RT Article
T1 Encountering and identifying different forms of domestic violence in shelters and community care services in Finland during the COVID-19 pandemic
JF Violence and victims
VO 39
IS 6
SP 711
OP 728
A1 Hietamäki, Johanna
A1 Kekkonen, Outi
A1 Karhinen-Soppi, Anu
A1 Kaittila, Anniina
A1 Kangas-Kalinen, Annamari
A1 Tuominen, Jarno
A1 Husso, Marita
A2 Kekkonen, Outi
A2 Karhinen-Soppi, Anu
A2 Kaittila, Anniina
A2 Kangas-Kalinen, Annamari
A2 Tuominen, Jarno
A2 Husso, Marita
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1931814562
AB During the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions such as lockdowns and social distancing have been used to control coronavirus. These restrictions may increase the risk of domestic violence (DV) and discourage victims from getting help. We examined the consequences that the pandemic had on different forms of DV and different victim groups of DV. An online survey of shelter clients (N = 47), interviews with clients in community care services (N = 2), and eight focus group interviews with professionals (N = 27) working in shelters and community care services were used for data. We used a mixed-methods approach in the analysis, which showed that clients in shelters reported more violence during the pandemic than prepandemic. Psychological, controlling, and financial violence increased the most during the pandemic, according to the survey data. Coercive control was the most visible type of violence from the perspective of three vulnerable groups: intimate partners, children, and migrants. The research findings will help us arrange services to identify and better manage pandemic lockdown-associated violence.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 724-728
K1 Covid-19
K1 community care services
K1 Domestic Violence
K1 Intimate Partner Violence
K1 Pandemics
K1 Shelter
DO 10.1891/VV-2022-0188