mrs Essays (1555 words) - Abuse, Domestic Violence, Crimes

To begin with this research paper will be discussing the factors that impact domestic violence. The factors include but are not limited to alcohol abuse, drug use, unemployment, and being an estranged husband. This paper will explain why these circumstances can contribute to and result in domestic violence. It will also identify different quantitative research studies going into depth about the factors that contribute to domestic violence. At the end of the paper the audience will be able to better understand and identify factors that contribute to domestic violence in different situations. The reason I have chosen the topic of ?Factors impacting domestic violence?, is because my mother was a victim of violence. Throughout most of my childhood, I sat by helplessly and watched my mother being beaten. Being in that situation traumatized my siblings as well as myself. Although I have forgiven my father I would like to understand what factors contributed to his terrible behavior. His behavior has previously caused different kinds of mental issues amongst my sisters and myself. There was a study conducted on ?Prevalence of Children Witnessing Parental Violence?. (3) The research question being proposed in this study is, ?the prevalence of children who witness domestic violence among their parents and the effects it has on their emotional health, specifically depression?. (3) The sample being investigated were, ?150 children collected among churches, schools, social organizations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area?. (3) The experimental design being used is known as a cross secti onal survey design. This study proves that children being a witness to violence in the home can either grow up normal (rarely the case), become abusive, alcoholics, have symptoms of depression or a combination of symptoms. Hindin, Michelle J; Gultiano, Socorro. American Journal of Public Health (Apr 2006) writes: We examined the association between 2 important public health problems in the developing world: parental domestic violence and depressive symptoms during adolescence. Data on depressive symptoms and witnessing of domestic violence were obtained during private face-to-face interviews conducted in 2002 with 2051 Filipino adolescents 17-19 years of age. Symptoms of depression were common; 11% of young men and 19% of young women reported wishing that they were dead occasionally or most of the time, and nearly half of all respondents recalled parental domestic violence. Female adolescents had significantly higher scores than male adolescents on a 12-item index of depressive symptoms. Both male and female adolescents who had witnessed parental domestic violence reported more depressive symptoms. Filipino adolescents who have witnessed parental domestic violence are significantly more likely to report depressive symptoms. (7) Moving on I will be discussing alcohol abuse and drug use. This study is about the effect that alcohol can have on a person under the influence. If the person is heavily intoxicated or even slightly, it could cause their judgment to be impaired. Possibly leading to a situation that involves domestic violence. ?The existing economic research on alcohol focuses on many of the harmful outcomes of alcohol abuse, with one notable exception. Currently, there is little work on the role of alcohol and domestic violence. Many studies from other disciplines have shown that alcohol plays a significant role in incidents of domestic violence?. (2) Alcohol, drugs and any other substance that can alter the way you think have the ability to impair your judgment and increase aggressiveness. ?Male Batterers' Alcohol Use and Gambling Behavior?. (4) Is the topic of a study I will be talking about within this paper. The research question being proposed in this study is, How does alcohol use contribute to males becoming batterers? ?The aim of the current investigation was to explore the associations between IPV, alcohol use, and gambling behavior among 341 males court-mandated to attend BIPs utilizing self-report measures?. (4) The people being studied are as stated earlier the 341 males that are court-mandated to attend BIPs utilizing self-report measures. The research design being used were ?voluntary, anonymous questionnaires that were administered and completed during regularly scheduled BIP sessions?. (4) The research done in this study was experimental and compared to the general population. Those two impairments alone could potentially cause the person to react in a violent manner. Next, unemployment can play a major role in domestic violence. Statistics