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Post-Resettlement Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Domestic Violence: A Scoping Review

Version 1 : Received: 31 October 2023 / Approved: 1 November 2023 / Online: 1 November 2023 (23:54:55 CET)

How to cite: Goliaei, Z.; Chaban, Z.; Amrei, S.A.; Azar, Y.P.; Afzal, L.; Hakim, R.; Al-Ani, H.; Koga, P.M.; Guggenbickler, A. Post-Resettlement Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Domestic Violence: A Scoping Review. Preprints 2023, 2023110051. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0051.v1 Goliaei, Z.; Chaban, Z.; Amrei, S.A.; Azar, Y.P.; Afzal, L.; Hakim, R.; Al-Ani, H.; Koga, P.M.; Guggenbickler, A. Post-Resettlement Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Domestic Violence: A Scoping Review. Preprints 2023, 2023110051. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0051.v1

Abstract

Domestic violence (DV) has been reported high in minorities across the US. Among minorities, refugees and immigrants encounter several barriers that may influence their responses and actions regarding DV. This scoping review examined three decades of literature (1980-2022) on resettled Afghan and Arab refugee women's attitudes and behaviors toward DV in their host countries, and to summarize research, practice, and policy recommendations. Based on Arksey and O'Malley model, our scoping review conducted extensive searches in SCOPUS, PubMed, PsychInfo, CINAHL, Web of Science, the Directory of Open Access Journals, and Embase databases. Searches identified articles that examined resettled Afghan and/or Arab refugees’ responses to DV in Western countries. The search identified 439 unique citations; 17 met the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Major themes included acculturative changes in refugee attitudes and behaviors and in stakeholders’ perspectives and roles. Significant acculturative attitudinal changes (acknowledgment, silence, justification, or disapproval of DV) contrasted with minimal behavioral changes (help-seeking behaviors, action plans, or barriers to actions) and with a resistance to change in stakeholders (cultural norms and beliefs, community patriarchal normalization of violence, service providers unfamiliarity with client diversity and refugee cultures) in supporting women decision-making regarding DV. Not a single article made explicit policy recommendations.

Keywords

women's health; domestic violence; acculturation; attitudes; perspectives; behaviors

Subject

Social Sciences, Other

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