Intimate Partner Violence and Help-seeking Behavior Among College Students Attending A Historically Black College and University

An, Soonok; Welch-Brewer, Chiquitia; Tadese, Helen

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“…Intimate partner violence and academic emotional exhaustion represent critical public health concerns with far-reaching implications for individuals' physical, mental, and social well-being (Reyes et al, 2023;Schokkenbroek et al, 2024;White et al, 2024). Intimate partner violence, characterized by behaviors such as physical violence, emotional abuse, and sexual coercion within intimate relationships, affects millions of individuals worldwide, with university students being particularly vulnerable (An et al, 2024). Similarly, academic emotional exhaustion, marked by feelings of burnout, fatigue, and disengagement from academic pursuits, is prevalent among students and can have detrimental effects on their academic performance and overall well-being (Kelmendi & Baumgartner, 2020).…”

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Intimate Partner Violence and Academic Emotional Exhaustion among University Students: A Public Health Perspective

Meneses-La-Riva,

Ocupa-Meneses,

Fernández-Bedoya

et al. 2024

JESR

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Introduction: Intimate partner violence is a public health problem that affects the mental health of people, with a tendency to experience negative emotions and also related to the university environment that, together with other factors such as emotional exhaustion, are a limitation for the personal and professional development of individuals. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between violence in relationships and academic emotional exhaustion in students of a private university in Metropolitan Lima. Methodology: it was quantitative, correlational, cross-sectional and non-experimental design. The sample consisted of 203 students from a private university in Lima – Peru, where a simple random probability sample was used. 2 instruments were used: DVQ-R (5 dimensions, 20 items) and ECE (1 dimension, 10 items), both instruments were validated and reached their respective reliability. Results: they show that there is a positive and moderate correlation (0.462) between both variables. Regarding the dimensions, a low positive correlation was obtained in the first three dimensions (physical, sexual, humiliation) and a moderate positive correlation in the previous two (detachment, coercion). Discussion: violence and academic emotional exhaustion are phenomena that need to be prevented responsibly by the sum of factors that trigger and the potential risk of affecting the dimensions of physical, psychological and emotional character. Therefore, timely psychological interventions in university students are transcendent for the quality of life and their mental health. Received: 11 September 2023 / Accepted: 21 April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024

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Intimate Partner Violence and Academic Emotional Exhaustion among University Students: A Public Health Perspective

Meneses-La-Riva,

Ocupa-Meneses,

Fernández-Bedoya

et al. 2024

JESR

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Prevalence of gender-based violence and factors associated with help-seeking among university students in sub-Saharan Africa

Owusu-Antwi,

Fedina,

Robba

et al. 2024

Womens Health (Lond Engl)

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Background: Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global public health problem. While research exists on GBV and associated help-seeking behaviors among university students, few studies have assessed the prevalence of GBV, including experiences and barriers to help-seeking, within sub-Saharan African university settings. Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of GBV victimization among university students in six sub-Saharan African countries and describe experiences of formal and informal help-seeking among students who self-identified as victims of GBV since attending university. Design: An online, cross-sectional survey study was administered to university students from July to October 2023 at nine participating universities in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: Descriptive statistics were used to describe types of violence experienced among students ( N = 2249). Bivariate analyses ( t-tests, chi-square) and multivariate logistic regressions were used to examine demographic factors associated with formal and informal help-seeking behavior among a sub-sample of GBV victims ( n = 298). Results: Among the 2249 sample of students, the prevalence of physical violence was 30.9%, 18.7% for sexual violence, 64.9% for psychological violence, and 63.7% for stalking. Among a sub-sample of GBV victims ( n = 298), most (78.2%) sought informal help from friends, partners, or family members and less than one-third (29.5%) sought help from formal sources (e.g., university administrators, police). Logistic regression results indicated that university country was associated with formal help-seeking; that is, students in Ghana and Rwanda were over twice as likely to seek formal help than students in Nigeria (odds ratio (OR) = 2.58, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.38–4.85, p < 0.01; OR = 2.62, 95% CI: 1.20–5.71, p < 0.05, respectively). While differences by gender were noted in formal help-seeking behavior at the bivariate level, gender was not associated with formal help-seeking after adjusting for GBV training and other demographics. Conclusion: GBV is a significant public health issue among university students in sub-Saharan Africa. University policies and prevention programs are needed to reduce GBV and increase the capacity of formal sources to effectively respond to GBV.

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Intimate Partner Violence and Help-seeking Behavior Among College Students Attending A Historically Black College and University

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Intimate Partner Violence and Academic Emotional Exhaustion among University Students: A Public Health Perspective

Intimate Partner Violence and Academic Emotional Exhaustion among University Students: A Public Health Perspective

Prevalence of gender-based violence and factors associated with help-seeking among university students in sub-Saharan Africa

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