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Wendt, Sarah; Hornosty, Jennie – Rural Society, 2010
Research on family violence in rural communities in Australia and Canada has shown that women's experience of family violence is shaped by social and cultural factors. Concern for economic security and inheritance for children, closeness and belonging, and values of family unity and traditional gender roles are factors in rural communities that…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries
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Perez Trujillo, Monica; Ross, Stuart – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
Assessing and responding to risk are key elements in how police respond to domestic violence. However, relatively little is known about the way police make judgments about the risks associated with domestic violence and how these judgments influence their actions. This study examines police decisions about risk in domestic violence incidents when…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Police, Risk Management, Evaluation Methods
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Jamieson, Shirley; Wendt, Sarah – Rural Society, 2008
This paper outlines the findings of an exploratory study conducted in a small rural community in South Australia in 2006. Human service providers, experienced in working with victims and/or perpetrators of domestic violence, were asked about their experiences and perceptions of perpetrator programs in small rural communities. Specifically,…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Community Attitudes, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries
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Kenway, Jane; Fahey, Johannah – Gender and Education, 2008
Through selected theories of melancholia, this paper seeks to shed some fresh interpretive light on the reproduction and disruption of gender, violence and family turmoil across generations of mothers and daughters. The originality of the paper lies in its exploratory deployment of theories of melancholia to consider issues of women, violence and…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Mothers, Daughters, Foreign Countries
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Parker, Glennys; Lee, Christina – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
We examined relationships between abuse, coping, and psychological health among 143 women who had experienced abuse in adult relationships. Measures included characteristics of the abuse, problem-focused and emotion-focused coping, Sense of Coherence, and four measures of psychological wellbeing--the SF-36 Mental Component Scale, the General…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Females, Depression (Psychology), Coping
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Runyan, Desmond K.; Dunne, Michael P.; Zolotor, Adam J.; Madrid, Bernadette; Jain, Dipty; Gerbaka, Bernard; Menick, Daniel Mbassa; Andreva-Miller, Inna; Kasim, Mohammed Sham; Choo, Wan Yuen; Isaeva, Oksana; Macfarlane, Bonnie; Ramirez, Clemencia; Volkova, Elena; Youssef, Randa M. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objective: Child maltreatment is a problem that has longer recognition in the northern hemisphere and in high-income countries. Recent work has highlighted the nearly universal nature of the problem in other countries but demonstrated the lack of comparability of studies because of the variations in definitions and measures used. The International…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Child Abuse, Testing, Parents
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Nupponen, Hannele – Child Care in Practice, 2007
Research consistently shows that addressing diverse families' needs early in life will reduce risks and increase protective factors surrounding the complexities of families' lives. For decades, prevention and early intervention has been described in many forms, from child centred and client centred to family centred and family focused, yet all…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Prevention, Foreign Countries, State Government
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Loxton, Deborah; Schofield, Margot; Hussain, Rafat – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2006
This study examines the psychological health correlates of domestic violence in a large random sample of mid-aged Australian women (N = 11,310, age 47 to 52 years). Logistic regressions were used to investigate the associations between domestic violence and depression, anxiety, and psychological wellbeing, after adjusting for demographic variables…
Descriptors: Females, Adults, Family Violence, Spouses
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Kilpatrick, Kym L.; Williams, L. M. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
A study examined variables that might mediate the incidence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in 20 Australian child witnesses (ages 6-12) to domestic violence. Results found PTSD was not mediated by maternal emotional well-being, age and gender of the child, or the child's style of coping with parental conflict. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Anxiety, Children, Coping
Foster, Victoria – 1995
This paper offers a theoretical framework for understanding girls' experiences of schooling in contemporary Australia, and explores some of the ways in which education perpetuates women's lack of citizenship status. Equality-directed curriculum reforms require of girls that they attempt to transpose themselves from private realm status to a…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Family Violence, Females, Foreign Countries
Smith, Jennifer; And Others – 1996
This study examined the psychosocial adjustment of young children who were living in families where domestic violence had occurred, and presented implications for early childhood teachers. The research data were collected in a structured interview with 54 mothers who had at least 1 child between 3 and 6 years of age. These women had left a violent…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Battered Women, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior
McGregor, Heather – 1990
This booklet is designed to provide Australian early childhood workers with information about domestic violence and response techniques to employ if they become aware that children under their care are witnessing domestic violence. The booklet notes that domestic violence can include physical and sexual violence, as well as psychological, social,…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Battered Women, Crisis Intervention, Definitions
Adamson, Peter; Micklewright, John; Schnepf, Sylke; Wright, Anna – UNICEF, 2003
This report represents the first ever attempt to draw a comparative picture of the physical abuse of children in the 27 richest nations of the world. UNICEF research estimates that almost 3,500 children under the age of 15 die from physical abuse and neglect every year in the industrialized world. The greatest risk is among younger children. A…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Death, Developed Nations, Child Neglect
Shore, Sue, Ed.; Trenerry, Ruth, Ed.; Coombe, Melanie, Ed. – 2001
This publication presents reports on four small-scale research projects conducted by educators that helped them explore ways of "doing literacy" and "doing literacy research." Focus of the projects was to learn more about how to do research by completing a work-based project related to literacy. "Teaching and Researching…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Battered Women, Community Education, Community Services
Elliott, Alison, Ed. – Early Childhood Australia, 2005
"Every Child" is Australia's premier early childhood publication, aimed at anyone involved in the care and education of children from birth to eight years--in particular child care professionals, teachers, child care students and the parents of young children. Published quarterly, it contains informative and entertaining articles on such…
Descriptors: Values Education, Obesity, Community Schools, Ethics
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