Factors influencing rural women's disclosure of intimate partner violence: a qualitative study

Mantler, Tara; Jackson, Kimberley T; Shillington, Katie J.; Walsh, Edmund J.; Tobah, Selma; Jackson, Brianna; Davidson, Cara A.

doi:10.1007/s43545-020-00027-z

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“…Specifically, both urban and rural settings described lack of privacy, delays in service access, lack of empathy and unaffordable services. While such challenges might have been unique to rural settings pre-pandemic (Mantler et al 2020 ), COVID-19 has further marginalized women from urban areas. In an article by Jarnecke and Flanagan ( 2020 ), the authors acknowledged that services to support women were stretched thin prior to the pandemic, positioning women at a disadvantage compared to others during the COVID-19 pandemic, as there were fewer resources available to them.…”

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“…Further, IPV is known as the great equalizer, in that it can impact women of different race, income, and/or education (Cho 2012 ; Hyman et al 2009 ). One contextualizing factor that shapes differences in experiences of violence is rurality 2 (Mantler et al 2020 ). Women living in rural settings experience IPV differently and at higher rates compared to their urban counterparts (Government of Canada 2020b ; Mantler et al 2020 ).…”

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“…One contextualizing factor that shapes differences in experiences of violence is rurality 2 (Mantler et al 2020 ). Women living in rural settings experience IPV differently and at higher rates compared to their urban counterparts (Government of Canada 2020b ; Mantler et al 2020 ). These higher rates of IPV are due, in part, to the unique circumstances of rural living that can be more conducive to a partner using coercive control (e.g.…”

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“…isolation, lack of privacy, lack of social resources, surveillance and regulation of daily behaviours, etc. ; Mantler et al 2020 ; Stark 2007 ). However, this is not to say that IPV is uncommon in urban areas.…”

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Riding on resilience: impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women experiencing intimate partner violence

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The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant public health measures, although helpful in reducing the spread of the disease, have disproportionately impacted women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). Despite these adverse circumstances, women continue to show resilience. Although difficult to define, resilience can be conceptualized as a dynamic process in which psychosocial and environmental factors interact to enable an individual to survive, grow, and thrive despite exposure to adversity. This research identifies facilitators and gaps in supports to promoting resilience among urban and rural women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) during the COVID-19 pandemic, via an online survey ( n = 95) and interviews ( n = 19). T-tests, Wilcoxon rank sum tests, and interpretive description were utilized for analyses. Almost 41% of participants experienced an increase in abuse during COVID-19, and resilience significantly decreased during COVID-19 ( t (44) = 2.91, p = 0.006). Qualitatively, four parent themes (coercive control, social services, resilience, and future) and seven sub-themes emerged. Changes are needed in accessibility and delivery of support services for women experiencing IPV during COVID-19, and future pandemics.

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“…The perspective of learned helplessness suggests that IPV can decrease victims' sense of self-efficacy and self-esteem, leading them to believe that changes will not result in positive outcomes; and, therefore, they choose to remain in their abusive relationship (Heron et al, 2022;Walker, 1978). Numerous factors contribute to a woman's hesitancy to leave her abusive relationship, including economic barriers (Khurana et al, 2020;Wolf et al, 2003), distrust of service providers (Decker et al, 2017;Mantler et al, 2021), and fears of stigmatization (McCleary-Sills et al, 2016;Overstreet & Quinn, 2013).…”

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Settler colonial origins of intimate partner violence in Indigenous communities

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2022

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Indigenous women in the United States experience disproportionately higher rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) compared to their non‐Indigenous counterparts. Through a framework of settler colonialism, this article examines how settler colonial gender practices disrupted and eroded generational patterns of gender roles and power relationships within Indigenous communities, contributing over time to today's higher levels of IPV perpetrated against Indigenous women. I argue that future research on IPV must attend to the historical, contemporary, and legal impacts of settler colonial policies and laws that contribute to increased rates of violence within marginalized and racialized communities. In this article, I first review dominant theories of IPV, then review how a theoretical framework of settler colonialism expands our understanding of IPV in Indigenous communities, and, finally, address the impacts of federal policies on Indigenous sovereign rights regarding violence against women.

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Social Support Seeking Among Women Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: A Qualitative Analysis of Lived Experiences

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Ubillos-Landa

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Purpose Intimate partner violence against women is a major source of morbidity and mortality among women worldwide. In this study, 131 testimonies of female victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) are examined to study the factors associated with victims’ decision to seek social support (formal and informal). Method Semi-structured interviews were conducted with female victims of IPV in Spain. The IRaMuTeQ 7 software was used to analyze the discourses. A total of 10,845 words with 1183 different forms were examined. Results The analysis identified six clusters. Cluster 1 (18% of the total content) reflects the emotional component of aggression (fear of death). Cluster 2 (13.1%) describes psychological aggression (threatening), and Cluster 3 (17.2%) refers to the use of power within relationships (control). Cluster 6 (13.8%) includes different types of physical aggression (hitting); and Clusters 4 (21%) and 5 (16.9%) refer to formal (judging) and informal (friends) social support. Conclusions Results indicated a strong association between emotions (e.g., fear of dying) and physical and psychological aggression. Non-fatal strangulation represented an extreme form of physical violence that was used to control women increasing the risk of violence becoming lethal. Women tended to seek more support when the violence increased, and they perceived a greater risk to their children. There was an association between suffering violence, power, control, and seeking formal and informal social support. Results have significant implications to interrupt coercive control processes and to motivate help seeking behaviors in victims of IPV.

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Factors influencing rural women's disclosure of intimate partner violence: a qualitative study

Cited by 8 publications

References 46 publications

Riding on resilience: impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women experiencing intimate partner violence

Riding on resilience: impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women experiencing intimate partner violence

Settler colonial origins of intimate partner violence in Indigenous communities

Social Support Seeking Among Women Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: A Qualitative Analysis of Lived Experiences

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