Consequences Of Intimate Partner Violence

The history of Intimate Partner Violence is a long one much longer than many are aware of. It used to be an accepted part of many cultures that as the head of the household the many could use whatever means necessary to keep his family in line. Still in some cultures intimate partner violence is accepted behavior. In a majority of the industrialized world engaging in intimate partner violence is not acceptable yet it is still widely occurring. The occurrence of this form of violence has evolved over the years and now both men and women may be victimized. It is important that individuals take the time to educate themselves about the topic and the resources available if they or someone they know ever be in a situation that may require such

To begin with, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) has been around for a very long time and it is still a present issue in the United States. There are many forms intimate partner violence such as, sexual, physical, emotional, and psychological. IPV occurs among all religious, socioeconomic, and cultural groups in the United States and other countries. As many people know intimate partner violence tends to come with consequences after the damage is done to the victim. Intimate partner violence does not just happen out of nowhere where the perpetrator thinks they have the right to be violent towards their spouse. The issue of IPV is connected to the cycle of violence in ways that it gives you an idea as to why the perpetrator thinks they have the right to hit the victim. In many cases not only do they think they have the right to due such thing but also feel like they have control over their spouse and have a mindset that they own them and will do anything just to keep them. Often the perpetrators feel guilty for being violent towards their loved ones that they come to a point of being apologetic and doing anything in their power to keep them. This author believes that intimate partner violence is a big issue and for many victims it is hard for them to escape the relationship. The victims go through so much in staying in the relationship that once they decide to definitely leave the relationship they end up suffering consequences and seeking available resources to

Intimate partner violence (IPV) or domestic violence, is violence that occurs between people that are involved in a close relationship (Benokraitis, 2012a, p. 384). The people involved don’t necessarily have to be married, just in a close personal, intimate relationship. Abusive relationships are unhealthy, damaging

Intimate partner violence is a dangerous and frightening issue threatening women worldwide. Intimate partner violence, also known as domestic violence, describes a cycle of abuse that involves either actual or threatened physical, sexual, psychological or emotional violence performed on someone by a spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend, or significant other (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Although it is not often discussed, intimate partner abuse is an incredibly common public health problem. In fact, it is one of the most common forms of violence facing women of all ages, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds, in which more than four million women in the United States experience abuse from a partner each year (Office on Women’s

Intimate partner violence (or IPV) encompasses physical, sexual, psychological, or emotional harm from a partner. Approximately 25 percent of women and only 1.5 percent of men endure severe physical abuse, while 20 percent of women experience rape, the number for men is still 1.5 percent. Additionally, 50 percent of both men and women experience some kind of psychological aggression. This means that women are typically

This summarizes report of the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence 2010 survey, will provide statistical information on victims who experienced one or more violent crimes from their husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend. These crimes arrange from stalking, rape, to physical and mental abuse. It will examine the impact of intimate partner violence on gender, race, and ethnicity. This report will give an overview of health consequences and the implications for prevention for Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence. Lastly, this summary report will provide a definition of what is the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey and how it is developed.

Intimate partner violence includes the physical, sexual, or psychological harm brought unto someone by a current or former partner. While both males and females can be targets of abusive relationships; women are more likely to report cases of intimate partner violence to the police. Based on reports, the rate of women targeted is significantly higher than the percentage of men. Intimate partner violence may occur in all countries, cultures, religions, and socioeconomic groups throughout the world. Underreporting is a huge issue in our society, which stems from aspects such as cultural views, the presence of children, a lack financial support/help, myths associated with intimate partner violence, patriarchy, and strain theory.

