Interventions with Family Violence Survivors: Assistance for Abused Women and Children

Behind Closed Doors: Exploring the Consequences of Parents Staying at Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Prevalence of Parental Violence Against Children

“…Our results on the high levels of parental physical violence against children during the COVID-19 pandemic are consistent with studies by Wang et al (2021) and Wessells et al (2021), which have also reported high levels of physical violence against children during difficult societal crises. However, our study differs from studies by Dashraath et al (2020) and Frieze et al (2020), which have suggested that the pandemic may have had a limited impact on physical violence against children. Furthermore, our study reveals that parents primarily used slapping, pushing, pulling hair, and pinching as forms of physical violence, which aligns with studies by Guerra et al (2018) and Nicola et al (2020) that have also highlighted the prevalence of these forms of violence.…”

“…Shows the most significant reasons for parental violence against children during the COVID-19 pandemic (Frieze et al, 2020;Piperno et al, 2007):…”

“…It also includes the use of pressure that affects the child's will, and it is an act in which the perpetrator performs certain actions that determine the child's fate, taking away their rights, property, or both, exposing them to danger and leading to pain, aches, and psychological suffering (Carrera et al, 2020;Ortiz-López et al, 2020). Individuals who may be accused of committing parental violence against a child include the father, mother, both parents together, stepfather, stepmother, and combinations of step-parents and biological parents (Raine et al, 2020;Frieze et al, 2020;Elsayed, 2021). The "Global Report on the Status of the Prevention of Violence against Children 2020" revealed that about 41,000 children under age 15 are killed every year, with a large proportion of deaths attributed to abuse.…”