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Investigating domestic violence against women in South AfricaNjezula, Aurelia Babalwa January 2006 (has links)
Magister Philosophiae - MPhil / Domestic violence or intimate partner violence is increasingly being recognized as a problem that seems to be spiralling out of control. The causes of domestic violence have preoccupied scientists for several decades. The hypothesis that domestic violence might be biologically determined was significantly undermined by observations that its occurrence varies considerably between, as well as within, societies. The aim of this study was to add to the growing, but still rather fragmented, body of knowledge in South Africa on violence against women. This study seeks to analyze domestic violence from an angle whereby the data can be explored to find factors contributing to women experiencing domestic violence in South Africa. The objectives of this research are to measure the prevalence of physical, sexual and financial abuse and to identify a profile of women who have experienced domestic violence. / South Africa
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The process of relational play therapy between a trainee therapist and a maltreated child : a case studyWatkiss, Sheralyn Ann January 2014 (has links)
Research in the field of attachment theory and object relations theory has indicated that early attachments between a child and his or her primary caregiver have significant implications for the development of that child. Early relationships begin to shape the child’s sense of self and other and healthy relationships lead to secure attachments. However, children who encounter early maltreatment or a disruption in caregivers are particularly vulnerable to developing insecure attachments and a disrupted sense of self and other, which has consequences for their subsequent psychological development. In the South African context, increasing numbers of children are being orphaned or placed in formal foster care with many children at risk for insecure attachments. This has implications for therapeutic work with an increased need to promote secure attachment relationships and a stable sense of self and other. The current case study aimed to describe the relational experience of play therapy that took place between a maltreated five year old female child and a female trainee therapist with this purpose in mind. The therapeutic process was embedded within a relational therapy framework which included object relations and attachment theory. The researcher made use of a qualitative descriptive dialogic research approach to conduct the research. The data were analysed using content analysis, where the play therapy sessions were analysed according to concepts relating to Fairbairn’s (1963) object relations theory as well as Winnicott’s (1965) object relations theory. Prominent themes that emerged included the role of the holding environment, splitting of good and bad objects and the presence of a false self versus a true self. In addition, the conflicting presence of two repressed ego structures, namely the libidinal and antilibidinal ego structure were noted throughout the therapeutic process.
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Blame, depression and coping in battered womenPorter, Carol Anne January 1983 (has links)
The focus of this study was the interrelation among the causal attributions, affective reactions, and coping effectiveness of battered women. Fifty female residents of a shelter for battered women were interviewed in depth, and shelter counselors rated each woman on a measure of coping effectiveness. Consistent with predictions, both attributions and emotional state were related to coping. The major deviation from the hypothesized relationship, however, was the finding that self-blame attributions were not related to effective coping while another measure, women's perceptions of the degree of contingency between aspects of themselves and their partners' abusive behavior, was highly related to successful adjustment. As predicted, positive emotional state correlated with effective coping.
The hypothesized relation between attributions of blame and affective state was not supported. While subjects' perceptions of avoidability were not related to coping as predicted, it was found that both perceived contingency and a decision not to return to the abusive situation were positively correlated with perceptions of the abuse as unavoidable.
Finally, several variables distinguished the group of women who returned from those who did not. Those who returned were characterized by negative affect, a tendency to blame their partners, previous departures from the abusive situation, shorter durations of violence than those who did not return, and
were more likely to perceive the abuse as avoidable.
The concept of perceived contingency and in particular the difference between this measure and self-blame, is discussed at length because it has implications for both theoretical and applied concerns. The absence of a relation between attributions and affect is also discussed in some detail since an attribution-affect link has received strong support in other psychological research. Problems associated with the definition and measurement of coping are discussed, and finally, the implications of the findings for both attribution theory and research and practice in the area of domestic violence are presented. / Arts, Faculty of / Psychology, Department of / Graduate
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The development of social perspective-taking skills in maltreated elementary and high school studentsPeled, Terry January 1994 (has links)
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Child welfare response to child sexual abuse : too much or not enough?Fast, Elizabeth January 2007 (has links)
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The long-term effects of childhood abuse :: an attachment theory perspective.Styron, Thomas H. 01 January 1995 (has links) (PDF)
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Perceptions of Resource Loss, Depression, and Anxiety in Post-Abused WomenClair, Debra A. 23 September 2005 (has links)
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The Prevalence of Substantiated Sexual Abuse of Children Who are Deaf: An Examination of a National DatabaseRosenzweig, Kim J. January 2011 (has links)
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Battered women : psychological correlates of the victimization process /Feldman, Susan Ellen January 1983 (has links)
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Psychopathology and dysfunctional beliefs in battered womenBean, Jacqueline January 2001 (has links)
Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigated the incidence of depression, post-traumatic stress
symptomatology, anger and guilt in a shelter sample of 40 battered women. In addition,
the presence of dysfunctional, evaluative beliefs, as viewed from a Rational-emotive
perspective, was investigated, as well as the relationship between dysfunctional beliefs
and symptoms of psychopathology.
Participants completed the Beck Depression Inventory, Post-traumatic Stress Diagnostic
Scale, Anger Diagnostic Scale, Trauma Related Guilt Inventory and Survey of Personal
Beliefs.
It was found that 63% of the participants showed moderate to severe levels of depression,
while 59% manifested high post-traumatic stress symptomatology. Between 38% and
50% experienced problems with anger whilst 48.5% showed moderate guilt. In general,
these symptoms did not correlate with the age of participants or with the duration or
frequency of abuse, except for anger which was related to a history of childhood sexual
and/or physical abuse.
The results of the Survey of Personal Beliefs indicated that the group displayed Otherand
Self-directed Demands, Awfulizing, Low Frustration-tolerance and Negative Selfworth.
Only Low Frustration-tolerance (underestimation of coping skills) correlated
significantly with levels of depression, anger and guilt. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie het die insidensie van depressie, post-traumatiese stressimptome, woede en
skuldgevoelens in 'n groep van 40 vroulike slagoffers van gesinsgeweld, wat die
huweliksverhouding verlaat het en in 'n skuiling vir mishandelde vroue opgeneem is,
ondersoek. Die disfunksionele, evaluerende kognisies, soos deur die Rasioneel-emotiewe
gedragsterapie gepostuleer, asook die korrelasie tussen hierdie kognisies en die simptome
van psigopatologie, is ook ondersoek. Deelnemers het die Beck Depression Inventory,
Post-traumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale, Anger Diagnostic Scale, Trauma-Related Guilt
Inventory en Survey of Personal Beliefs voltooi.
Die resultate het aangedui dat 63% van die deelnemers matige tot ernstige vlakke van
depressie getoon het, terwyl hoë post-traumatiese stressimptomatologie by 59%
voorgekom het. Tussen 38% en 50% het probleme met woede getoon, terwyl matige
skuldgevoelens by 48.5% voorgekom het. Oor die algemeen het hierdie simptome nie
verband getoon met die ouderdom van deelnemers of met die duur of frekwensie van die
mishandeling nie, behalwe die vlak van woede wat 'n verband getoon het met 'n
geskiedenis van kindermolestering.
Tellings op die Survey of Personal Beliefs het aangedui dat die groep die disfunksionele,
evaluerende kognisies van Self- en Ander-gerigte Eise, Katastrofering, Lae Frustrasie -
toleransie en Negatiewe Selfwaarde getoon het. Slegs Lae Frustrasie-toleransie
(onderskatting van hanteringsvaardighede) het beduidend met vlak van depressie, woede
en skuldgevoelens gekorreleer.
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