Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 5, 2026
09:12
The Resident-intruder Paradigm: A Standardized Test for Aggression, Violence and Social Stress
Published on: July 4, 2013
Domestic violence: a worldwide exploration
1ccarretta@aol.com
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
|April 18, 2008
Summary
Domestic violence, a global issue affecting millions, requires nursing intervention. Nurses can improve prevention and treatment by addressing barriers to victim disclosure and enhancing staff training.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science
- Public Health
- Sociology
Background:
- Domestic violence, encompassing gender violence and domestic abuse, is a pervasive global issue impacting millions of women and girls.
- This violence occurs across diverse settings, including public spaces, workplaces, homes, military environments, and correctional facilities.
- The human and economic costs of domestic violence are substantial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To underscore the significance of domestic violence in nursing.
- To highlight the potential for enhanced knowledge to improve intervention and prevention strategies.
- To identify barriers and opportunities for nurses in addressing domestic violence.
Main Methods:
- The abstract discusses the phenomenon of domestic violence and its implications for nursing practice.
- It identifies barriers to effective nursing intervention, such as victim disclosure issues and staff training deficits.
- It proposes roles for advanced practice nurses in treatment facilitation.
Main Results:
- Nurses are uniquely positioned to screen for and assist victims of domestic violence.
- Barriers related to victim disclosure and staff comfort levels impede effective nursing care.
- Advanced practice nurses can facilitate physical and psychosocial interventions.
Conclusions:
- Increased knowledge of domestic violence is crucial for developing effective nursing interventions and prevention strategies.
- Addressing barriers to victim disclosure and enhancing staff training are essential for nurses to provide optimal care.
- Advanced practice nurses play a vital role in facilitating comprehensive treatment for victims of domestic violence.
Related Concept Videos
01:47Aggression
Humans engage in aggression when they seek to cause harm or pain to another person. Aggression takes two forms depending on one’s motives: hostile or instrumental. Hostile aggression is motivated by feelings of anger with intent to cause pain; a fight in a bar with a stranger is an example of hostile aggression. In contrast, instrumental aggression is motivated by achieving a goal and does not necessarily involve intent to cause pain (Berkowitz, 1993); a contract killer who murders for hire...
02:12Relationship Formation
What do you think is the single most influential factor in determining with whom you become friends and whom you form romantic relationships? You might be surprised to learn that the answer is simple: the people with whom you have the most contact. This most important factor is proximity. You are more likely to be friends with people you have regular contact with. For example, there are decades of research that shows that you are more likely to become friends with people who live in your dorm,...
02:09Bystander Effect
The discussion of bullying highlights the problem of witnesses not intervening to help a victim. This is a common occurrence, as the following well-publicized event demonstrates. In 1964, in Queens, New York, a 19-year-old woman named Kitty Genovese was attacked by a person with a knife near the back entrance to her apartment building and again in the hallway inside her apartment building. When the attack occurred, she screamed for help numerous times and eventually died from her stab wounds.
02:04Bullying
A modern form of aggression is bullying. As you learn in your study of child development, socializing and playing with other children is beneficial for children’s psychological development. However, as you may have experienced as a child, not all play behavior has positive outcomes. Some children are aggressive and want to play roughly. Other children are selfish and do not want to share toys. One form of negative social interactions among children that has become a national concern is bullying.
01:23Jealousy in Romantic Relationships
Jealousy is an instinctive yet socially complex emotion that arises when a close relationship is threatened. Its origins lie in both biological imperatives and sociocultural conditioning, making it a multifaceted psychological construct. Although universally experienced, the triggers and expressions of jealousy vary notably between individuals, especially across genders, due to evolutionary pressures and cultural influences.Gender Differences and Evolutionary TheoryEvolutionary theory explains...
01:30Impact of Individuals on Individuals
Human behavior is intricately shaped by social influences that arise from interactions with others in diverse contexts. These influences not only mold beliefs and attitudes but also drive the regulation of behaviors through both direct communication and observational learning. The study of these processes falls within the domain of social psychology, which seeks to understand how individuals are affected by and affect those around them.Mechanisms of Social InfluenceDirect social influence...