Denna kvalitativa studie ämnar till att undersöka hur kvinnor som utsatts för våld i nära relation upplever bemötandet av myndigheter när de söker hjälp. Myndigheterna som främst ligger till fokus är polismyndigheten och socialtjänsten. Underlaget har insamlats genom semistrukturerade intervjuer där sex kvinnor delat tankar, känslor och upplevelser av mötet med myndigheter efter att de hade utsatts för våld. Studiens teoretiska ramverk är Papakostas (2009) tillit och misstro, Bourdieus (Bourdieu & Wacquant 1992) fält och symboliskt våld samt Goffmans (1998) framträdandet och intrycksstyrningen som har tillämpats som verktyg för att analysera resultatet. Intervjuerna har transkriberats och kodats för att sedermera utvärderas med tematisk analys.Studiens resultat visar att detta möte är en ömsesidigt förståelse där myndighetens mål till att tillgodose kvinnans behov kan bli svårt om kvinnan inte berättar vad hon behöver. Kvinnas kunskap om myndigheterna påverkar hennes inställning och förväntning av mötet med myndigheten. Vidare framkom att ett negativt upplevt möte och bemötande kan vara tillräckligt för att den redan skambelagda kvinnan ska ge upp och tappa tilliten till att få hjälp från välfärdsstaten. / The aim of this qualitative study is to investigate how women who have been subjected to violence in a close relationship experience the treatment of the authority when they look for help. The authorities that are the focus of this study is the police and social services. The studies data is collected from semi structured interviews with six women who were a part of this violence and have been in contact with these named authorities. The theoretical framework of the study is Bourdieu's (Bourdieu & Wacquant 1992) field and symbolic voilence. Papakosta's (2009) trust and mistrust and Goffman's (1998) appearance which has also been applied as a tool to analyze the results. The empirical data is transcribed, coded and evaluated with the help of thematic analysis among which by means of those selected theories, it shows how the experience of a woman from the meeting can lead into trust and suspicion to the committed police and social service authorities. The result of this study makes it clear that a mutual understanding of both sides is an important factor. The authorities’ goal is to please the women's needs and requires that women clarify her needs. The knowledge that women have from the authorities is crucial for their attitudes and expectation of the meeting with the authorities. Furthermore, it emerged that negatively experienced meetings and treatment may be enough for the already disgraced woman to give up and lose confidence in receiving help from the welfare state.

Bakgrund Mäns våld mot kvinnor är ett globalt hälsoproblem, som spänner över såväl religiösa, geografiska som socioekonomiska gränser. En metod för att hitta dessa kvinnor är att administrera ett så kallat screeningverktyg eller frågeformulär. De tillgängliga verktygen är många och inget anses än vara vedertaget inom svensk hälso- och sjukvård. Syfte Att sammanställa en översikt av olika screeningverktyg som kan hjälpa sjuksköterskan att upptäcka mäns våld mot kvinnor. Metod Litteraturöversikt i form av en beskrivande sammanställning, baserad på tolv vetenskapliga artiklar av kvalitativ ansats. Resultat En sammanställning av sex screeninginstrument (ASI, HITS, PVS, STaT, WAST och WEB) presenteras. Frågeformulärens sensitivitet och specificitet redovisas, exempel på frågor samt styrkor och svagheter i formuläret beskrivs. Slutsats De sex beskrivna screeninginstrumenten har ett gemensamt syfte, att upptäcka våld. De skiljer sig åt i psykometriska egenskaper och är svåra att jämföra med varandra. En beskrivande översikt har utformats där läsaren själv kan bilda sig en uppfattning. Klinisk betydelse Översikten i denna uppsats skulle kunna hjälpa verksamheter i vården att lättare välja ut ett frågeformulär för våldsscreening som passar för just den verksamheten. / Background Intimate partner violence is a global health issue concerning women, spanning across religious, geographic and socioeconomic boundaries. One way of finding these women is by administrating a screening tool, or questionnaire. There are many tools available but none of them are established in the Swedish healthcare system. Aim To compile an overview of different screening tools that can help the nurse to detect intimate partner violence. Method A literature overview in form of a descriptive compilation, based on twelve scientific articles of quantitative research. Result A presentation of six screening tools (ASI, HITS, PVS, STaT, WAST and WEB). The sensitivity, specificity and pros and cons of each questionnaire are described. Conclusion The six described screening instruments were all made to detect violence. They differ in psychometric properties and are difficult to compare. A descriptive overview has been designed where the reader himself can make an opinion. Clinical significance Intimate partner violence is a big health issue and it is of the out most concern that it is made public and that the women affected gets help. The screening tools presented may be the first step towards that.

