Physical Abuse Perpetrated by In-laws: An Analysis of Nationally Representative Survey Data from 47 Low- and Middle-income Countries
ConclusionViolence by in-laws affects both men and women in varying degrees across different countries. The data indicate that it is possible for one individual to experience violence perpetrated by more than one extended family member. Given the paucity of research in this area, it is hoped that the results may stimulate further inquiry into relevant contextual and social variables which influence in-law violence. (Source: Journal of Family Violence)
Source: Journal of Family Violence - August 22, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Domestic Violence and Murder of a Transgender Women in Russian Media (the Case of Anzhela Likina)
ConclusionsI uncover the various kinds of violence that Anzhela had to endure on different levels: state violence, societal violence, police violence, domestic violence, and media violence towards her both while she was alive and after her murder. These various kinds of violence amplify one another as the analysis of discourse around them shows. (Source: Journal of Family Violence)
Source: Journal of Family Violence - August 21, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Impact of Police ‘Process-Driven Responses’ on Supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and/or Transgender + Victim-Survivors of Domestic Abuse in England
Conclusions‘Treating everyone the same’ can leave experiences of LGB and/or T + victim-survivors invisible, minimised and not understood. This has implications in relation to inadequate responses being provided, such as victim-survivors being arrested, mutual blame being ascribed and lack of police kno wledge in relation to appropriate support provision. Suggestions for policy and practice will follow. (Source: Journal of Family Violence)
Source: Journal of Family Violence - August 21, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

“Realistic and Inclusive”: A Qualitative Investigation into Recommendations for Responding to Campus Interpersonal Violence Centering LGBTQ + Voices
ConclusionsUniversities should consider these themes when developing prevention and intervention services. This includes engaging in awareness campaigns to advertise services to all types of victims (including men and LGBTQ  + individuals), as well as integrating content around intersectionality and fetishization into trainings. (Source: Journal of Family Violence)
Source: Journal of Family Violence - August 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Evidence to Act: LGBTIQ-Inclusive Family Violence Service Provision in Australia and the Politicisation of Data Gaps
ConclusionsExpanded provision of services and generating a more robust evidence base about LGBTIQ family violence service needs are critically important and intertwined issues. However, the way that they are currently sequenced in policy and broader sector conversations, where ‘enough’ evidence is required in order to justify increased services, is inhibiting progress on both. (Source: Journal of Family Violence)
Source: Journal of Family Violence - August 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Indigenous IPV Advocates ’ Advice when Working with Indigenous Survivors: Experience and Culture Play an Important Role
ConclusionAs a result of the experiences of the participant-advocates, recommendations for advocates to use trauma-informed practices, particularly acknowledging historical trauma, and to use culturally prepared approaches. Practitioners and educational programs can adopt these practices to foster resiliency with Indigenous women experiencing IPV. (Source: Journal of Family Violence)
Source: Journal of Family Violence - August 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Defining, Determining, and Distinguishing High Interparental Conflict and Intimate Partner Violence in Family Law Cases: A Qualitative Study of Stakeholder Perspectives
ConclusionsThese results will be used to increase the implementation of screening for IPV and high conflict in family law cases. Results highlight the need to develop methods for assessing for high inter-parental conflict early in the case and target knowledge acquisition via training strategies (particularly about IPV) for court stakeholders in family law. (Source: Journal of Family Violence)
Source: Journal of Family Violence - August 5, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Experiences of Reporting Family Violence Among LGBTQ  + Adults in Australia: Findings from the Private Lives 3 National Survey
ConclusionThe findings of this study highlight inadequacies in family violence frameworks in promoting or facilitating access to services that could benefit this population. Encouraging LGBTQ  + people to engage with a regular GP, establishing family violence services that cater to the specific needs of LGBTQ + people, and training family violence responders and service providers to recognise diverse relationship dynamics may improve support outcomes for LGBTQ + survivors of family violence. (Source: Journal of Family Violence)
Source: Journal of Family Violence - August 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Discourses on Non-Heteronormative Masculinities and Intimate Partner Violence: a Russian Media Case Study
ConclusionsThe outcome of the analysis presented in the paper is that there is evidence of the emergence of new media discourses on IPV and DVA among LGBTQ communities. Drawing on feminist discourses on IPV and DVA in heterosexual relationships and using media strategies of LGBTQ coming-out confessional narratives, the sampled media data reveals an ongoing search for a new language of discussing the relatively new societal problem. Further research into mediation of non-heteronormative male survivors of IPV and DVA promises insightful findings concerning the evolution of discourses on non-heteronormative masculinities in c...
Source: Journal of Family Violence - August 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Policing Technology-Facilitated Domestic Abuse (TFDA): Views of Service Providers in Australia and the United Kingdom
ConclusionsThe study points to a need to address the perceived concerns associated with policing TFDA to effectively respond to domestic abuse in the digital age and ensure domestic abuse perpetrators who misuse emerging technologies are held accountable. (Source: Journal of Family Violence)
Source: Journal of Family Violence - August 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Methodological and Ethical Issues Related to the Study of Domestic Violence and Abuse
(Source: Journal of Family Violence)
Source: Journal of Family Violence - July 21, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Power, Participation, Payment and Platform: Ethical and Methodological Issues in Recruitment in Qualitative Domestic Abuse Research
ConclusionsThis paper contributes to scholarship regarding domestic abuse research through exploration of participation, remuneration, and the unique complexities of domestic abuse perpetrator involvement. We foreground the importance of articulating and managing power dynamics in domestic abuse research, and suggest measures to ensure such dynamics are mitigated successfully to ensure participation is accessible to all. The paper argues for further consideration of payment protocols, and inclusion of the decision-making process in published research. Further it recognises perpetrator exclusion from research can result in ...
Source: Journal of Family Violence - July 21, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Intimate Partner Violence Predicting Outcomes in  Specialized Mediation and Traditional Litigation
ConclusionsRecommendations for family law professionals to better serve separating parents reporting high IPV are suggested. (Source: Journal of Family Violence)
Source: Journal of Family Violence - July 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

How the Current Management of Intimate Partner Violence Can Endanger Victimized Mothers and Their Children
ConclusionsThe professional and institutional handling of IPV situations, in relation to both victims and perpetrators, can endanger victimized mothers and their children and put them at risk of adverse consequences after IPV disclosure. Avenues for change to better protect mother and child and to provide relief to the mothers as an important protective factor for their children are discussed. (Source: Journal of Family Violence)
Source: Journal of Family Violence - July 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Romantic Attachment and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrated by Individuals Seeking Help: The Roles of Dysfunctional Communication Patterns and Relationship Satisfaction
ConclusionsThis study provides key individual and relational correlates of IPV perpetration that can inform prevention and intervention among men and non-binary people. (Source: Journal of Family Violence)
Source: Journal of Family Violence - July 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research