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Battered Woman Syndrome: A Review from the Perspective of Working Women

Year 2022, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 551 - 563, 29.12.2022
https://doi.org/10.47097/piar.1168865

Abstract

Women who are battered in the family or by intimate
partner may experience syndrome as a result of the abuse
they are exposed to. This syndrome has been expressed as
the battered woman syndrome. While the battered
woman syndrome negatively affects the daily lives of
women; it can also have negative consequences in
business life for working women. Situations such as a
female employee's inability to focus on her job, decrease
in performance, inability to reveal her full potential, and
often absence can emerge as a result of battered woman
syndrome. From this point of view, it is understood that
violence against women is a problem that also affects
business life. This situation can be presented as evidence
for the argument that women will be unsuccessful in
working life, especially in societies with gender-based
role distribution. However, if it is revealed that the
performance of the female employee in the workplace is
caused by the violence she is exposed to, it will be
possible to prevent such misjudgments.
In this study, battered woman syndrome, which is based
on sociological and legal foundations, is discussed in
terms of business life. Herein the aim is to draw a
conceptual framework regarding the battered woman
syndrome and to give information about its reflections in
business life. In addition, some suggestions were made
in the study for managers to take precautions for battered
woman syndrome.

References

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  • Ferraro, K. J. (2003). The words change, but the melody lingers: The persistence of the battered woman syndrome in criminal cases involving battered women. Violence Against Women, 9(1), 110-129.
  • Kirk, A. K., & Brown, D. F. (2003). Employee assistance programs: A review of the management of stress and wellbeing through workplace counselling and consulting. Australian Psychologist, 38(2), 138-143.
  • Libbus, M. K., Sable, M. R., Huneke, D., & Anger, K. (1999). Domestic violence and implications for welfare-to-work. Employee Assistance Quarterly, 14(4), 1-15.
  • Lloyd, S. (1997). The effects of domestic violence on women’s employment. Law&Policy, 139-167.
  • Maier, S. F., & Seligman, M. E. (1976). Learned helplessness: Theory and evidence. Journal ol Experimental Psychology: General, 105(1), 3-46.
  • Masi, D. A. (1986). Employee assistance programs. Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, 653-665.
  • Moe, A. M., & Bell, M. P. (2004). Abject economics: The effects of battering and violence on women’s work and employability. Violence Against Women, 10(1), 29-55.
  • Öztürk, A. B. (2015). Kadınlarla Eğitici Eğitimi. Ankara: Kadın Dayanışma Vakfı.
  • Pollack, K. M., Austin, W., & Grisso, J. A. (2010). Employee assistance programs: A workplace resource to address intimate partner violence. Journal of Women's Health, 19(4), 729-733.
  • Redd, N. J. (2019). Learned helplessness and battered woman syndrome. The Encyclopedia of Women and Crime, 1-2. Reece, L. L. (2006). Understanding the impact of domestic violence on the workplace. Employment Relations Today, 33(1), 49-56.
  • Regehr, C., & Glancy, G. (1995). Battered woman syndrome defense in Canadian courts. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 40(3), 130-135.
  • Schuller, R. A., & Rzepa, S. (2002). Expert testimony pertaining to battered woman syndrome: Its impact on jurors' decisions. Law and Human Behavior, 26(6), 655-673.
  • Shepard, M., & Pence, E. (1988). The Effect of battering on the employment status of women. Affilia, 3(2), 55-61.
  • Swanberg, J. E., & Logan, T. K. (2005). Domestic violence and employment: A qualitative study. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 10(1), 3-7.
  • Swanberg, J. E., & Macke, C. (2006). Intimate partner violence and the workplace: Consequences and disclosure. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 21(4), 391-406.
  • Tütüncü, E. E. (2019). "Örselenmiş Kadın Sendromu” Argümanının Türk Hukukunda Meşru Savunma Kapsamında Uygulanabilirliği Üzerine Düşünceler. Fasikül Hukuk Dergisi, 11(111), 469-482.
  • Versola-Russo, J. M., & Russo, F. (2009). When domestic violence turns into workplace violence: Organizational impact and response. Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations, 9(2), 141-148.
  • Walker, L. E. (1991). Post-Traumatic stress disorder in women: Diagnosis and treatment of battered women syndrome. Psychotherapy, 21-29.
  • Weziak-Białowolska, D., Białowolski, P., & McNeely, E. (2020). The impact of workplace harassment and domestic violence on work outcomes in the developing world. World Development, 126.

Hırpalanmış Kadın Sendromu: Çalışan Kadınlar Açısından Bir İnceleme

Year 2022, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 551 - 563, 29.12.2022
https://doi.org/10.47097/piar.1168865

