Exposure to Domestic Violence and Abuse: Evidence of Distinct Physical and Psychological Dimensions

Naughton, Catherine M.; O’Donnell, Aisling T.; Muldoon, Orla T.

doi:10.1177/0886260517706763

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“…This is despite research showing that emotional or psychological violence can have an equally or even more severe negative impact on emotional wellbeing, compared to physical violence (cf. Naughton et al 2017;Thoresen and Hjemdal, 2014;Isdal, 2000).…”

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‘If you take it personally you break’ Neglected voices on violence in secure units for adolescentssw

Andersson

Överlien

2018

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To a large degree, the voices of staff running daily operations in secure units for adolescents, particularly on sensitive issues such as violence and abuse, have been missing. The aim of the present paper is to make these voices heard by investigating what forms of violence staff in secure units encounter in their day-to-day work and to deepen our understanding of how they handle it. The study uses two theoretical starting points. First, the secure unit is understood in terms of Berger and Luckmann’s concept of institutionalisation, emphasising how behaviour and practices develop through well-defined roles. Secondly, inspiration is drawn from Goffman’s notion of frontstage and backstage, highlighting how staff within an institution (i.e. secure unit) enter into different roles. Fifty-three semi-structured interviews were conducted with staff at three different secure units for adolescents in Sweden. The material was organised through a thematic analysis, yielding six themes placed under two headings; ‘A violent scene? A matter of definition’ and ‘Handling violence: strategies employed’. The results show how staff describe youth as the violent party and how they suppress their own emotions. Additionally, staff articulated their own use of violence toward youth and their emotional stance, describing an interpersonal shield that protected them from violence. The results underline the importance of raising questions about the nature of violence in secure units for adolescents and how staff handle such violence in their everyday work.Keywords: Secure units, staff perspective, violence, front and backstage, institutionalisation

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‘If you take it personally you break’ Neglected voices on violence in secure units for adolescentssw

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Överlien

2018

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“…For instance, children exposed to domestic violence are more likely than their nonexposed peers to develop externalizing problems such as physical aggression and internalizing problems such as anxiety or depression (Holt et al, 2008; Kernic et al, 2003). Such exposure may take the form of visually witnessing episodes of physical or psychological abuse, hearing such episodes, or later viewing the impact of abuse (e.g., seeing bruises or damaged property; Holden, 2003; Naughton, O’Donnell, & Muldoon, 2017).…”

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Child Protective Service Referrals Involving Exposure to Domestic Violence: Prevalence, Associated Maltreatment Types, and Likelihood of Formal Case Openings

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Childhood exposure to domestic violence (CEDV) is widely understood as potentially harmful to children. Accordingly, many child welfare systems in the United States construe CEDV as maltreatment when the exposure results in harm or threatened harm to the child. The purpose of the current study was to investigate substantiated child welfare referrals directly related to CEDV to better understand the prevalence and patterns of CEDV-related maltreatment and how child welfare workers respond under the “harm or threatened harm” standard. Data were drawn from 23,704 substantiated referrals between 2009 and 2013 in a large Midwestern child welfare system. Approximately 20% of substantiated referrals were CEDV related. A plurality of CEDV-related referrals included both a male caregiver and female caregiver who were co-substantiated for maltreatment. The most common maltreatment types substantiated for these referrals were neglect based rather than abuse based, and just under a quarter (23%) of CEDV-related referrals were formally opened for services. Referrals involving co-occurring substance abuse were most likely to be opened for services based on predicted probabilities derived from multilevel modeling. Implications for policy and practice are considered.

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“…The present study has shown that early exposure to parental violence in the family of origin is associated with intimate partner violence and marital violence. Childhood psychological or physical abuse by parents represents negative early interpersonal life events that may have a developmental impact on the capacity to assume appropriate adult roles in close relationships (Godbout et al, 2009;Adebayo & Kolawole, 2013;Naughton et al, 2017). The study found that perpetrators of spousal homicide had childhood experience of abuse and witnessing parental violence.…”

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“…Children that are of older age who are exposed to domestic violence are vulnerable to complex emotional and identity problems (Naughton, O'Donnell, & Muldoon, 2017). This is due to the fact that they take social, gender, and behavioural cues from their adult role-models.…”

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“…The reaction of children to such experience may also vary based on their age. For example, younger children may start wetting the bed whereas older children may show an obsessive fascination with guns and violence (Naughton et al, 2017). Many have distressing nightmares and flashbulb memories of their parent's mutilated body including images and sounds of the incident.…”

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Newspaper Framing of Issues in the 1999 Yoruba-Hausa Inter-ethnic Conflict in Sagamu

Bello

Oso

2021

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This study examines the characterisation of issues in the 1999 Yoruba-Hausa inter-ethnic conflict in Sagamu, south-western Nigeria. The occurrence of the1999 Yoruba-Hausa conflict in Sagamu had some historical significance. It was the first inter-ethnic conflict that occurred two months after the enthronement of democracy in Nigeria in 1999. Furthermore, it was the first inter-ethnic conflict between the Yoruba and the Hausa in Sagamu community after many centuries of peaceful co-existence. Therefore, the authors investigate how four major Nigerian national newspapers, National Concord, The Guardian, The Punch and Nigerian Tribune reported and characterised issues during this conflict. The study triangulates between indepth interview and content analysis research methods for data gathering in order to unpack issues embedded in the research questions. Theoretically, the study explicates framing theory given its relationship and appropriateness to the characterisation of issues in the selected newspapers in relation to the conflict. This study finds that the largest number of the stories analysed were characterised and framed around disunity and disintegration while death and economy dominate the themes that were reported in the selected newspapers over other themes. Therefore, the study concludes that, the strategic position of a newspaper is a considerable factor that should propel journalists to place high premium on social responsibility, public service and accountability in conflict reporting.

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Exposure to Domestic Violence and Abuse: Evidence of Distinct Physical and Psychological Dimensions

Abstract: Acknowledgments: We would like to thank members of the Centre for Social Issues Research for their valuable feedback on a previous draft.

Cited by 20 publications

References 45 publications

‘If you take it personally you break’ Neglected voices on violence in secure units for adolescentssw

‘If you take it personally you break’ Neglected voices on violence in secure units for adolescentssw

Child Protective Service Referrals Involving Exposure to Domestic Violence: Prevalence, Associated Maltreatment Types, and Likelihood of Formal Case Openings

Newspaper Framing of Issues in the 1999 Yoruba-Hausa Inter-ethnic Conflict in Sagamu

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