Strangulation is a unique and particularly gendered form of nonfatal intimate partner violence, affecting 10 times as many women men. Medical research documents multiple negative health outcomes such victimization, in the past decade nearly 30 U.S. states have enacted laws making strangulation felony. We extended prior work by using grounded theory qualitative study to explore women’s experiences of, thoughts about, reactions being strangled. Each 17 mostly well-educated African American...

Survivor-defined practice, characterized by an emphasis on client choice, partnership, and sensitivity to the unique needs, contexts, coping strategies of individual survivors, is aspirational goal domestic violence (DV) movement, assumed be a key contributor empowerment other positive outcomes among survivors. Despite its central role in DV program philosophy, training, however, our ability assess presence presumed link well-being has been hampered absence way measure it from survivors’...

Objective: To determine the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and academic performance among heterosexual sexual minority undergraduates, including whether health mediates this relationship. Participants: A national sample of undergraduate students aged 18–24 years old who completed 2011–2014 National College Health Assessment IIb (N = 85,071). Methods: We used structural equation modeling to create a latent variable IPV victimization (stalking, physical, sexual, emotional...

A primary aim of mainstream domestic violence (DV) programs is to help survivors and their children achieve safety from intimate partner violence. That goal, however, neither simple nor straightforward. Instead, research demonstrates that the very actions take may trigger a wide range negative consequences. Missing this research, focus on survivors' own perception, evaluation, expectation costs surrounding safety-seeking efforts. Using mixed-methods design, study explored safety-related...

Attitudes toward same‐sex intimate relationships and partner violence (IPV) are changing. Little research, however, has examined norms about IPV in relationships. Using a fractional factorial (experimental vignette) design, we conducted random‐digit‐dialed interviews four languages with 3,679 community‐residing adults. Multivariate analyses of responses to 14,734 vignettes suggest that against gay male, lesbian, heterosexual women is more likely than men be considered illegal it should...

Strangulation is a unique and particularly pernicious form of intimate partner violence. To increase the relatively little that known about strangulation survivors, focus groups interviews were conducted as part practice–research engagement with domestic violence shelter. All participants had been strangled and, among them, almost all multiple times. The loss consciousness was common. Participants associated "choking" use body parts "strangling" objects. Although some minimized assault, most...

The objective of this study was to better understand the experience coercive control as a type IPV by examining associations between and women's experiences particular forms violence, use risk future violence.

To explore whether homicide of intimate partners is distinct from nonintimates, we compared sociodemographic, legal, family, clinical, and situational characteristics men who murdered an partner ( n = 71) to those a nonintimate 363). Bivariate findings suggest that murder offenders are more socially bonded conforming regarding employment relationship patterns use fatal violence meet emotional rather than instrumental needs offenders. Multivariate indicate marital status, history severe...

Eight focus groups of women with recent exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) were conducted elicit women's descriptions how IPV affects their health. Their shared narratives reveal a complex relationship three main points intersection between and health: leading adverse health effects; worsening already compromised health; illness or disability increasing dependency on abusive partners, thereby lengthening the duration exposure. Women describe bidirectional cyclical ways through which...

Health related quality of life (HRQOL) can be measured by a wide range instruments, many which have been designed for specific conditions or uses. "Preference-based" measures assess the value individuals place on health, and are included in economic evaluations treatments interventions (such as cost effectiveness analysis). As evaluation becomes more common, it is important to applicability preference-based health public issues. This study investigated usefulness such instruments context...

This study assessed the recall of, reaction to, and understanding of a brief campus banner campaign promoting consent in sexual relationships, determined whether exposure was associated with subsequent engagement activities related to assault education, awareness, prevention.A stratified random sample 1,200 undergraduates recruited during fall 2010; 628 (52.3%) participated.To account for history maturation, an experimental research design employed online survey.Direct indirect increased...

Undergraduate students of all gender identities are at risk experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization. It is known that IPV negatively affects academic performance, yet little about the role health. This study examined if past-year victimization was associated with an increase in students' self-perception health interfering performance. Data were drawn from 2011-2014 National College Health Assessment (N = 84,734). Structural equation modeling used to examine relationship...

Strangulation is a common and dangerous form of intimate partner violence (IPV). Nonfatal strangulation risk factor for homicide; can lead to severe, long-term physical mental health sequelae; be an effective strategy coercion control. To date, research has not examined within same-sex couples. The objective this cross-sectional, observational identify whether what extent the detection coercive control differs between different-sex couples in police reports IPV. Data ( n = 2,207) were...

Experiential learning is a vital aspect of social work education, particularly for teaching community practice. The literature, however, provides few examples technology-based experiential assignments that educators can implement in their classrooms. This exploratory study examined an innovative student-generated video assignment developed practice course. Thirty-seven former students spanning three distinct semesters completed online survey closed- and open-ended questions. Findings...

Increases in family homelessness have led several states to use hotels and motels as shelters. Except for investigations into “welfare hotels” of the 1980s, research on this practice is largely nonexistent. This study explored experience living an emergency assistance hotel through in-depth interviews with 10 homeless mothers, triangulated proximity analyses walking distance public transit time between Massachusetts (n = 49) 6 basic need types. Four themes emerged from interviews: limbo,...

The 21st Century Cures Act requires that health organizations make all medical records rapidly available to patients through secure online portals. Referred as “open notes,” this approach is intended improve outcomes by facilitating easier and more transparent communication between providers. For experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV), however, open notes can create serious safety risks their physical mental when not handled carefully. This clinical note aims raise awareness of how be...

Aim: Few studies have examined adolescent victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) whose victimization is reported to the police or nature incidents that led call. This oversight problematic for healthcare providers, given overlap between use and services high among IPV victims. We assessed frequency police-documented by men against female adolescents aged 15–17 compared with those young women 18–22. Methods: A systematic case ascertainment strategy was applied administrative data from...

Abstract To inform current public policy regarding suicide prevention, this study examined the longitudinal relationships between four resources (public insurance, primary care services, school‐based mental health treatment, and family support) depression suicidality in a nationally representative sample of suicidal adolescents ( n = 1,355). Longitudinal regression analyses were conducted using data from three waves National Study Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). Parental support at...