How structural and symbolic violence during resettlement impacts the social and mental wellbeing of forced migrant women: the lived experiences of Arabic speaking survivors of IPV resettled in Melbourne, Australia.

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dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.volume16
dc.contributor.authorHourani J
dc.contributor.authorJarallah Y
dc.contributor.authorBlock K
dc.contributor.authorMurray L
dc.contributor.authorChen J
dc.contributor.authorHach M
dc.contributor.authorVaughan C
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-24T00:16:18Z
dc.date.available2022-11-11
dc.date.available2022-11-01
dc.date.available2023-03-24T00:16:18Z
dc.date.issued11/11/2022
dc.description.abstractForced migrant women experience high levels of violence across their journeys and violence can be characterised as having three overarching forms: structural, symbolic, and interpersonal. It is important to understand the intersecting nature of gendered forms of symbolic, structural and interpersonal violence, and their impact on the mental health of forced migrant women in order to develop holistic IPV and resettlement programs and interventions. This article adopts an ecological framework of violence and qualitative methods with mental health service providers and survivors of IPV to understand the intersections of different forms of violence and their impact on mental health as they relate to the lived experiences of Arabic-speaking forced migrant survivors currently residing in Melbourne, Australia. Our research has three key findings: (1) that forced migrant women living in Melbourne, Australia experience intersecting forms of violence during resettlement (2) Structural and symbolic violence against forced migrant women persists regardless of marital status (3) Autonomy and independence plays a vital role in the mental health and wellbeing of forced migrant women. Our findings reveal that structural and symbolic violence increase the risk of IPV for forced migrant women during resettlement and that even when forced migrant women leave IPV situations, structural and symbolic violence persist and exacerbate mental ill-health. This article also reveals the importance autonomy and independence in both the perpetration of violence and in healing and recovery.
dc.description.publication-statusPublished online
dc.format.extent59 - ?
dc.identifierhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36369087
dc.identifier10.1186/s13031-022-00494-6
dc.identifier.citationConfl Health, 2022, 16 (1), pp. 59 - ?
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13031-022-00494-6
dc.identifier.elements-id457971
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1752-1505
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/18137
dc.languageeng
dc.relation.isPartOfConfl Health
dc.subjectForced migrant
dc.subjectIntimate partner violence
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectStructural violence
dc.subjectSymbolic violence
dc.subject.anzsrc1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.titleHow structural and symbolic violence during resettlement impacts the social and mental wellbeing of forced migrant women: the lived experiences of Arabic speaking survivors of IPV resettled in Melbourne, Australia.
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.notesNot known
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health/School of Health Science
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