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Suvak, Michael K.; Taft, Casey T.; Goodman, Lisa A.; Dutton, Mary Ann – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2013
Objective: We examined 4 separate dimensions of functional social support (tangible, appraisal, self-esteem, and belonging) as predictors of change in depression over 4.5 years in a sample of women reporting intimate partner violence. Method: Participants were recruited as they sought help for violence perpetrated by a current or former male…
Descriptors: Females, Family Violence, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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van Dolen, Willemijn M.; Weinberg, Charles B.; Ma, Leiming – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2013
Objective: This study examined the influence of community unemployment and divorce rate on child help-seeking behavior about violence and relationships via a telephone and Internet helpline. Methods: Time series analysis was conducted on monthly call volumes to a child helpline ("De Kindertelefoon") in the Netherlands from 2003 to 2008…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Foreign Countries, Divorce, Unemployment
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Hou, Wen-Li; Ko, Nai-Ying; Shu, Bih-Ching – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2013
This article describes the recovery experiences of women who had suffered intimate partner violence in Taiwan. A phenomenological study design using semi-structured interviews was used to obtain data from a purposive sample of eight women. Colaizzi's approach to narrative analysis was applied. Findings indicate that "reconstructing the self"…
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Family Violence, Phenomenology
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Dean, Suzanne; Williams, Claire; Donnelly, Samantha; Levett-Jones, Tracy – International Journal of Higher Education, 2017
University programs are currently faced with a number of challenges: how to engage students as active learners, how to ensure graduates are "work ready" with broad and relevant professional skills, and how to support students to see their potential as agents of social change and contributors to social good. This paper presents the…
Descriptors: Females, Active Learning, Safety, Social Change
Michalopoulos, Charles; Faucetta, Kristen; Warren, Anne; Mitchell, Robert – US Department of Health and Human Services, 2017
Children from low-income families are more likely than those from higher income families to have poor social, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and health outcomes. One approach that has helped parents and their young children is home visiting, which provides information, resources, and support to expectant parents and families with young…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Low Income Groups, Home Visits, Family Programs
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Connors, Angela D.; Mills, Jeremy F.; Gray, Andrew L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
The following study is an evaluation of the Moderate Intensity Family Violence Prevention Program (MIFVPP). The sample consisted of 298 male federal offenders who participated in the MIFVPP while incarcerated or on release within the community. Participants were assessed pre-, mid-, and postprogram using an assessment battery consisting of…
Descriptors: Prevention, Institutionalized Persons, Family Violence, Program Evaluation
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Chan, Ko Ling – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Research has not conclusively determined whether men and women are equally likely to commit intimate partner violence (IPV). One explanation for the disparity in previous findings may be gender-based differences in reporting styles. The present study investigated whether there was any gender difference in self-reported IPV prevalence. A total of…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Incidence, Foreign Countries
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Bruce, Michael; Chance, Ron; Meulemans, Laurie – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2015
The authors reflect on how they, as social work practitioners, support the school systems in supporting homeless youth and families. They emphasize the importance of relationships and trust in working with this vulnerable population. The reflexive vignettes highlight the challenges and success of developing community-based programming for homeless…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Poverty, Social Work, Homeless People
Smith, Rhonda L.; Eklund, Katie – Communique, 2015
Exposure to domestic violence can have significant short- and long-term effects on children and adolescents, including increased internalizing and externalizing behavioral systems, physical health effects including heart disease and diabetes, and a negative impact on school functioning (Delaney-Black et al., 2002; Felitti et al., 1998; Kitzmann,…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Child Development, Adolescents, Children
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Hirschel, David; Hutchison, Ira – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
The nexus between substance abuse and intimate partner violence has been studied in depth. The interrelationship between drinking, intimate partner violence, and an officer's decision to make an arrest has not received as much attention. The issue is complicated by the fact that either or both of the involved parties may have been drinking and the…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Family Violence, Drinking, Law Enforcement
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Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M.; Uysal, Aynur – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
An integrative theoretical framework was tested as the basis for explaining beliefs about wife beating among Turkish nursing students. Based on a survey design, 406 nursing students (404 females) in all 4 years of undergraduate studies completed a self-administered questionnaire. Questionnaires were distributed and collected from the participants…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Family Violence, Females, Spouses
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Kent, Marcia – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2013
A child and adolescent psychiatrist describes the dyadic nature of family conflict and provides practical strategies for preventing and managing interpersonal aggression. When parents ignore basic needs such as sleep, hunger, hydration, safety, and security, their children are likely to display qualities like hyperactivity, hypervigilance. and…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Conflict, Aggression, Family Relationship
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Dutton, Mary Ann; Bermudez, Diana; Matas, Armely; Majid, Haseeb; Myers, Neely L. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2013
In this article, we consider the use of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR; Kabat-Zinn, 1991) as a community-based intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among low-income, predominantly African American women with a history of intimate partner violence (IPV). The results of a pilot randomized clinical trial (RCT) of MBSR as an…
Descriptors: Females, Intervention, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Low Income
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Ferreira, Regardt J.; Buttell, Frederick P. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objective: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the psychosocial predictors of propensity for abusiveness among a large sample of women ordered into a 26-week batterer intervention program (BIP). Method: The study employed a nonequivalent, control group design (comparing program completers to dropouts) in a secondary analysis of 485 women.…
Descriptors: Females, Family Violence, Dropouts, Predictor Variables
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John, Vaughn M. – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2016
Why do educated girls and women constitute a danger in some societies and for this face extreme danger in their educational endeavours? This article argues that historical and contemporary educational discrimination of girls and women is the hallmark of a violently patriarchal society, and this stubborn injustice is exacerbated under conditions of…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, Educational Attainment, History
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