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Det är ju ett brott! : En kvalitativ intervjustudie om att bemöta barriärer för att polisanmäla våld i nära relationer

Uppsatsens syfte var att undersöka hur intervjudeltagare verksamma inom för studien relevanta organisationer och myndigheter resonerade angående barriärer för polisanmälan som kvinnor kan uppleva vid våld i nära relation. Vidare var syftet att diskutera hur intervjudeltagarna såg på sin roll att öka anmälningsbenägenheten genom att underlätta för k...

Intimate partner violence and abuse against Nigerian women resident in England, UK: a cross- sectional qualitative study...

Published in BMC Women's Health

BackgroundIntimate partner violence and abuse is a public health problem affecting more than one third of all women globally. It usually takes place between individuals in intimate relationships and/or within the family. In the United Kingdom (UK), while theoretical and policy interventions have led to an increase in intimate partner violence and a...

Maternal mental quality of life mediates the associations between intimate partner abuse against mothers and their child...

Published in Quality of Life Research

PurposeTo explore the association between maternal intimate partner abuse (IPA) and their children’s health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and behavioural problem, and to establish a mediation model and investigate the mediating role of mothers’ HRQOL on this association.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on 197 mothers of 227 children (...

Understanding Patterns of Intimate Partner Abuse in Male–Male, Male–Female, and Female–Female Couples

Published in Psychiatric Quarterly

Intimate Partner Abuse (IPA), a major social problem, can lead to mental health conditions and is implicated in 30 % of female and 5 % of male homicide deaths. We hypothesized that due to distinct relationship structures and power dynamics which are immersed in varying sociocultural contexts, victims of male–male, female–female and female–male dyad...

Intimate partner abuse before and during pregnancy as risk factors for postpartum mental health problems

Published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

BackgroundAlthough research has established the profound effects that intimate partner abuse can have on postpartum mental health, little is known regarding how this association may change as a function of the timing and type of abuse. This study examined associations of psychological, physical and sexual abuse experienced as adults before and duri...

Mindful Self-Compassion Strategies for Survivors of Intimate Partner Abuse

Published in Mindfulness

Intimate partner abuse is a significant public health issue that is associated with a number of negative emotional responses (such as self-blame and shame), as well as mental health outcomes (such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, and suicidality). Although not commonly utilized with survivors of intimate partner abuse (IPA), current research indicates...

Men’s Controlling Behaviors and Women’s Experiences of Physical Violence in Malawi

Published in Maternal and Child Health Journal

In the feminist paradigm, intimate partner violence (IPV) among heterosexual couples is gender asymmetric and largely a tactic of male control. However, research on the relationship between men’s controlling behavior and physical violence against women is limited. This study examines whether having a controlling partner is associated with women’s r...