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Item type:Publication, Living behind symbolic and concrete barriers of total institutions: Reflections on the transition between domestic symbolic patriarchal imprisonment and co-governed, state-sponsored incarceration in Perú(Queensland University of Technology, 2020-07-27)This article seeks to analyse the paradox of freedom and imprisonment, reflecting on the connections between and nuances of intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA) and women's imprisonment in the Global South, particularly in Perú. The story follows Maria, a woman serving a 14-year sentence for the homicide of her husband, an act she committed after experiencing 20 years of psychological and physical abuse. I have chosen to focus on her ambivalence towards her experience of IPVA, using Goffman's (1961) concept of the 'total institution'; I suggest that Maria was living under a patriarchal and symbolic total institution, a prison-like home (Avni 1991). Following this, while imprisoned for the homicide of her husband, Maria was physically incapacitated in a co-governed, patriarchal, nation-state prison. Nevertheless, simultaneously, in this custodial setting, she found a semi-autonomous path to reinforce her sense of agency and to construct interpersonal relationships that have enabled her to question the preceding patriarchal norms. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Social dynamics, gendered subjectivities, and surreptitious acts of agency from women to face intimate partner violence in a rural community of Peru(SAGE Publishing, 2022-12-06)The article analyzes women's inner subjective processes while engaged in male-to-female intimate partner violence (IPV) situations. Through in-depth interviews with 12 women who had suffered violence in a rural community in Peru, it examines three topics: social dynamics that simultaneously contribute to resist within and openly question IPV, the transformations of hegemonic femininity in the community and the implications on their gendered subjectivities, and women's surreptitious acts and processes of agency to recalibrate power within their situation of IPV. In conclusion, women experience inner psychic tensions about themselves, their partners, and their relationships, which enables them to question IPV while resisting within the violent situation. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Violence in Pandemic Times: The Dynamic Relationship Between COVID-19 and Intimate Partner Violence(Wiley, 2023-10-17)Intimate partner violence (IPV) increased during the COVID‐19 lockdown, but few studies use national data and explore underlying mechanisms. To address this gap, we study the changes in IPV during the first ten months of the pandemic in Peru. We study the number of calls received by the national helpline for domestic violence victims, Línea 100, using an event study model. Results show that during lockdown, IPV calls experienced nonlinear variations. Calls for psychological violence showed the most significant variation, followed by those for physical violence, while no significant changes for sexual violence were identified. Prior history of violence and alcohol or drug consumption appears to be the most important underlying mechanisms. Results suggest that policy efforts during acute health and economic crises should aim at risk factors that typically predict violence and prioritize rapidly connecting survivors to quality services. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Predictive Indicators of Psychological Inflexibility in Women Engaged in High-Risk Romantic Relationships(2025-01-01)Objective: This study aimed to identify the core psychological patterns and experiential indicators that predict psychological inflexibility in women involved in high-risk romantic relationships. Methods and Materials: A qualitative research design was employed, utilizing semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 20 women from Kenya who were currently or recently engaged in romantic relationships characterized by emotional, psychological, or physical risk. Participants were recruited through purposive sampling, and interviews were conducted until theoretical saturation was reached. Data were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using thematic analysis in NVivo 14 software, following Braun and Clarke's six-phase approach. The trustworthiness of the analysis was ensured through member checking, peer debriefing, and an audit trail. Findings: Thematic analysis revealed four overarching categories reflecting the predictive indicators of psychological inflexibility: (1) Cognitive Rigidity and Maladaptive Beliefs, including overgeneralization, black-and-white thinking, and fatalistic worldviews; (2) Emotional Dysregulation and Experiential Avoidance, such as emotional suppression, fear of expression, and numbing; (3) Relational Dependency and Identity Diffusion, marked by fused identities, fear of abandonment, and lack of assertiveness; and (4) Trauma History and Psychological Vulnerability, including unresolved childhood trauma, repetition of abusive patterns, and hypervigilance in intimacy. Participants' narratives revealed how these patterns sustained psychological inflexibility and impaired their ability to exit or reframe harmful relationships. Conclusion: Psychological inflexibility in women engaged in high-risk romantic relationships is shaped by a convergence of cognitive rigidity, emotional avoidance, relational enmeshment, and unresolved trauma.2