Because of more women notifying the authorities about the violence they are facing, most of the research and studies focus on female population. Around 1.3 to 5.3 million people are facing IPV each year in the United States especially immigrant women (Modi et al. 2014). The National Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Survey (NVAWS) reports that 3 in 10 women have suffered by an intimate partner (Modi et al. 2014). As per NVAWS, women faced 48% psychological aggression, 30% physical violence, 17% sexual violence and 9% of rape. In order to combat the rising issue of IPV, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was introduced in 1994 (Modi et al. 2014). As per World Health Organization, Intimate Partner violence (IPV) defines as behavior within an intimate relationship that cause physical, sexual, or psychological harm, including acts of physical aggression, sexual coercion, and psychological abuse and controlling behavior.(Modi et al. 2014). Aged 16-24 girls and young women are severely assaulted by male partner and it’s almost 2 million U.S women each year (Marrs Fuchsel, et al

Domestic violence as well as emotional abuse are behaviors used by one person in a relationship as a means of control over the other person. The status of the relationship between those in a domestic violence situation varies. They can be married or unmarried; heterosexual, gay, or lesbian; living together, separated or just dating. One in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. That is an estimated 1.3 million women becoming a victim of physical assault at the hands of an intimate partner each year. Although a vast majority at eighty-five percent of victims being women anyone can fall into the role of being battered regardless of age, sex, race, culture,

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) or domestic violence (DV) reportedly affects more than 5 million Americans each year (Goodley & Fowler, 2006). IPV is the most common cause of nonfatal injury to women it the United States (U.S.). It is an ongoing issue that was first widely recognized as a major societal concern in the 1970’s (Nicholls &Hamel 2015). It is a significant problem with critical consequences for an individuals overall health and well-being. IPV not only has acute effects but lifelong implications as well. It is not limited to one group but crosses all barriers, it has an effect on both genders, people of all ages, all races, all cultures, all educational levels and all socio-economical backgrounds. Although, IPV affects both genders, this paper will focus primarily on women. It will seek to examine the repercussions of IPV on the victim’s health as well as children exposed to IPV. This topic is important to discuss in order to reduce the occurrence of IPV and to be able to better support victims of IPV. It is not a problem that can be solved overnight or with one specific intervention, but must be addressed through a collaborative effort from individuals within a community.

and health issues because of intimate partner violence that they see happening to their mothers. One of the common causes of male perpetration and female experience is continuous exposure to IPV as adolescents.

One of the biggest problems that have been happening in some households over the last numbers of years is intimate partner violence (IPV). IPV has been identified as a world-wide public health concern (Kulwicki and Miller, 1999). The term intimate partner violence has been defined as the physical, emotional, verbal, or sexual abuse between a person and their spouse, this includes cohabitation and marriage. This type of violence will usually involve harm/control from one family member to another, usually as a result of one trying to be powerful over another. While this type of violence occurs with both males and females, historically we have seen that the female will usually be the victim when it comes to this type

Intimate partner violence is a serious issue throughout in the world, it is high range conflict that effect on a lot people. IPV define as a physical, psychological, or sexual abuse that partner gave to spouse. It is true men used violence on their wives, but in some places women are ruling over men as well. However, women are high effected to this problem. We can prevalent this issue by giving women and men same respect. Yes, there are differences in the rate of victimization among men and women.

“The United Nations defines violence against women as any act of gender-based violence that results in physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering and includes threats of such acts” (WHO, 2016). Intimate partner violence (IVP) affects women from all backgrounds. However, numerous studies show that minority women experience IPV a much higher rate. “African American women experience IPV at a rate 35% higher than that of white women, yet they are less likely to use social services and battered women’s programs or seek medical attention for injuries resulting from domestic violence” (Minority, 2013).

The first question that people always ask in the context of domestic abuse is “why didn’t [s]he just leave?” To an outside observer, it seems obvious that the easiest solution to ending the domestic abuse is to exit the relationship. But the truth is that the dynamics and intricacies of the relationship may make it extremely difficult, and oftentimes dangerous, for the victim to leave his or her abuser. An abusive relationship is marked by a pattern of abuse and control over the victim by the abuser. Although physical abuse is the most obvious sign of abuse, abuse is not limited to physical manifestations and can assume mental or economic forms (Power and control wheel, 1984). For example, an abuser can use economic abuse in the form of preventing