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Intimate partner violence is an ongoing issue in South Africa, which has the highest rates of violence against women and girls in the world. Intimate partner violence is common in Limpopo, where women, including university students, experience elevated rates of violent crime. This qualitative study was conducted to examine university students' perspectives regarding intimate partner violence among their peers. A culturally tailored vignette was used to prompt reflection from 38 female university students in Limpopo. Audiotaped responses to the vignette were transcribed, coded and analysed using thematic analysis. Four main themes were developed from participants' responses to the vignette: cultural beliefs, the university's role in intimate partner violence, likely outcomes of intimate partner violence, and future interventions. Intimate partner violence was seen as a common problem within the university. Students' responses indicated that cultural beliefs perpetuated violence against women, with women entering and remaining in abusive relationships for financial security or resources such as housing. Students also reported lack of adequate on-campus housing options, limited knowledge of intimate partner violence, and few actions to reduce intimate partner violence, all of which placed then at heightened risk of intimate partner violence.

Little research exists concerning the Western marriage proposal ritual, and rejected proposals are particularly understudied. The current research used the lens of life script theory to quantitatively and qualitatively analyze 374 first-person written accounts of accepted and rejected marriage proposals between men and women that were sampled from online forums. Rejected proposals were more likely than accepted proposals to violate the proposal script. Compared to accepted proposals, rejected proposals included fewer ritual elements and they often happened "off-time." Specifically, rejected proposals came earlier in the relationship, typically prior to the discussion of the topic of marriage by the couple, and rejected men sometimes proposed to "save" an unstable or abusive relationship that was headed toward dissolution. As with other important life transition events, audiences played an important role in many proposals. Rejected proposals were more likely to occur in public than accepted proposals, and when present, audience members often participated in the proposal by encouraging couples to follow the proposal script and by expressing dissatisfaction when the script was violated. Some audiences became hostile when the woman said "no." Also consistent with life script theory, couples evinced strong emotions during proposals, and confusion and anger were common emotional responses among rejected suitors. Indeed, 15% of rejected proposal accounts described intimate partner violence. Yet, about 30% of relationships continued after the rejection, sometimes for years. These and other novel results contribute to the science of close relationships, family psychology, life script theory, commitment, rejection, and social rituals. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

This study compares the problem-focused emotion regulation strategies used by 200 female survivors of intimate partner violence (age: M = 40.16, SD = 11.27, 18 – 66 years) to cope with violence throughout various stages of change (SOC). It examines the relationship between problem-focused coping strategies and positive and negative affect, and the impact of these variables on the different SOC. Results suggest that victims differ and are flexible in the use of strategies throughout the various SOC. During the initial stages, victims tend to use passive/maladaptive behaviors that hamper change, while in the later stages they use more active/adaptive strategies to leave the abusive relationship.

Prior research on coercive control has focused on coercive behavioral tactics to better understand how coercion is exacted in abusive relationships. Furthering this body of research, this study ext...

Objective: This research examines the relationship between passion for a romantic partner and obsessive relational intrusion (ORI) which is defined as repeated and unwanted behaviors toward a partner that invade his/her personal privacy and cause fear for his/her safety.Method: Based on the dualistic model of passion, we predicted that obsessive passion (OP) would be associated with fear of abandonment, which in turn would be associated with ORI. In contrast, harmonious passion (HP) should not be associated with ORI.Results: Four studies (N = 1257) supported these predictions. Study 1 found cross-sectional support for these hypotheses from the victim's perspective. Study 2 replicated Study 1 and extended it to the perpetrator's perspective by demonstrating that the relationship between passion and ORI is mediated by fear of abandonment. Study 3 replicated these findings using an experimental manipulation of passion. Study 4 found similar results by experimentally manipulating fear of abandonment, the mediator, to demonstrate its causal influence on ORI.Conclusions: Taken together, the present results demonstrate that passion and fear of abandonment play an important role in the type of behavior people are willing to pursue to maintain their romantic relationship.

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) involves physical and sexual violence and coercive controlling behaviours to maximise power inequality in abusive relationships. Many women make the decision to exit abusive relationships due to the detrimental impact of IPV on their children. In a qualitative exploration, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 women recruited by purposive and snowballing sampling techniques. Two overarching themes of single mothers’ unique experiences of co-parenting with IPV were revealed through interpretative phenomenological analysis. The first theme was Continuous Victimisation, which indicated that post-separation victimisation was an extension of existing IPV whereby fathers used intimidation, threatening behaviours such as stalking and other monitoring tactics and the deliberate undermining of the mother–child relationship. The second theme identified was Systemic Challenges, indicating how court officials applied a ‘pro-contact’ approach and either minimised or denied mothers’ allegations of IPV and the impact on them and the children. The analysis found a persistent bias against mothers . Implications of the study are discussed before the article concludes that attitudinal change regarding IPV is required by decision makers in court processes with a recognition that abusive men may be unwilling to engage in cooperative parenting that focuses on the children’s developmental, social, emotional, psychological and physical needs.

Purpose This paper aims to explore Joint couple payments under Universal Credit which tend to privilege male partners. This may entrap women in abusive relationships, foster poverty which are indicative of gendered structural abuse. Design/methodology/approach Through a critical review of the literature and qualitative interviews with third sector support workers, the authors explore the impacts that Universal Credit has on women, especially those in abusive partnerships. Findings Current welfare processes reinforce patriarchal assumptions and are indicative of the structural abuse of women. This has increased during the lockdowns imposed to tackle COVID-19. Practical implications Changes are needed in the ways in which welfare benefits are disbursed. Gendered structural abuses should be explicitly considered when working with women who experience domestic violence and abuse. Originality/value This paper argues that there needs to be a wider a recognition of gender power relations and the concept of structural abuse in policy formation and implementation.

