Getting Out: Factors that Influenced Abused Wives’ Decisions to Leave Their Abusive Spousal Relationships in Singapore

Khng, Joan Nee Wey; Ow, Rosaleen

doi:10.1606/1044-3894.3868

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“…For this reason, they advocated using the ecological model of social work to address the integration of domestic and family violence screening programs into healthcare settings (Thurston & Eisener, 2006). Other researchers have also used the ecological framework for addressing domestic and family violence and gendered violence (Carlson, 1997;Casey & Lindhorst, 2009;Khng & Ow, 2009;Powell, 2011;VicHealth, 2010) as it is particularly useful to focus on sustainable, not short-term change, to recognise complexity and to explore transactions both within and across systems (Healy, 2005). Child psychologist, Urie Bronfenbrenner (1979) further developed the ecological model, identifying micro (individual), meso (organisations, services, and collectives) and macro level (social policies, laws, and social institutions) environmental factors.…”

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Social Work in the Emergency Department—Implementation of a Domestic and Family Violence Screening Program

Power

Bahnisch

McCarthy³

2011

Australian Social Work

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Women who have experienced domestic and family violence use health services more frequently than women who have not. Early identification and intervention by the health system may reduce health problems associated with domestic and family violence and lead to savings for the health sector. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a new domestic and family violence screening program, which was based on an ecological model and introduced by a social work team in the Emergency Department of a major metropolitan hospital. The evaluation method included an audit of social work case files to assess the effect on referral rates and a survey of Emergency Department staff to obtain perceptions of the impact of the program on the staff and clients. In the 3-month period following the introduction of the program, the rate of referral to social work increased by 213%. Staff agreed that the Emergency Department is an appropriate place to ask about domestic and family violence, under certain conditions. Findings suggest that an ecological social work model provides an approach to screening for domestic and family violence that not only contributes to increased identification and supportive client interventions but may also contribute to more sustainable systemic change.

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Social Work in the Emergency Department—Implementation of a Domestic and Family Violence Screening Program

Power

Bahnisch

McCarthy³

2011

Australian Social Work

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“…For victims of IPV, concern for the safety and well-being of children is often a primary motivation for seeking help (Burgess-Proctor, 2008;Kelly, 2009;Khng & Ow, 2009;Petersen, Moracco, Goldstein, & Clark, 2005;Ptacek, 1999;Taylor, 2002). Therefore, the role that children play in women's service utilization and decisionmaking processes is an important area of empirical research (Khaw & Hardesty, 2007).…”

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Does Type of Child Risk Affect Whether Mothers Seek Assistance for Intimate Partner Violence From Civil or Criminal Court?

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Renner

Goodman

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Violence Against Women

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We examined whether risks to children of intimate partner violence survivors affected the type of legal assistance accessed. We hypothesized that the level and type of perceived child risk would be associated with whether women sought a protection order in civil court or filed charges against a current or former intimate partner in criminal court. Using data from a sample of predominantly African American women (N=293), we found that some forms of child risk were positively associated with seeking a civil order of protection but negatively associated with pressing criminal charges. Implications for practice, policy, and future research are presented.

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“…Khng and Ow (2009) explored factors that influenced women’s decision-making in their process of leaving abusive relationships in Singapore, engaging Muslim, Roman Catholic, and Buddhist believers. The study found that religious faith had an important influence on the women’s process of leaving.…”

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A Scoping Review on the Role of Religion in the Experience of IPV and Faith-Based Responses in Community and Counseling Settings

Istratii

Ali

2023

Journal of Psychology and Theology

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Research on religion and intimate partner violence does not appear to have integrated well the current evidence on religion/spirituality, marital functioning, and mental health and lacks a cross-sectoral perspective that bridges psychology, public health, international development, anthropology, and sociology. A better integration could reveal how religious experience could be leveraged resourcefully in developing faith-based interventions engaging religious leaders and when counseling victims/survivors and perpetrators in religious contexts. The current scoping review explored (a) the influence of religious experience on the rationalizations, behaviors and mental state of victims/survivors and perpetrators, and (b) the approaches and effectiveness of faith-based interventions to respond to domestic violence engaging religious leaders, communities, and psychologists. In pursuing these questions, we aimed to overcome the dominance of Western definitions of intimate partner violence and religion by combining evidence from sectors that are more international-looking and studies from low-and middle-income societies that historically received less attention. The review suggests the need to move toward more diversified and holistic understandings of religion and more context-specific approaches to designing faith-based interventions and counseling responses that are theologically grounded and trauma-informed and embedded in the sociological realities of the individuals and communities they seek to support.

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Getting Out: Factors that Influenced Abused Wives’ Decisions to Leave Their Abusive Spousal Relationships in Singapore

Cited by 5 publications

References 44 publications

Social Work in the Emergency Department—Implementation of a Domestic and Family Violence Screening Program

Social Work in the Emergency Department—Implementation of a Domestic and Family Violence Screening Program

Does Type of Child Risk Affect Whether Mothers Seek Assistance for Intimate Partner Violence From Civil or Criminal Court?

A Scoping Review on the Role of Religion in the Experience of IPV and Faith-Based Responses in Community and Counseling Settings

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