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This paper’s focus on South Asian and Asian-American women in relation to Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) originates from a limited amount of research on the self-helping behaviors of these women–especially those who have immigrated from the countries of Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Bhutan–as compared to other cultures (Sripada, 2020). The current literature surrounding BWS identifies lesser reporting on South Asian and Asian-American women with ethnic backgrounds from these regions (Kasturirangan, 2004). A journal by Yoshioka (2005) proposes that we consider the “world view” or intersectionality when considering domestic violence and to which many women are restricted as a result of a lack of access to resources. There are also current iterations of instruments being used that drive the discrepancy in cultural values. This literature review aims to identify those gaps in battered woman syndrome literature by analyzing cultural factors to help account for lowered disclosure rates.

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Within the last few decades, many of the efforts aimed at preventing domestic violence and helping victims have focused on violence against women. In fact, in social and legal venues, domestic violence is often exclusively considered a women's issue. However, domestic violence, particularly intimate partner violence, does not discriminate on any basis, including gender. This research focuses on male victims of domestic violence in order to show that domestic violence is a human issue, not a gender issue. Only when all victims of violent crime are acknowledged and treated fairly can society begin to solve the problem of domestic violence victimization. The intent of this thesis is to explore the incidence of victimization, the legal and societal representations, and legal treatment of male victims of intimate partner violence. Through the analysis of case law and statutes, quantitative statistics, domestic violence resources, popular culture, and anecdotal evidence, this thesis evaluates the treatment of male victims of intimate partner violence in the legal system. Evidence shows that gender bias exists and can affect battered men in numerous ways. Male petitioners seeking protective injunctions, prosecution of their violent partners, and resources, such as treatment, counseling, or shelter, often face discrimination against men. By raising awareness to domestic violence committed against men, this thesis aims to contribute not only to the legal discipline but also to solving the domestic violence epidemic in society-against all people.

