Help Seeking Experiences of Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in Canada: the Role of Gender, Violence Severity, and Social Belonging

Barrett, Betty; Peirone, Amy; Cheung, Chi Ho

doi:10.1007/s10896-019-00086-8

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“…This finding supports evidence that some men are disempowered by sources of support that require them to 'fit in' to existing services that are not sensitive to the social norms of traditional masculinity and how these shape male experience (Brown et al, 2019;Pollard, 2016). Often, the men reported that they preferred to speak to family and friends about their victimisation, rather than utilise formal sources of support (Barrett et al, 2020;Bates, 2020;Machado et al, 2017).…”

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“…Burrell & Westmarland, 2019;Machado, et al, 2020); informal support (e.g. Barrett et al, 2020;Walker et al, 2020); and men's experiences of coping without help and support (e.g. Bates, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As support services for male victims evolve (Huntley et al, 2020), with growing recognition of gender-specific experiences and barriers to accessing support (Bates & Douglas, 2020;Hogan et al, 2012;Wallace et al, 2019a), there remains a need to further develop a nuanced understanding of male victims' experiences with (Huntley et al, 2020;Morgan et al, 2014) and perceptions of support services in order to better assist male IPV victims (Barrett et al, 2020;Bates, 2020;Powney & Graham-Kevan, 2019;Tsui et al, 2010). Furthermore, Hine et al (2020) outline the need for research that investigates men's experiences of informal and indirect help-seeking from friends and family.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Men’s experiences of help‐seeking for female‐perpetrated intimate partner violence: A qualitative exploration

Hogan

Clarke

Ward

2021

Couns and Psychother Res

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The subject of female-perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV) against men has been one of controversy, with well-rehearsed arguments surrounding both the nature and existence of female-perpetrated abuse against men. The aims of this study were to explore men's help-seeking experiences and/or their perceptions of utilising support services/ support networks following IPV victimisation. Consequently, this study explored the help-seeking experiences of 26, largely British, men who self-identified as having experienced female-perpetrated IPV. As the focus was on subjective experiences, a qualitative design was employed. Participation was invited from men who had sought help for their IPV victimisation from a range of sources and those who had not sought help at all. Semi-structured interviews explored the men's experiences of seeking help, and barriers to seeking help, following IPV. The data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Some of the participants who took part in this study had received formal support for their experiences of IPV (i.e. counselling, calling IPV helplines and support services, contact with social workers or the police) and informal support (e.g. speaking to work colleagues, family and friends). Five participants had never spoken to anybody about their experiences prior to taking part in the interview. A range of barriers prevented the men from seeking help. First and foremost, the importance of maintaining a sense of masculinity consistently underpinned the participants' narratives. The men's fear of being judged negatively by others was often not unfounded. Negative help-seeking experiences included being treated with suspicion and contempt. Positive help-seeking experiences facilitated the men in recognising their relationship as abusive, which for some of the men was influential in their decision to leave or seek help. The lack of recognition and understanding of male IPV within society was of concern to most of the men. Some expressed a desire to use their own experiences in order to help other men in abusive relationships. These results have important implications for the development of appropriate support for male victims, including the need for practitioners to be nonjudgemental whilst assisting men in recognising their relationship as abusive.

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Men’s experiences of help‐seeking for female‐perpetrated intimate partner violence: A qualitative exploration

Hogan

Clarke

Ward

2021

Couns and Psychother Res

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“…Therefore, a thorough examination of potential predictors should include sociodemographic characteristics, interpersonal or relational variables, and factors associated with the socio-cultural context of the population (Liang et al, 2005). A list of individual and relationship factors has been reported to be predictive of help-seeking behaviors, including age (Cho et al, 2017); income (Barrett et al, 2019;Barrett & St Pierre, 2011); education (Parvin et al, 2016;Tenkorang et al, 2016); employment status (Vives-Cases & La Parra, 2017); marital status (Linos et al, 2014); and different types of violence (Cho et al, 2017;Choi et al, 2018). In addition to including these important individual and relationship factors, in the present study we also included factors that reflect the geosocial context in which migrant women are situated, migration-related factors, and knowledge and beliefs related to the current anti-Domestic Violence (DV) Law in China.…”

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Migrant Women’s Help-Seeking Decisions and Use of Support Resources for Intimate Partner Violence in China

Xue

Wang

2021

Violence Against Women

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In China, women who domestically relocate from rural or less developed regions to major cities are at a higher risk for intimate partner violence (IPV) than their non-migrant counterparts. Few studies have focused on Chinese domestic migrant women’s help-seeking for IPV and their use of different sources of support. The present study aimed to identify factors that influence migrant women’s help-seeking decisions. In addition, we also examined factors that contribute to migrant women’s use of diverse sources of support for IPV. A sample of 280 migrant women victimized by IPV in the past year at the time of the survey was drawn from a larger cross-sectional study conducted in four major urban cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. Using a multinomial logistic regression model and a zero-inflated Poisson model, we found that factors influencing migrant women’s help-seeking decisions and their use of diverse sources of support included socioeconomic factors, IPV type, relationship-related factors, knowledge of China’s first anti-Domestic Violence Law, and perception of the effectiveness of current policies. We discuss implications for future research and interventions.

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“…Gender-based violence is reported around the world including Canada (Ansara & Hindin, 2010; Barrett et al, 2019) and St. Vincent (Yang, 2014). It is pervasive in St. Vincent as the patriarchal structure of society does not adequately address the issue of gender-based violence.…”

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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for a Refugee Mother With Depression and Anxiety

Faber

Lee

2020

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This case study illustrates a short-term cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for a refugee single mother of a 4-year-old son to address depression and anxiety symptoms. Although she has histories of multiple trauma experiences such as sexual abuse and intimate partner violence, the client preferred to focus on current difficulties rather than trauma histories. As such, non-trauma-focused CBT utilizing psychoeducation, skill building, activity monitoring and scheduling, and cognitive restructuring is implemented over 10 individual sessions. The client’s progress was measured by the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21), the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire–Short Form (Q-LES-Q-SF), and a full-length Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) at the intake, midpoint, and last session. The client showed improvement in all measures after the treatment, which corresponded with the client’s verbal reports during the session. This case illustrates the critical clinical decision-making points made by the therapist, and recommends the evidence-based practice protocol that considers empirically supported treatments for the comorbidity of depression and anxiety with multiple trauma experiences, the client preference, and contextual factors in addressing complex clinical presentations.

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Help Seeking Experiences of Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in Canada: the Role of Gender, Violence Severity, and Social Belonging

Cited by 44 publications

References 63 publications

Men’s experiences of help‐seeking for female‐perpetrated intimate partner violence: A qualitative exploration

Men’s experiences of help‐seeking for female‐perpetrated intimate partner violence: A qualitative exploration

Migrant Women’s Help-Seeking Decisions and Use of Support Resources for Intimate Partner Violence in China

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for a Refugee Mother With Depression and Anxiety

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