Home Relationships. Family violence explained. Actions for this page Listen Print. Summary Read the full fact sheet. On this page. Common factors in family violence Family violence and the alcohol myth Resistance to seeking help for violence Getting help for family violence Rehabilitation after family violence Where to get help Things to remember. Although family violence can affect anyone, regardless of their social or economic status, or their racial and cultural background, some women are at greater risk, including: Indigenous women women in regional or remote areas young women women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds pregnant women women living with a disability.
Family violence is an under-reported crime. Common factors in family violence Gender inequality between men and women is a significant factor that contributes to the high rate of violence by men towards women in relationships.
Some perpetrators have grown up in an abusive household themselves, but the majority have not. Family violence and the alcohol myth It is commonly thought that family violence is primarily caused by alcohol abuse. Some of the reasons men do not seek out help include: Acceptance of violence — a man who thinks that he is entitled to dominate family members, and that it is okay to solve problems with violence, may not believe that he needs help.
Notions of masculinity — for many men, the idea of what it means to be a man includes silence and strength. Fear — feelings of shame can prevent many men from seeking help. Getting help for family violence Regular counselling with a trained counsellor can help family violence perpetrators to understand and change their behaviour.
Rehabilitation after family violence Women and children who live with violent men live in a constant state of anxiety and fear. For women: Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre: the Victorian statewide service for women experiencing violence and abuse from a partner or ex-partner, another family member or someone else close to them.
Phone 24 hours, 7 days. Phone 03 Monday—Friday, 9. Things to remember The causes of family violence include deeply held beliefs about masculinity. Perpetrators tend to blame other people, alcohol or circumstances for their violent outbursts.
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Volume 2. Volume 3. Children and television. Am Fam Physician. J Pers Soc Psychol. The evolution of video gaming and content consumption. The American Psychological Association Task Force assessment of violent video games: science in the service of public interest. Self-directed violence refers to violent acts a person inflicts upon him- or herself, and includes self-abuse such as self-mutilation and suicidal behaviour including suicidal thoughts, as well as attempted and completed suicide.
Interpersonal violence refers to violence inflicted by another individual or by a small group of individuals. It can be further divided into two subcategories:. Collective violence can be defined as the instrumental use of violence by people who identify themselves as members of a group — whether this group is transitory or has a more permanent identity — against another group or set of individuals, in order to achieve political, economic or social objectives.
This can manifest in a number of forms, such as genocide, repression, terrorism and organised violent crime. By looking more closely at the nature of acts of violence, these three categories can be further divided into four, more specific, types of violence:. Physical violence is the intentional use of physical force, used with the potential for causing harm, injury, disability or death. This type of violence does not only lead to physical harm, but can also have severe negative psychological effects — for example, if a child is frequently a victim of physical violence at home, he or she can suffer from mental health problems and be traumatised as a consequence of this victimisation.
Sexual violence involves a sexual act being committed or attempted against a victim who has not freely given consent, or who is unable to consent or refuse. A perpetrator forcing or coercing a victim to engage in sexual acts with a third party also qualifies as sexual violence. This type of violence can also lead to physical harm, and in most cases has severe negative psychological effects too. Psychological violence also referred to as emotional or mental abuse includes verbal and non-verbal communication used with the intent to harm another person mentally or emotionally, or to exert control over another person.
The impact of psychological violence can be just as significant as that of other, more physical forms of violence, as the perpetrator subjects the victim to behaviour which may result in some form of psychological trauma, such as anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder.
This includes, but is not limited to:. This not only leads to mental health problems, but also to severe physical problems, such as psychosomatic disorders. Neglect, or deprivation, is a type of abuse which occurs when someone has the responsibility to provide care for an individual who is unable to care for him- or herself, but fails to do so, therefore depriving them of adequate care.
Neglect may include the failure to provide sufficient supervision, nourishment, or medical care, or the failure to fulfil other needs for which the victim cannot provide themselves. Neglect can lead to many long-term side effects such as: physical injuries, low self-esteem, attention disorders, violent behaviour, physical and psychological illness, and can even result death. These four types of violence can occur in each of the previously mentioned broad categories, and their subcategories except for self-directed violence.
The graphic below illustrates these links between types of violence and the nature of violent acts. Horizontally the graphic shows who is affected, while vertically it describes how they are potentially affected. This typology of violence provides a useful framework for understanding the complex patterns of violence in the lives of individuals, families and communities. It captures the nature of violent acts, the relevance of the setting, the relationship between the perpetrator and the victim, and — in the case of collective violence — possible motivations for the violence.
One should keep in mind that this is just a model and in reality the dividing lines between the types or nature of violence are not always this clear - they can easily overlap, and influence or reinforce each other.
The typology of violence clearly distinguishes between perpetrators of violence across different levels. There are situations, however, when violence cannot be attributed to a specific actor but rather to structures put in place that exert violence in any of its forms on individuals or communities.
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