Résumé : Afin de contribuer dans la réponse latérale des pieux sous sollicitations latérales et notamment prendre en compte des plusieurs paramètres en relation avec les pieux (matériau, diamètre, rigidité, inclinaison) et le sol (nature, rigidité), des analyses numériques en différences finies 2D et 3D ont été réalisées en considérant des pieux chargés latéralement et ancrés dans des sols sableux, argileux et même sableux-argileux. Des modèles numériques simulés avec les codes en différences finies FLAC pour l’analyse 2D et FLAC[indice supérieur 3D] pour l’analyse 3D ont été inspirés des modèles de pieux réduits et en vraie grandeur, faisant l’objet de publications. Des enregistrements du déplacement latéral ou/et de la capacité latérale ou/et du moment fléchissant des pieux considérés ont été pris lors de ces essais. Ces modèles numériques ont été validés à travers diverses comparaisons entre les mesures, les calculs de FLAC et/ou FLAC3D et dans des cas les calculs d’autres méthodes utilisées dans la pratique. Une comparaison entre l’analyse 2D et l’analyse 3D de la réponse latérale d’un pieu rigide chargé latéralement dans un sol cohérent, a été réalisée dans le but de connaître les limites de l’analyse 2D et la possibilité de corréler ses résultats à ceux de l’analyse 3D. L’influence de la charge verticale sur la réponse latérale (capacité latérale et moment fléchissant maximal) d’un pieu en béton, chargé latéralement dans des sols sableux et argileux, a été étudiée avec une analyse numérique 3D. Il a été démontré que pour le cas des sols sableux, la charge verticale n’a pas un effet considérable sur la réponse latérale des pieux soumis à des charges latérales. Par contre, la charge verticale conduit à une diminution significative de la capacité latérale des pieux dans des sols argileux. Il est également constaté que l'influence des charges verticales sur la réponse latérale du pieu installé dans une argile surconsolidée avec une résistance au cisaillement non drainée proportionnelle à la profondeur et un OCR variant de 1,5 à 4,0 est très différent de celle correspondante à une résistance au cisaillement non drainée constante quelle que soit la valeur d’OCR. Des analyses 3D ont été, également, effectuées pour étudier la réponse latérale de pieux inclinés et chargés latéralement. La capacité latérale des pieux inclinés dans les sols sableux est considérablement augmentée avec l’augmentation de la valeur de l’inclinaison du pieu correspondante à la direction opposée à la direction de la charge latérale, et la densité du sable. Mais lorsque la direction de l’inclinaison du pieu et la même que celle correspondante à la charge latérale, cette capacité latérale est légèrement à modérément augmentée tout dépendamment de la valeur et le signe de l'angle ainsi que de la densité du sable. L’influence de l’angle d’inclinaison associé avec la charge verticale sur la capacité latérale de pieux inclinés est aussi très importante pour les sols sableux. Pour les sols argileux, l'influence de l'angle d’inclinaison sur la capacité latérale dépend seulement de l'angle d’inclinaison. En effet, la capacité latérale est modérément augmentée. Par contre, L'effet combiné de l’angle et la charge verticale est assez important. // Abstract : This thesis pertains to numerical analyses conducted primarily to evaluate the lateral response of piles and the contribution of several parameters related to piles (e.g., material, diameter, stiffness, inclination) and the soil (e.g., type, rigidity). Numerical finite differences analysis in 2D and 3D have been performed modelizing laterally loaded piles in sandy, clayey, and even sandy-clayey soils. Numerical models, simulated with finite difference codes FLAC for analysis in 2D and FLAC[superscript 3D] for 3D analysis, were inspired from experimental laboratory and full scale models available in literature. Measurements of lateral deflection and/or lateral capacity and/or bending moment of tested piles were recorded during these tests. These numerical models have been validated through comparison between the various measurements, predictions with FLAC and/or FLAC3D and for some cases the calculations with other methods used in practice. Comparison between 2D and 3D analyses of the response of laterally loaded rigid piles in cohesive soils, was performed in order to investigate the 2D analysis limitations and the possibility of correlating the 2D results with those of 3D analysis. A series of 3D finite differences analyses is also conducted to evaluate the influence of vertical loads on the lateral response of pile foundations. Numerical results have shown that the lateral resistance of the piles does not appear to vary considerably with the vertical load in sandy soil especially at loosest stat. However, vertical load leads to a significant decrease in lateral capacity of piles in homogeneous and inhomogeneous clay layers. It is also found that the influence of vertical loads on the lateral response of pile installed in over-consolidated clay with undrained strength proportional to depth and different OCR in the range of 1.5 to 4.0 is quite different from that with constant undrained strength regardless the adopted OCR value. The 3D finite difference analyses have been, also, carried out to investigate the lateral response of battered piles. The lateral capacity of the battered piles in sandy soils is considerably increased when the value of pile inclination corresponding to the opposite direction of the lateral load increases and when the sand density increases. But in the case of pile inclination corresponding to the same direction of the lateral load, the lateral capacity is slightly increased regardless to the adopted value of batter angle and the sand density. In clayey soil, it was found that the influence of the batter angle on the lateral capacity of piles depends only on the batter angle and not on the clay rigidity. For the case of pile inclination corresponding to the opposite direction of the lateral load, the lateral capacity is moderately increased and for the other case of inclination, the effects are not significant. The influence of both batter angle and vertical load on lateral capacity of battered pile in clayey soils is moderately pronounced.

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka om socialarbetare tillämpar genusmedvetenhet i arbetet med personer som är utsatta för våld i nära relationer, och hur det i så fall uttrycker sig i mötet med dessa klienter. För att besvara dessa frågeställningar har en kvalitativ ansats tillämpats, med vinjettintervjuer som metod. Den hypotetiske klienten var för tre av informanterna en våldsutsatt man och för tre informanter en våldsutsatt kvinna. Informanternas svar jämfördes sedan och analyserades med hjälp av tidigare forskning på området samt teorier om genus, stereotyper och institutionalisering. De slutsatser vi kunnat dra genom denna studie är att socialarbetare till viss mån påverkas av könsstereotypa föreställningar och att man gör skillnad mellan könen vad gäller insatser, bedömningar och bemötande. Dock har vi även sett att det alltid finns en vilja att hjälpa klienten om behovet finns, i den mån det är möjligt utifrån bland annat det politiska och ekonomiska läget. / The aim of this essay is to examine if social workers apply gender awareness when meeting individuals exposed to domestic violence and how it is expressed in the meeting. To answer these questions, a qualitative approach has been used, with vignette interviews as method. Three of our informants were given a scenario where the client was a man, and three informants were given the exact same scenario but with a female client. The informant’s answers were compared and analyzed through former research and theories such as gender theory, stereotypes and institutionalization. Our conclusions of this study show that social workers, to some extent, are influenced by gender stereotypes and that they distinguish between men and women regarding treatment, assessments and decisions. However, we have also seen that there is always a will to help the client if needed, if it is possible due to the political and economic situation.

