annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

elationship, less satisfied with the relationship, more attracted by alternatives to therelationship and more inclined to have an external locus of control for relationshipsatisfaction. Students who were verbally abused during the year preceding the study were alsosubject to more general feelings of distress and to negative affects, while rating their partnersless effective in problem-solving, and more repressive of their autonomy and relatednessneeds. Students who had been verbally abused prior to the year leading up to the studydiffered from non-abused students in sociability. Students who were physically abused duringthe year preceding the study differed from non-abused students in their perceptions of theeffectiveness of their approach to problem-solving, and in closeness to their partner. Studentswho had been physically abused prior to the year leading up to the study differed from nonabusedstudents in the ratings of their partner’s use of hostile control. These results supportthe findings carried our across clinical samples, and indicate that abused women do differfrom non-abused women across a range of psychosocial and relationship factors.Source: Author’s abstractVirtue, P. (2001). General practitioners and violence intervention: Why not leave well alone?: Aqualitative study. Unpublished master’s thesis, Victoria University of Wellington, NewZealand.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/12027.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Women, Gender, Health, Prevention/intervention/treatment, Cultural practiceAbstract: The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of general practitioner (GP)violence intervention through 6 women’s experiences. The methodology and analysis of thisresearch used a feminist framework. This framework assumes that the underlying dynamic ofviolence is one of power and control. The research investigates the impact of intervention onwomen, children and perpetrators, through women’s recollections. The women’s participationwas facilitated by a GP who practices routine screening for violence.Results suggest that GPs who practice violence intervention provide support which empowerswomen to make decisions about life-changes to stop the violence. Findings show that GPs arein a front-line position to have significant impact on the health and wellbeing of women bycommunicating a zero tolerance of violence.Source: Author’s abstract.Waldegrave, S., & Coy, F. (2005). A differential response model for child protection in New Zealand:Supporting more timely and effective responses to notifications [Electronic version]. SocialPolicy Journal of New Zealand, (25), 32-48.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13328.pubTopic Areas: Child abuse and neglect, Care and protection, Legislation, Policy, Socialservices, Prevention/intervention/treatment, Cultural practiceAbstract: This article highlights the role of key stakeholders in implementing changes to theChildren, Young Persons and their Families Act (1989). An international comparison of careand protection processes shows that some western countries use the type of notification todetermine response and investigation mechanisms. This article explores the foundation andobjectives for policy changes to the Children, Young Persons and their Families Act. Furtherdiscussions involve the care and protection process, Child, Youth and Family Services’response to and nature of child protection notifications. The article discusses a proposeddifferential response system for New Zealand, and child and family wellbeing assessments.178