their partners use IPV. To address these gaps, the research question for this study was: What explanations resonate during counseling for women in understanding their partner’s abuse? To explore this question, 20 women who had seen psychologists after experiencing IPV participated in semi-structured interviews. The interviews were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis and three themes constructed from the data. The first two themes, narcissist description was helpful and not all bad all the time, showed that the women found it powerful in their healing processes when psychologists offered the opportunity to discuss their partners individual characteristics as explanations for their use of IPV. The third theme, structural explanations, showed that some of the women also reflected on wider structural contexts. Implications for clinical practice include the potential healing effect when practitioners can move along a continuum of explanation levels, covering both the inner and outer worlds. Implications for research into IPV perpetration are that women hold expertise and insight into individual perpetrators and could make valuable contributions to this field.

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“…. than women” (Lawson, 2013, p. 21) within the public and private spheres (Haj-Yahia & Schiff, 2007). In patriarchal societies, the male partner within a family generally functions as the head of the household and chief decision-maker (Ali & Naylor, 2013).…”

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“…In patriarchal societies, the male partner within a family generally functions as the head of the household and chief decision-maker (Ali & Naylor, 2013). Within a larger system that upholds and maintains their power, men may use violence to maintain power and control within their homes (Lawson, 2013).…”

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“…At the individual level, acceptance of patriarchal values can affect a person’s views about violence against women. Indeed, the more someone ascribes to a patriarchal ideology, the higher the level of approval they have for violence against women within the home (Ali & Naylor, 2013; Lawson, 2013). Moreover, approval of male dominance is a significant predictor of men’s aggression toward women (Ozaki & Otis, 2017).…”

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The Mediated Portrayal of Intimate Partner Violence in True Crime Podcasts: Strangulation, Isolation, Threats of Violence, and Coercive Control

Slakoff

2021

Violence Against Women

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In this directed qualitative content analysis of four season-long true crime podcasts, the researcher examined how different types of intimate partner violence (IPV) were portrayed. Across the podcasts, controlling behaviors, emotional abuse, and coercive control were commonly depicted. Physical violence was not the most common form of abuse depicted, but it was presented in sensationalistic ways—with a pointed focus on strangulation and bruising. Overall, the podcasts provided a much more realistic portrayal of IPV at the individual level than traditional news sources, yet did not go far enough in describing the societal conditions that permit abuse.

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Explanations and Models of Family Violence

Cited by 6 publications

References 5 publications

Is Attitudinal Acceptance of Violence a Risk Factor? An Analysis of Domestic Violence Against Women in Pakistan

Is Attitudinal Acceptance of Violence a Risk Factor? An Analysis of Domestic Violence Against Women in Pakistan

Why Does He Do It? What Explanations Resonate During Counseling for Women in Understanding Their Partner’s Abuse?

The Mediated Portrayal of Intimate Partner Violence in True Crime Podcasts: Strangulation, Isolation, Threats of Violence, and Coercive Control

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