Women’s Emotion Work in the Context of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence

Tarzia, Laura

doi:10.1007/s10896-020-00204-x

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“…This was the case even though women survivors of sexual violence by an intimate partner can also be exposed to ongoing abuse (Mahoney, 1999), often alongside physical or psychological violence that can last for many years (Easteal & McOrmond-Plummer, 2009; World Health Organization, 2013). A qualitative study (Tarzia, 2021) highlighted the complexity of women’s emotional responses to sexual IPV which were intrinsically tied to their level of awareness of what constitutes abuse, as well as the feelings women had for the perpetrator and the broader patriarchal norms around heterosexual relations. They found that women struggled to identify and name sexual IPV when it took the form of non-physical coercion and demonstrated that women struggled no matter what type of sexual IPV they experienced.…”

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“…Sexual IPV has received relatively little attention across research, policy, and practice (McOrmond-Plummer, Easteal, & Levy-Peck, 2014;Parkinson & Reid, 2014), with the exception of some important work in the 80s and 90s (Bergen, 1995;Finkelhor & Yllo, 1982;Russell, 1990). Whilst there have been some limited attempts to unpack and understand this complex and hidden problem (Tarzia, 2021), sexual IPV remains, for the most part, heavily stigmatised and wrapped in silence. This was the case even though women survivors of sexual violence by an intimate partner can also be exposed to ongoing abuse (Mahoney, 1999), often alongside physical or psychological violence that can last for many years (Easteal & McOrmond-Plummer, 2009;World Health Organization, 2013).…”

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Global Prevalence and Mental Health Outcomes of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Sin

Sweeney

et al. 2023

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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The aim of this systematic review was to assess the magnitude of the association between types of intimate partner violence (IPV) and mental health outcomes and shed light on the large variation in IPV prevalence rates between low- to middle-income countries and high-income countries. The study is a systematic review and meta-analysis. The following databases were searched for this study: Cochrane, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and the Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts. The inclusion criteria for this study are as follows: quantitative studies published from 2012 to 2020 on IPV exposure in women aged 16+, using validated measures. Random effects meta-analyses and subgroup analysis exploring heterogeneity across population groups in different economic contexts are used in this study. In all, 201 studies were included with 250,599 women, primarily from high-income countries. Higher prevalence rates were reported for women’s lifetime IPV than past year IPV. Lifetime psychological violence was the most prevalent form of IPV. Women in the community reported the highest prevalence for physical, psychological, and sexual violence in the past year compared to clinical groups. Perinatal women were most likely to have experienced lifetime physical IPV. Prevalence rates differed significantly ( p = .037 to <.001) for “any IPV” and all subtypes by income country level. Meta-analysis suggested increased odds for all mental health outcomes associated with IPV including depression (odds ratio [OR] = 2.04–3.14), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (OR = 2.15–2.66), and suicidality (OR = 2.17–5.52). Clinical and community populations were exposed to high prevalence of IPV and increased likelihood of depression, PTSD, and suicidality. Future research should seek to understand women’s perspectives on service/support responses to IPV to address their mental health needs. Work with IPV survivors should be carried out to develop bespoke services to reduce IPV in groups most at risk such as pregnant and/or help-seeking women.

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Global Prevalence and Mental Health Outcomes of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Sweeney

et al. 2023

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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“…For example, a GP experiencing exhaustion might feign an energetic persona when interacting with a patient. Employees may also engage in ‘deep acting’ where they change patterns of thinking over time to manage their emotion states to suit the goals of the organisation [ 19 , 20 , 22 ]. Organisational emotional labour concerns work demands regarding emotional expression [ 19 , 20 ].…”

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Tensions in the therapeutic relationship: emotional labour in the response to child abuse and neglect in primary healthcare