Abstract

Aile içinde veya yakın bir partneri tarafından hırpalanan
kadınlar maruz kaldıkları kötü muamele sonucunda
sendrom yaşayabilmektedir. Bu sendrom hırpalanmış
kadın sendromu olarak ifade edilmiştir. Hırpalanmış
kadın sendromu kadınların günlük yaşamlarını olumsuz
yönde etkilemekte, bir işyerinde çalışan kadınlarda ise iş
yaşamında da olumsuz sonuçlar doğurabilmektedir. Bir
kadın çalışanın işine odaklanamaması, performansının
düşmesi, potansiyelini tam olarak ortaya çıkartamaması,
işyerinden sık sık izin alması gibi durumların yaşanması
hırpalanmış kadın sendromu sonucu
gerçekleşebilmektedir. Bu açıdan bakıldığında kadına
yönelik şiddetin iş yaşamını da etkileyen bir sorun
olduğu anlaşılmaktadır. Bu durum özellikle toplumsal
cinsiyete dayalı rol dağılımının olduğu toplumlarda
kadınların çalışma yaşamında başarısız olacağı
argümanına kanıt olarak sunulabilmektedir. Oysaki
kadın çalışanın işyerindeki performansının maruz
kaldığı şiddet kaynaklı olduğu ortaya konulduğu
takdirde bu tür yanlış yargıların da önüne geçmek
mümkün olabilecektir.
Bu çalışmada sosyolojik ve hukuki temellere dayanan
hırpalanmış kadın sendromu iş yaşamı açısından ele
alınmıştır. Çalışmanın amacı hırpalanmış kadın
sendromuna ilişkin kavramsal bir çerçeve çizerek iş
yaşamındaki yansımalarına dair bilgi vermektir.
Çalışmada ayrıca hırpalanan kadın çalışanlar için kurum
yöneticilerinin alabileceği tedbirlere yönelik bazı
önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

References

  • Arthur, A. R. (2000). Employee assistance programmes: The emperor's new clothes of stress management? British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 28(4), 549-559.
  • Attridge, M. (2019). A global perspective on promoting workplace mental health and the role of employee assistance programs. American Journal of Health Promotion, 33(4), 622-629.
  • Dutton, M. A. (1993). Understanding women's responses to domestic violence: A redefinition of battered woman syndrome. Hofstra Law Review, 21(4), 2.
  • Dutton, M. A. (1996). Critique of the “Battered Woman Syndrome” Model. National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women. Harrisburg, PA: VAWnet, a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence/Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
  • Ferraro, K. J. (2003). The words change, but the melody lingers: The persistence of the battered woman syndrome in criminal cases involving battered women. Violence Against Women, 9(1), 110-129.
  • Kirk, A. K., & Brown, D. F. (2003). Employee assistance programs: A review of the management of stress and wellbeing through workplace counselling and consulting. Australian Psychologist, 38(2), 138-143.
  • Libbus, M. K., Sable, M. R., Huneke, D., & Anger, K. (1999). Domestic violence and implications for welfare-to-work. Employee Assistance Quarterly, 14(4), 1-15.
  • Lloyd, S. (1997). The effects of domestic violence on women’s employment. Law&Policy, 139-167.
  • Maier, S. F., & Seligman, M. E. (1976). Learned helplessness: Theory and evidence. Journal ol Experimental Psychology: General, 105(1), 3-46.
  • Masi, D. A. (1986). Employee assistance programs. Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, 653-665.
  • Moe, A. M., & Bell, M. P. (2004). Abject economics: The effects of battering and violence on women’s work and employability. Violence Against Women, 10(1), 29-55.
  • Öztürk, A. B. (2015). Kadınlarla Eğitici Eğitimi. Ankara: Kadın Dayanışma Vakfı.
  • Pollack, K. M., Austin, W., & Grisso, J. A. (2010). Employee assistance programs: A workplace resource to address intimate partner violence. Journal of Women's Health, 19(4), 729-733.
  • Redd, N. J. (2019). Learned helplessness and battered woman syndrome. The Encyclopedia of Women and Crime, 1-2. Reece, L. L. (2006). Understanding the impact of domestic violence on the workplace. Employment Relations Today, 33(1), 49-56.
  • Regehr, C., & Glancy, G. (1995). Battered woman syndrome defense in Canadian courts. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 40(3), 130-135.
  • Schuller, R. A., & Rzepa, S. (2002). Expert testimony pertaining to battered woman syndrome: Its impact on jurors' decisions. Law and Human Behavior, 26(6), 655-673.
  • Shepard, M., & Pence, E. (1988). The Effect of battering on the employment status of women. Affilia, 3(2), 55-61.
  • Swanberg, J. E., & Logan, T. K. (2005). Domestic violence and employment: A qualitative study. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 10(1), 3-7.
  • Swanberg, J. E., & Macke, C. (2006). Intimate partner violence and the workplace: Consequences and disclosure. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 21(4), 391-406.
  • Tütüncü, E. E. (2019). "Örselenmiş Kadın Sendromu” Argümanının Türk Hukukunda Meşru Savunma Kapsamında Uygulanabilirliği Üzerine Düşünceler. Fasikül Hukuk Dergisi, 11(111), 469-482.
  • Versola-Russo, J. M., & Russo, F. (2009). When domestic violence turns into workplace violence: Organizational impact and response. Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations, 9(2), 141-148.
  • Walker, L. E. (1991). Post-Traumatic stress disorder in women: Diagnosis and treatment of battered women syndrome. Psychotherapy, 21-29.
  • Weziak-Białowolska, D., Białowolski, P., & McNeely, E. (2020). The impact of workplace harassment and domestic violence on work outcomes in the developing world. World Development, 126.
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Behaviour-Personality Assessment in Psychology, Business Administration
Journal Section Review Articles
Authors

Süreyya Ece 0000-0002-2110-8091

Publication Date December 29, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2022 Volume: 9 Issue: 2

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APA Ece, S. (2022). Hırpalanmış Kadın Sendromu: Çalışan Kadınlar Açısından Bir İnceleme. Pamukkale Üniversitesi İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi, 9(2), 551-563. https://doi.org/10.47097/piar.1168865

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