Violence Against Women with Mental Illness and Social Norms and Beliefs: Nursing Professional Perspective

Violence against women is a priority public health issue globally and women with mental illness are at double disadvantage. While social norms and beliefs play a critical role in influencing violence among women, limited or no research is available from India. To explore nurses and nursing students’...

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Published in:Community mental health journal 2021-02, Vol.57 (2), p.212-218
Main Authors: Vijayalakshmi, Poreddi, Gandhi, Sailaxmi, Sai Nikhil Reddy, Somagattu, Palaniappan, Marimuthu, Badamath, Suresh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beliefs
Community and Environmental Psychology
Cultural values
Female roles
Gender-based violence
Health problems
Illnesses
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental disorders
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing education
Original Paper
Psychiatry
Public health
Social norms
Student attitudes
Students
Violence
Violence against women
Working women
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Summary:Violence against women is a priority public health issue globally and women with mental illness are at double disadvantage. While social norms and beliefs play a critical role in influencing violence among women, limited or no research is available from India. To explore nurses and nursing students’ views on social norms and beliefs that support Violence against women with mental illness. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was carried out among randomly selected registered nurses and nursing students (N = 209) using self-reported questionnaires. Majority of the participants confronted norms (76.7%) and situations that justify (67.7%) abuse among women with mental illness. Nurses reported more negative attitudes than nursing students with regard to norms and beliefs (t = − 2.714, p 
ISSN:0010-3853
1573-2789
DOI:10.1007/s10597-020-00635-2