Women’s experiences of marital rape and sexual violence within marriage in India: evidence from service records

Deosthali, Padma-Bhate; Rege, Sangeeta; Arora, Sanjida

doi:10.1080/26410397.2022.2048455

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“…The reporting of sexual abuse was low, which may be due to under-reporting or cultural differences as no court law is available to punish the perpetrators. Although, the religion, Islam, has explicitly forbidden to use of any sort of emotional or physical force pertaining to the sexual relationship between the married couple; however, marital rape (forceful intercourse by the spouse) is not defined as abuse (Deosthali et al, 2021).…”

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Relationship Between Violence Against Women, Social Support, Self-Esteem, and Mental Health in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Alquaiz,

Kazi,

Almeneessier

et al. 2023

J Interpers Violence

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The objectives of this study were to measure the prevalence of mental distress and to explore the relationship between violence against women (VAW), social support, self-esteem, and mental distress in women in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A questionnaire-guided, cross-sectional, interview-based study was conducted with 1,932 women, in primary healthcare centers. Around 29% reported moderate to severe distress levels, whereas 40% of women reported lifetime exposure to at least one type of violence. Linear regression analysis found that VAW was positively associated with mental distress with a unit increase associated with a 0.13 (0.58, 1.15) increase in distress level, whereas, for both social support and self-esteem, a unit increase in violence was associated with −0.23 (−0.47, −0.32) and −0.22 (−0.49, −0.33) unit decrease in the mental distress. Structural equation modeling found that violence had direct significant negative effects on social support (β = −.156, p < .001) and self-esteem (β = −.135, p < .001). Both social support (β = −.266, p < .001) and self-esteem (β = −.183, p < .001) had direct significant negative effects on distress. VAW exerted a direct significant positive effect on distress (β = .171, p < .001) as well as an indirect effect (β = .068, p < .001). Both social support (β = .044, p < .001) and self-esteem (β = .025, p < .001) were significant mediators of the effect of violence on mental distress. VAW can lead to mental distress and low self-esteem. Identification, counseling, and social support for women are important to improve their self-confidence and reduce the adverse effects of violence.

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Relationship Between Violence Against Women, Social Support, Self-Esteem, and Mental Health in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Alquaiz,

Kazi,

Almeneessier

et al. 2023

J Interpers Violence

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“…While the number of rape cases reported annually in the United States is 10 times greater than that in India (Statista 2021), the numbers are skewed since less than 1% rapes in India are reported (Raj and McDougal 2014). Furthermore, reports have indicated that one in three women in India have experienced some form of sexual coercion or violence (see Deosthali, Rege, and Arora 2022). The court is split on the issue of criminalizing marital rape; in May 2022, a two-judge bench of the Delhi High Court issued a split decision on the problem.…”

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Rising Gender Inequities: The Case of Authoritarian Patriarchy

Sabharwal¹

2023

JSEPA

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In 2014, India elected a populist government, the Bharatiya Janata Party, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In line with other populist leaders, such as the former U.S. President, Donald J. Trump, President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary, and President Erdoğan of Turkey, Narendra Modi has brought about a rise in Hindu nationalism that promulgates values steeped in fundamental religious practices promoting the interests of the majority Hindu community at the expense of religious minority groups and marginalized and disenfranchised people of lower castes. A rise in gendered conservative norms deeply embedded in patriarchy and ethnonationalism has created a clear division in gender roles in nation-building. This study will utilize a social equity framework to examine ways in which systems of oppression, inequities, discrimination, and bias are maintained across gender, caste, and religion and perpetuated under the name of authoritarian patriarchy in India.

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“…IPVAW and its psychosocial effects are grounded in wider, socially sanctioned, systems of abuse and mistreatment of women. In both Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, marital rape and sexual degradation is widespread and is often depicted in customary law as a husband’s prerogative [ 64 , 65 ]. Widespread acceptance of marital rape and the absence of or failures to enforce laws against rape inside the family can leave women feeling fearful and without protection.…”

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The Psychosocial Impacts of Intimate Partner Violence against Women in LMIC Contexts: Toward a Holistic Approach

Wessells

Kostelny²

2022

IJERPH

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Work on the mental health impacts of intimate partner violence in low-and middle-income countries has focused primarily on clinical disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and substance abuse. This paper analyzes how non-clinical, psychosocial impacts from everyday stressors, particularly economic hardships and concern over one’s children, cause extensive suffering and damage women survivors’ well-being, influencing the development and expression of clinical disorders. Using a social ecological framework, the paper analyzes how psychosocial impacts arise at multiple levels, including societal levels where social norms often devalue women and privilege men, and how the stressor accumulation increases the harm caused by intimate partner violence (IPV) against women (IPVAW). Drawing on survivors’ narratives and studies from diverse low and middle income country (LMIC) settings, including armed conflict and natural disaster settings, the paper underscores the importance of understanding both clinical impacts and the non-clinical, psychosocial impacts, which interact with and complement one another. Recognizing the interplay also between IPVAW and other forms of violence against girls and women, the paper calls for a more comprehensive approach to understanding and addressing the impacts of IPVAW. Recognizing the enormous variety within and across countries that are considered to be LMIC settings, the paper cautions against universalized approaches to understanding the effects of IPVAW and helping to support survivors.

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Women’s experiences of marital rape and sexual violence within marriage in India: evidence from service records

Cited by 12 publications

References 31 publications

Relationship Between Violence Against Women, Social Support, Self-Esteem, and Mental Health in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Relationship Between Violence Against Women, Social Support, Self-Esteem, and Mental Health in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Rising Gender Inequities: The Case of Authoritarian Patriarchy

The Psychosocial Impacts of Intimate Partner Violence against Women in LMIC Contexts: Toward a Holistic Approach

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