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Background Child abuse and neglect (child abuse) is a prevalent public health issue linked to survivors experiencing a higher risk of health issues such as obesity, heart disease and major depression. Given the significant impact of child abuse on health, general practitioners (GPs) and primary care nurses (nurses) are well-placed to respond to child abuse. However, research shows that responding to child abuse is difficult for health practitioners, especially the act of reporting child abuse. The present study aimed to understand how GPs and nurses experience the response to child abuse in primary healthcare. Methods This study employed qualitative methods. Twenty-six in-depth individual and group interviews were conducted with 30 GPs and nurses. The interviews were audio recorded with consent, transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed. Results The participants were mostly metropolitan-based female GPs. Participants were sampled from two settings: private general practice and community health; and Doctors in Secondary Schools, a program that places GPs and nurses in high schools. Thematic analysis generated four themes: blowing trust out of the water; riding the reaction wave; opening a hornet’s nest; and battling emotions. Participants felt that, in considering child abuse, they were betraying the trust of the therapeutic relationship and thus, had to manage their patients’ reactions to preserve the therapeutic relationship. They used strategies that created shifts in perception in both themselves and their patients to help maintain the therapeutic relationship. Participants often felt that they had to compromise their professional code of ethics to fulfil their mandatory reporting obligations. Thus, they experienced internal emotional battles when responding which led to some experiencing burnout or vicarious trauma and others resilience. This complex interplay of relationship and emotional management was placed in the context of emotional labour theory. We contend that our participants undertook emotional labour across three levels: internal, organisational and systemic. Conclusions We conclude that the emotional labour exerted in the response to child abuse can be diminished by: developing strategies for therapeutic relationship management; undertaking an internal, organisational and systemic values assessment; and facilitating communication between health professionals and the child protection system.

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“…There are several reasons why these psychological tactics may be so effective at coercing women into unwanted sex. First, as argued elsewhere (Tarzia, 2021c), women often feel responsible for fixing ‘sexual problems’ in their relationships and undertake ‘emotional labour’ in order to protect their partner’s feelings. Suggestions by the perpetrator that they are uncaring or selfish for withholding sex may play directly into this tendency as well as their desire to maintain the relationship.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The details of recruitment and data collection procedures for this study have been reported elsewhere (Tarzia, 2021a(Tarzia, , 2021b(Tarzia, , 2021cTarzia & Tyler, 2021). In brief, adult women self-selected to participate and were recruited via social media using sensitive and safe methods (Tarzia et al, 2017).…”

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“He’d Tell Me I was Frigid and Ugly and Force me to Have Sex with Him Anyway”: Women’s Experiences of Co-Occurring Sexual Violence and Psychological Abuse in Heterosexual Relationships

Tarzia

Hegarty

2022

J Interpers Violence

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Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is a common yet hidden form of violence. It is primarily perpetrated against women by their male partners and is associated with a range of serious mental and physical health outcomes. Despite these harms, it is chronically under-researched. In particular, the overlaps between IPSV and psychological abuse in relationships are poorly understood. Extant literature has focused primarily on the relationship between IPSV and physical violence, neglecting the fact that IPSV often involves verbal or emotional coercion, threats or blackmail rather than the use of ‘force’. In this paper, we draw on reflexive thematic analysis of qualitative interviews with n = 38 victim/survivors of IPSV to explore how they understood the relationship between sexual and psychological abuse in their heterosexual relationships. Four themes were developed from this analysis: 1. I felt like I couldn't say Nno’; 2. I felt degraded and worthless; 3. Letting me know who’s boss; and 4. Making me feel crazy. These themes broadly correspond to four distinct patterns or interactions between IPSV and psychological abuse. Our findings strongly suggest that the relationship between sexual and psychological abuse in relationships is far more complex than previous research would indicate. Psychological abuse is not simply a tool to obtain sex and sexual violence is not only used as a mechanism of psychological control. Instead, the two forms of abuse interact in ways that can be unidirectional, bi-directional or simultaneous to develop and maintain an environment of fear and control and erode women’s self-worth.

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Women’s Emotion Work in the Context of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence

Cited by 11 publications

References 33 publications

Global Prevalence and Mental Health Outcomes of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Global Prevalence and Mental Health Outcomes of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Tensions in the therapeutic relationship: emotional labour in the response to child abuse and neglect in primary healthcare

“He’d Tell Me I was Frigid and Ugly and Force me to Have Sex with Him Anyway”: Women’s Experiences of Co-Occurring Sexual Violence and Psychological Abuse in Heterosexual Relationships

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