Collective memory work allows participants to recall, examine, and analyze their memories and experiences within a broader cultural context to see how their individual experiences link to collective, shared experiences of similar and/or different groups. This study utilized collective memory work to engage six trans participants in an examination of their individual experiences with health care. During a four-hour focus group, participants engaged in this process of discourse analysis and came to collective agreements about the meaning of their stories, the intentions of the author, and the intentions of others in their shared lived experience. In this paper, we will provide a thorough and rich description of the participants’ memories and their collective analysis, which highlights the interconnection between perceptions of oneself and their experiences with the health-care system. Our analysis revealed participants felt they had a toxic relationship with the health-care system. In particular, they discussed how health-care professionals left trans people tremulously asking for services, uncertain if they would receive care, what the quality of the care would be, and whether they would be treated respectfully. When discussing positive health-care experiences, participants highlighted when fears and anxieties were not realized, but all instances reflected some inappropriate actions. The results from this study will contribute to research on trans health care by providing a nuanced understanding of how health-care experiences impact trans communities collectively, as well as the ways in which health practices can be improved.

A violência contra a mulher é tido como qualquer ato violento que tem sua justificativa no gênero e tenha possibilidade de provocar, danos físicos, sexuais e/ ou psicológicos, incluindo a ameaça, a coerção ou privação de liberdade em ambiente privado ou público. Posto isto, esse estudo tem como objetivo realizar uma revisão sistemática da literatura, reunindo os principais artigos encontrados em 4 (quatro) bases de dados - SciELO, Scopus, MEDLINE/PubMed e American Psychological Association (APA) – que estudem a violência contra a mulher em relacionamentos abusivos e diante disso, elucidar como a Terapia dos Esquemas pode contribuir para esclarecer a ocorrência da permanência das mulheres nesses relacionamentos. Trata-se de um estudo de espécie documental de natureza descritiva, exploratória e qualitativa. Foi feito a busca em um perído de dez anos, 01 de janeiro de 2011 a 31 de dezembro de 2021. Para a seleção dos artigos foram utilizados os termos de pesquisa (TS) “Pandemic and covid and violence or abuse and relationship”. A partir dos critérios definidos, foram obtidos 47 publicações em português e inglês, contudo apenas 22 artigos foram incluídos no estudo de revisão sistemática, sendo 7 estudos qualitativos e 15 de cunho quantitativo-qualitativo. Destaca-se nesses estudos a temática da violência doméstica e da violência cibernética que apresentaram relação com as EID’s de subjugação, privação emocional, negatividade, isolamento social/alienação e abandono, bem como o agravamento dessas situações em decorrência do contexto pandêmico da covid-19. Violence against women is considered to be any violent act that has its justification in gender and has the possibility of causing physical, sexual and/or psychological harm, including the threat, coercion or deprivation of liberty in a private or public environment. That said, this study aims to carry out a systematic review of the literature, gathering the main articles found in 4 (four) databases - SciELO, Scopus, MEDLINE/PubMed and the American Psychological Association (APA) - that study violence against women in abusive relationships and, in view of this, to elucidate how Schema Therapy can contribute to clarifying the occurrence of women's permanence in these relationships. This is a documentary study of a descriptive, exploratory and qualitative nature. The search was carried out over a period of ten years, from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2021. For the selection of articles, the search terms (TS) “Pandemic and covid and violence or abuse and relationship” were used. Based on the defined criteria, 47 publications were obtained in Portuguese and English, however only 22 articles were included in the systematic review study, being 7 qualitative studies and 15 of a quantitative-qualitative nature. These studies highlight the theme of domestic violence and cyber violence, which were related to the EID's of subjugation, emotional deprivation, negativity, social isolation/alienation and abandonment, as well as the aggravation of these situations as a result of the pandemic context of covid-19. Se considera violencia contra la mujer todo acto violento que tenga su justificación en el género y tenga la posibilidad de causar daño físico, sexual y/o psíquico, incluyendo la amenaza, la coacción o la privación de la libertad en un ámbito privado o público. Dicho esto, este estudio tiene como objetivo realizar una revisión sistemática de la literatura, reuniendo los principales artículos encontrados en 4 (cuatro) bases de datos - SciELO, Scopus, MEDLINE/PubMed y la American Psychological Association (APA) - que estudian la violencia contra las mujeres en relaciones abusivas y, frente a eso, dilucidar cómo la Terapia de Esquemas puede contribuir a esclarecer la ocurrencia de la permanencia de las mujeres en estas relaciones. Se trata de un estudio documental de carácter descriptivo, exploratorio y cualitativo. La búsqueda se realizó en un período de diez años, del 1 de enero de 2011 al 31 de diciembre de 2021. Para la selección de artículos se utilizaron los términos de búsqueda (TS) “Pandemia y covid y violencia o abuso y relación”. Con base en los criterios definidos, se obtuvieron 47 publicaciones en portugués e inglés, sin embargo, solo 22 artículos fueron incluidos en el estudio de revisión sistemática, siendo 7 estudios cualitativos y 15 de carácter cuantitativo-cualitativo. Estos estudios destacan el tema de la violencia doméstica y la ciberviolencia, que se relacionaron con los EID de sometimiento, privación emocional, negatividad, aislamiento/alienación social y abandono, así como el agravamiento de estas situaciones como resultado del contexto pandémico de covid-19.