Factors Associated with Domestic Violence in Low‐Income Lebanese Families

Keenan, Colleen; El-Hadad, Ayam; Balian, Sossy A.

doi:10.1111/j.1547-5069.1998.tb01333.x

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“…However, a fourth study by Dalalet al [37] found the same differences between Muslim and non-Muslim women in all forms of abuse except for physical abuse. Contrary to the findings of the Bangladeshi studies, research conducted with Lebanese women found Armenian women in the study cohort reporting more physical abuse than Muslim women [38]. Yet another study conducted in Nigeria reported that Catholic women experienced significantly higher sexual abuse than Muslim women.…”

Section: Prevalence and Types Of Abusecontrasting

confidence: 47%

“…The order of factors identified was similar to original scale. Several qualitative studies discussed interlocking factors such as immigration stressors, isolation, spirituality, racism, sexism, work related stressors, conflict with the husband's family, financial stressors, and alcohol abuse by husband as associated with IPV [38,[44][45][46]. These studies revealed and emphasized the complexity IPV situations often have when additional factors are introduced.…”

Section: Prevalence and Types Of Abusementioning

confidence: 99%

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Intimate Partner Violence in Muslim Communities

Nedegaard¹

2014

Arts Social Sci J

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IntroducitonIntimate Partner violence (IPV) against women is a problem that unfortunately plagues all societies. The World Health Organization [1] survey estimates that as many as 69% of women in the world can be impacted by IPV. It can have significant psychological, physical, social, economic, and spiritual implications that can negatively affect future generations, social relationships, and productive capacity [2,3]. Many factors intersect with situations of partner violence to either enhance survivor resilience or to further complicate IPV situations [4,5].Religion is one of the factors that play an especially important role when it comes to situations of IPV. When studying IPV it is important understand the interplay between IPV and the multiple dimensional roles religion plays while intersecting with other dimensions of culture. No religion condones IPV and this behavior disrespects religious teachings that promote and peace and harmony. Yet many IPV perpetrators use religion as another weapon of abuse. As Marie Fortune [6], one of the pioneering faith leaders acting against domestic violence said: …abusers …misuse and distort scripture to justify their choice to harm another person because they have power over that person. It is very easy to misuse and distort sacred texts. All you have to do is to lift something out of context with no understanding or appreciation of its history and meaning and use it to justify your personal beliefs. When you combine that with a blatant disregard for the fundamental teaching of the faith tradition, you end up with a perverse, dangerous distortion which can fuel hatred and violence in direct contradiction to the teaching of the faith".Muslims, a religiously, culturally, nationally and socioeconomically diverse faith-based populace, bear no exception in escaping this dilemma [7][8][9]. Many abusers use religion and culture as an excuse to justify their actions despite obvious evidence opposing this behavior.Yet, like in many faith communities, it is only in the recent past receiving attention as a major concern in North America and globally. Some scholars suggest that the global Muslim community is in the early stages of considering IPV as a social problem of criminal nature [10][11][12]. This is also evident in the fact that no empirical articles written in English were found on this issue prior to the 1990s. Like many faith communities, the subject of IPV in Muslims communities generally tends to remain a taboo; there is either general reluctance or denial that IPV exists [10,13,14]. It may remain a topic hidden within many families and, once again, this guarded nature is reflected in the limited availability of research on this issue within the professional literature [8,15]. However, the works of a few activists, academics and grassroots level agencies have helped shed light on the gravity of this global issue in more recent times [8,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. These advocates, as part of an emerging movement, are revealing that IPV is a major problem afflicting Mus...

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Section: Prevalence and Types Of Abusecontrasting

confidence: 47%

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Intimate Partner Violence in Muslim Communities

Nedegaard¹

2014

Arts Social Sci J

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“…It is possible that with the infl uence of Western modernization and the change in social structure, having a spouse who shares similar family and cultural background and therefore gender role perceptions would decrease the potential for confl icts. Indeed, unmet role expectations of the spouse were highlighted in a study conducted among low-income Lebanese families as a reason for family confl ict (Keenan et al 1998 ).…”

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“…Moreover, as identifi ed by Keenan and colleagues, consanguineous wives may use better suited coping strategies such as negotiation and taking initiative (Keenan et al 1998 ). Additionally, they may benefi t from the support of their extended family members, as the probability is higher for her to be living closer to her family, being married to a relative.…”

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Gender-Based Violence

Djamba¹,

Kimuna²

2015

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“…Middle Eastern families, although Keenan, El-Hadad, andBalian (1998), andHaj-Yahia (1999), have documented high rates of wife abuse in Lebanon and Palestine. Neff, Holamon, and Schluter (1995) reported that in a sample of 362 Mexican American participants from low SES backgrounds, 17% of the women reported spousal violence.…”

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Prevalence, Perpetrators, and Characteristics of Witnessing Parental Violence and Adult Dating Violence in Latina, East Asian, South Asian, and Middle Eastern Women

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deRoon‐Cassini²

2007

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The present study describes and compares the prevalence, perpetrators, and characteristics of witnessing parental violence during childhood and experiencing adult relationship violence in 251 college-educated South Asian/Middle Eastern (n = 93), East Asian (n = 72), and Latina (n = 86) women residing in the United States. Results showed that more than 50% of each ethnic group witnessed parental and adult relationship violence. For all three groups, adult psychological violence was more prevalent than physical violence, which, in turn, was more prevalent than injury violence. Significant differences were found for paternal and maternal psychological, physical, and injury violence witnessed within ethnic groups. High prevalence rates and significant differences emerged for psychological, physical, and injury violence experienced as a victim and enacted as a perpetrator within ethnic groups. The implications of college-educated, higher socioeconomic status (SES) women of color being at risk for witnessing and experiencing family violence are discussed.

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Factors Associated with Domestic Violence in Low‐Income Lebanese Families

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Intimate Partner Violence in Muslim Communities

Intimate Partner Violence in Muslim Communities

Gender-Based Violence

Prevalence, Perpetrators, and Characteristics of Witnessing Parental Violence and Adult Dating Violence in Latina, East Asian, South Asian, and Middle Eastern Women

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