COVID-19 Isolation May Have Increased Domestic Violence by Anjanee Sharma on February 25, 2021 at 6:43 PM
Research suggests that isolation due to COVID-19 lockdowns may have increased the incidence of domestic violence.
The CDC defines intimate partner violence as physical, emotional, psychological, or economic abuse and stalking or sexual harm by a current or former partner or spouse. Statistics show that 16% of homicides are committed by a partner and that 25 percent of women and 10 percent of men experience intimate partner violence once in their lifetime.
Data was collected from 347 respondents, with an average age of 47, for ten weeks, beginning in April 2020.
Participants of the study were asked to complete an online survey on their perceived stress, previous disaster experience, current situation (concerning COVID-19), intimate partner violence experience, and personal and household demographics. They were also questioned on how COVID-19 had aff
Cannon says by increasing public awareness of resources available to the broader community, friends, family and community members may be better able to connect those affected by domestic violence with resources such as shelters, treatment intervention programs and therapeutic professionals.
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New York– While Covid-19 related lockdowns may have decreased the spread of a deadly virus, they appear to have created an environment for increased domestic violence, a new study suggests.
The study, published in the journal American Behavioral Scientist, indicates that 39 per cent respondents reported having experienced violence in their relationship and 74 per cent of those people were women.
“The pandemic, like other kinds of disasters, exacerbates the social and livelihood stresses and circumstances that we know lead to intimate partner violence,” said lead researcher Clare Cannon from the University of California – Davis.
According to the researcher, the extra stress can also cause mental health issues, increasing individuals’ perceived stress and reactions to stress through violence and other means.
Financial Stress Contributes
February 24, 2021
While COVID-19-related lockdowns may have decreased the spread of a deadly virus, they appear to have created an ideal environment for increased domestic violence. Extra stress in the COVID-19 pandemic caused by income loss, and lack of ability to pay for housing and food has exacerbated the often silent epidemic of intimate partner violence, suggests a new University of California, Davis, study.
VIOLENCE IN THE PANDEMIC
Data collected in surveys of nearly 400 adults for 10 weeks beginning in April 2020 suggest that more services and communication are needed so that even front-line health and food bank workers, for example rather than only social workers, doctors and therapists can spot the signs and ask clients questions about potential intimate partner violence. They could then help lead victims to resources, said Clare Cannon, assistant professor of social and environmental justice in the Department of Human Ecology and the le
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