Factors associated with violence against women following the COVID-19 lockdown in France: Results from a prospective online survey

Autor: Aymery Constant, Bruno Quintard, William Peraud
Přispěvatelé: Bordeaux population health (BPH), Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut de Santé Publique, d'Épidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique [EHESP] (EHESP), Département des sciences humaines et sociales (SHS)
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Viral Diseases
Domestic Violence
Epidemiology
Economics
MESH: Violence
Social Sciences
Criminology
Psychological Distress
Medical Conditions
Sociology
5. Gender equality
Surveys and Questionnaires
Pandemic
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
MESH: COVID-19
Public and Occupational Health
Prospective Studies
Sexual violence
MESH: Middle Aged
Depression
Financial impact
Traumatic Injury Risk Factors
Middle Aged
16. Peace & justice
Clinical Psychology
Infectious Diseases
MESH: Young Adult
Quarantine
MESH: Stress Psychological
Anxiety
Medicine
Female
France
Crime
medicine.symptom
Sexual contact
MESH: Quarantine
Research Article
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
MESH: Pandemics
Social Psychology
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Science
Violence
MESH: Psychological Distress
Young Adult
Mental Health and Psychiatry
medicine
Humans
MESH: Surveys and Questionnaires
Psychiatry
Pandemics
Violent Crime
MESH: Humans
Mood Disorders
Cognitive Psychology
COVID-19
Biology and Life Sciences
Psychological distress
Covid 19
MESH: Adult
MESH: Prospective Studies
MESH: France
Snowball sampling
Medical Risk Factors
Cognitive Science
[SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie
MESH: Female
Stress
Psychological
Finance
Neuroscience
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Public Library of Science, 2021, 16 (9), pp.e0257193. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0257193⟩
PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 9, p e0257193 (2021)
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/g2kdf
Popis: International audience; Background - The aim of this research was to investigate the impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown (March 17 th —May 11 th 2020) on violence against women in France. Methods A prospective survey was conducted online between April 2th 2020 and July 5 th 2020. Female respondents were recruited from social media networks using the snowball sampling method. Data were collected three times: during (2–19 April) and at the end (11–25 May) of the first lockdown, and following the first lockdown (20 June– 05 July). Sociodemographic variables, lockdown living conditions, financial impact of COVID, and history of psychiatric disorder were evaluated, together with changes in psychological distress over the lockdown period, and the risk of being assaulted post lockdown. Results Psychological distress was elevated and remained stable for most of the 1538 female respondents during lockdown. More than 7% of women were affected by physical or sexual violence post lockdown. Unwanted sexual contact accounted for the majority of abuse, but physical and sexual assault were also prevalent. The risk of being abused was higher for participants who had changed anxiety/insomnia symptoms over the lockdown period, and a history of abuse. Discussion Women who experienced changes in anxiety/insomnia symptoms during the COVID-19 lockdown were at higher risk than others of being assaulted post lockdown, especially when they were already socially vulnerable. While social and psychological factors accounting for these changes warrant further investigation, communication and preventive measures during pandemics should include initiatives tailored to women more vulnerable to violence.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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