Bakgrund: Mer än en tredjedel av världens kvinnor blir någon gång under sitt liv utsatta för våld av sin partner eller sexuellt våld av annan än partner. Tidigare forskning visar att de våldsutsatta kvinnorna upplever både positivt och negativt bemötande av hälso- och sjukvårdspersonal.  Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva sjuksköterskors upplevelser av hindrande respektive underlättande faktorer för att utföra omvårdnadsåtgärder i mötet med våldsutsatta kvinnor i nära relation.  Metod: En litteraturstudie där 11 kvalitativa artiklar har granskats och analyserats. Resultat: Fyra kategorier framkom efter analys av artiklar: kunskapsnivå bland sjuksköterskorna, arbetsmiljö och organisation, samhällets inverkan, sjuksköterskornas egna känslor och antaganden. I mötet med våldsutsatta kvinnor i nära relation upplevde sjuksköterskor både hindrande och underlättande faktorer för att utföra omvårdnadsåtgärder, vilket beskrivs i resultatets huvudrubriker. Hindrande faktorer var brist på kunskap, hög arbetsbelastning, tidsbrist och brist på stöd från verksamheten. Partner närvaro, kulturen i samhället, språkbarriärer, egna känslor och antaganden upplevdes också som hindrande faktorer. Underlättande faktorer var utbildning, kunskap, erfarenhet, tid, ökad personaltäthet, stöd från kollegor och god samverkan med andra instanser. Andra underlättande faktorer var att mötet sker i enrum, mer uppmärksamhet i samhället och utbildning i skolor, använda oberoende tolk vid språkbarriärer, skapa en god relation till kvinnan, kunna reglera och hantera egna känslor.  Slutsats: Flera faktorer har betydelse för vilka omvårdnadsåtgärder sjuksköterskor ger i mötet med våldsutsatta kvinnor. Upplevd kunskap, erfarenhet, tid, vårdsystem, kulturella aspekter och inställning påverkar vilka omvårdnadsåtgärder som ges eller inte i mötet med den våldsutsatta kvinnan. Vidare forskning behövs om utbildningsbehov hos sjuksköterskor. / Background: More than a third of the world's women are at some time during their life victim of violence by their partner, or victim of sexual violence by other person than their partner. Previous research show that women that are victims of violence experience both positive and negative treatment from healthcare professionals.  Aim: The aim was to describe the barriers and facilitating factors nurses experience to carry through nursing actions when meeting female victims of intimate partner violence.  Method: A literature study of 11 qualitative articles, those were reviewed and analyzed.  Results: Four categories emerged from the analysis: level of knowledge among nurses, the work environment and organisation, the impact of society, nurses own feelings and assumptions. During encounters with female victims of intimate partner violence, nurses experienced both barriers and facilitating factors when performing nursing actions. They are described under the main headlines in the results. Barrier factors were; lack of knowledge, heavy workload, lack of time, lack of support from employer culture in society, language barriers, own feelings and assumptions, presence of the partner. Facilitating factors were; education, knowledge, work experience, having enough time, increased personnel, support from colleagues, good cooperation with other instances. Other facilitating factors were opportunity for meetings in private, more attention in society and education in schools, using an independent interpreter when encountering language barriers, establishing a good relationship with the woman, and the ability to regulate and manage emotions.  Conclusion: Several factors for which nursing measures that are provided by nurses has meaning when meeting with the abused women. Knowledge, experience, time, care system, cultural aspects and attitude affect what nursing measures are provided or not provided when meeting with the abused women. Further research is needed about nurses’ need of education in the subject female victims of intimate partner violence.

Thesis (M.A. (Psychology)) -- University of Limpopo, 2015 / The study investigated the psychological factors that compel battered women to remain in abusive relationships. According to statistics in South Africa (SA) one in every five women is battered by her partner, and one in every four of all women in SA are assaulted by their partners weekly. The research approach was qualitative in nature. Sampling for the study was purposive and utilised eight participants who met the criteria for the investigation. The study was conducted at Tshilidzhini Hospital Trauma Centre and The Sibasa Victim Empowerment unit in Thohoyandou, Vhembe District in the Limpopo province. Data was gathered using a semi-structured questionnaire guide. Data was analysed, using Thematic Content Analysis (TCA), to gain an in-depth account of each participant’s experience of abuse. The results of the study indicate that cultural factors still play an important role in facilitating women abuse. The women in the study used religion, denial and avoidance, guilt and self-blame as coping mechanisms. Low self-esteem, depression, cognitive dissonance and relationship hope and commitment were identified as psychological factors compelling battered women to remain in abusive relationships. The study recommended that educational programmes and workshops on woman abuse be provided to empower women in rural areas.