Academia.eduAcademia.edu

Spousal Abuse

75 papers
143 followers
AI Powered
Spousal abuse, also known as intimate partner violence, refers to a pattern of abusive behavior by one partner against another in an intimate relationship. This abuse can manifest as physical, emotional, psychological, or sexual harm, and it often involves a power imbalance, leading to control and domination over the victim.
Spousal abuse is one of the foremost threats to peaceful coexistence in families the world over. In Ghana, stakeholders, particularly Christian leaders, have raised concerns about the increasing violence associated with spousal abuse,... more
Background: Reproductive health, crucial for public health and sustainable development, encompasses family planning and contraceptive use. However, global disparities persist in the adoption of family planning, highlighting the need for... more
Psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety are outputs of domestic violence and victims should be treated using medical and nonmedical treatment. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of... more
In Indian social phenomenon, role of alcohol in domestic violence is one of the trending and debating issues. The researcher has tried to find out the link between the two variables i.e. alcoholism and domestic violence or intimate... more
Background: Intimate partner violence against women is a significant problem in Pakistan associated with an alarming set of mental health issues. Aims: To identify the prevalence of intimate partner violence in Pakistan and the causes,... more
Using the Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) of 2013, this study applies the social structure (feminist) and social learning perspective in understanding the severity of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) in Nigeria.... more
Psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety are outputs of domestic violence and victims should be treated using medical and nonmedical treatment. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of... more
Background: Domestic violence is a major human rights violation and public health crisis. Slums offer scope to understand violence as intertwined with specific material and social configurations. The present study aimed to explore the... more
Background and Objective Spousal violence is one of the major problems of women. The personality traits of couples have been mentioned as one of the factors related to spousal violence, although there are contradictory results. The... more
Casey G. Gwinn supervises the San Diego City Attorney's Domestic Violence Unit which handles 500-600 misdemeanor domestic violence cases each month. He also chairs the San Diego Domestic Violence Council. Sgt Anne O'Dell co-supervises the... more
Orders of protection are regularly utilized to protect victims of domestic violence as well as their children, by restricting the subject from contact or specific activity with the protected parties. Unfortunately, it is common for the... more
This study investigated the nature and extent of spousal abuse among the different sexes, social classes, religious and non-religious families in Zimbabwe. Five types of spousal abuse were considered: physical, emotional, economical,... more
Objectives This study was undertaken with the aim of delivering/implementing safety promotion and domestic violence prevention advocacy program in organizations, institutions and also individuals' coverage by West Tehran Health Center.... more
of the academic requirements for the degree of Masters of Laws, in the Faculty of Law, University of Natal, Durban. December 2000 DECLARATION I, Kasturi Moodatiyar, hereby declare that the work contained herein is entirely my own, except... more
The Indian subcontinent can be divided into four geographical divisions. In this paper, we characterize three of the four divisions; the Northern Plains, the Deccan Plateau, and the Northern Mountains or the Himalayan as regions with... more
Theatre practice in Nigeria is facing a general decline due to factors that are very glaring. One of such factor is the digital culture that has forced citizens to live a private live that is more comfortable and thereby reducing... more
Inequalities, disparity, injustice, exploitation exist in every society in name of caste, colour, gender, reason and religion. Generally exploited community is poor, down-trodden and not much educated and excesses are committed by to... more
Objectives: Spousal violence against women has emerged as a ‘Shadow Pandemic’ during these times (Covid-19).This study was designed to investigate the interplay of socio-demographic factors and economic distress with spousal violence... more
Independent samples of 261 women and 138 men in San José, Costa Rica, were screened for involvement in committed sexual relationships during the past year, but not with each other. Females reported on victimization by spousal aggression... more
Domestic violence, when conducted against women, is a type of gender-based violence that negatively impacts a woman’s physical and psychological health, causing insecurity, lack of safety, and loss of health and self-worth. Domestic... more
Introduction Domestic violence (social, legal, and health violence) is the most common type of violence against women. Due to factors such as the current quarantine, this type of violence has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The... more
Background Gender-based violence (GBV) is a growing epidemic, whose role in HIV transmissions remains minimally addressed by the majority of national HIV response interventions. Methods Statistical and geo-spatial analysis was used to... more
RESUMEN La investigación sobre violencia conyugal se ha centrado mayoritariamente en la relación hombre-agresor/mujer-victima. Nuestro trabajo indaga la situación contraria, cuando son los hombres las víctimas y sufren las consecuencias... more
The Corona Virus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) produced enormous impact on work and family across every sector of life. In order to contain the spread of the disease which occurred with great rapidity, both workplaces and families were... more
This study identifies eight factors: age, gender, education, occupation, place of residence, duration of marriage, number of previous marriages and number of children within the marriage, which can affect the occurrence of emotional... more
134 Uelman, supra note 34, at 51. 135 The state is unaware of the offense until informed by the victim or a third party. Furthermore, unlike a manufacturer who does not know that an injury has occured, a sexual abuse offender is... more
Domestic violence is prevalent across the world in diverse cultures and affects hoi polloi of all economic status quo. Over the last few decades, females have become drastically cognizant of the rising domestic violence and its... more
I cannot remember all the times he hit me. I might could count black eyes, how many times I said I ran into doors or fell down or stepped in the path of any flying object except his fist. Once I got a black eye playing softball. The rest... more
The occurrence of aggressive behavior in intimate relationships carries serious mental and physical health consequences for the victims and children exposed to such events. Studies have been devoted toward understanding the nature and... more
Governments are taking precautions to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus, including instituting social isolation policies that cover all aspects of life, such as closing public places such as worship centers, recreational facilities,... more
Background: Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) outbreaks experienced by all countries in the world followed by regional and national lockdown. Restriction movement in Indonesia since April 2020 – July 2021 has influenced people’s lives. This... more
Both church and state in sixteenth-century Protestant Geneva helped to resolve local disputes, particularly over issues of sex, marriage, and family which dominated the proceedings during John Calvin's tenure from 1541 to 1564. The... more
I cannot remember all the times he hit me. I might could count black eyes, how many times I said I ran into doors or fell down or stepped in the path of any flying object except his fist. Once I got a black eye playing softball. The rest... more
Casey G. Gwinn supervises the San Diego City Attorney's Domestic Violence Unit which handles 500-600 misdemeanor domestic violence cases each month. He also chairs the San Diego Domestic Violence Council. Sgt Anne O'Dell co-supervises the... more
This paper reports results from a longitudinal study on the impact of the lockdown on daily self-reported life satisfaction levels during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. A stable panel (N = 1,131) of adult subjects were... more
This study tested the impact of physical education (PE) teachers’ social capital on job satisfaction and explained levels of social capital for job satisfaction. Study participants were 210 PE teachers. The research methodology used... more
Psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety are outputs of domestic violence and victims should be treated using medical and nonmedical treatment. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of... more
This study identifies eight factors: age, gender, education, occupation, place of residence, duration of marriage, number of previous marriages and number of children within the marriage, which can affect the occurrence of emotional... more
Background: The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) contributed to reproductive health problems worldwide. Data on coping mechanism of women within domestic violence (DV) were unexplored.Methods: The objective of the paper was... more
Psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety are outputs of domestic violence and victims should be treated using medical and nonmedical treatment. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of... more