Methodology
Domestic violence has emerged as an increasingly researched topic that has attracted significant attention owing to its growing social presence that has attracted a myriad of criticism to the current societal situation (Sawrikar, 2019). The extent and type of domestic violence varies significantly according to the geographical region, cultural and societal factors (Piquero et al., 2021). Rampant measures have been adopted by legal authorities and societal frameworks to reduce the extent of domestic violence owing to its benefits towards societal development (Usher et al., 2021). The future is expected to involve the creation of requisite strategies within which social equilibrium is instilled through provisions for long-term growth and improvement in the quality of life for individuals (Sawrikar, 2019). Domestic violence is subjected to both males and females (Sutherland et al., 2019). Long standing prevalence of domestic violence and enhancement in its rate of occurrence during the 21st century has indicated the requirement to strategically focus on the core causes such as psychological factors, social pressures and behavioural issues (Usher et al., 2021). Domestic violence varies in its form as it can be in the form of physical or verbal abuse.
Selection of the relevant methodological techniques is deemed as an essential proponent of a successful research. Relevant insights gained through the usage of the correct research instruments ensures that a distinct insight is garnered into the best practices associated to a long-standing practice associated to the research topic (Kuskoff and Parsell, 2019). For this research that aims to evaluate the rate and extent of domestic violence in Australia, the survey methodology has been prioritised. A total of 213 respondents had provided the feedback indicating a high rate of responsiveness. The insights garnered have been pivotal in forming the key discussions and outcomes of this research (Usher et al., 2021).
The selection of the research methodology has been developed in a comprehensive manner to address the research problem and ensure its findings are able to contribute towards the body of research and minimise the literature gap Owing to the primary data nature of this research, the insights are significantly based on the sample size selected. For the sampling methodology the random sampling technique has been used which provides ensures that the research data is unbiased, relevant and accurate (Kuskoff and Parsell, 2019). The future prospects of the research are inclined towards providing relevant findings that would contribute towards the field of research aiming to understand the rate of domestic violence and the core factors causing the advent of the social problem. As this is social research the statistical analysis methodology has been utilised that is focused towards providing a set of insights associated to the growth centric capabilities of the organisation (Kertesz et al., 2022; Sawrikar, 2019). A myriad of strategies such as statistical analysis and thematic analysis had been proposed. The selection of the survey methodology has been motivated through the capabilities that it would provide relevant insights of the victims of domestic violence (Loney-Howes et al., 2021). The information would be pivotal in gaining insights into the critical contributors of growing domestic violence in Australia. Hence, the well-developed research methodology ensures that relevant information is gained associated to the topic and the research objectives are duly achieved (Satyen et al., 2018).
Justification of Methodology Selection
Insights are indicative about how domestic violence in any of its forms has a profound impact on the mental well-being of the victims (Sawrikar, 2019). Addressing the second question, that aims to evaluate the influence of verbal domestic violence on the victims the insights depicted 52.58% participants depicted that there was a profound influence of the verbal violence on the well-being. Comprehensively 28.64% of the feedback also indicated that verbal violence did have an impact on the victims that may impact their well-being. However, 18.78% participants depicted that verbal violence was significantly milder that physical domestic violence and did not have a severe impact on the well-being of the victims (Kuskoff and Parsell, 2019). A vast majority of the findings have indicated that domestic violence in any of its forms has severe repercussions and there is a strategic requirement to induce societal improvement and legislative measures to reduce the extent of domestic violence in Australia. Insights from the survey have proven to be pivotal in creating relevant understanding associated to the development of relevant knowledge associated to domestic violence in Australia. The information provided by the participants depicted that 56.81% of the feedback depicted that domestic violence has a very significant impact on the psychological balance of the victims. Simultaneously 34.74% feedbacks depicted that the impact had been relatively high and casted a long-term influence on psychological balance (Kuskoff and Parsell, 2019). Contrarily, only 8.45% participants depicted that the coherent impact of domestic violence in Australia does not have a long-term impact on the psychological balance of individuals.
Over the decades’, developed countries have developed stringent regulations to integrate improved domestic equilibrium to minimise the extent of domestic violence (Dragiewicz et al., 2019). Both genders have been regularly subjected to forms of domestic violence indicating a distinct requirement to apply societal reforms to overcome the prevalent issue (Wendt et al., 2019). However, a vaster majority of females had witnessed domestic violence at some point during their lifetime (Dragiewicz et al., 2019). Victimisation of women in domestic violence is a more common phenomenon depicting the requirement to develop regulatory strategies to safeguard women in Australia from the advent of domestic violence (Carrington et al., 2020). This ensures the enhancement in the quality and extent of services being provided to the victims of domestic violence (Kuskoff and Parsell, 2019). As the information from the survey depicts that there is a distinct influence of domestic violence on the mental well-being of individuals, it can be determined that there is a stringent requirement to rampantly integrate measures that would improve the situation and ensure a lower advent of long-term strategies that cause a negative influence on the societal situation (Usher et al., 2020). Domestic violence is subjected to both males and females. Long standing prevalence of domestic violence and enhancement in its rate of occurrence during the 21st century has indicated the requirement to strategically focus on the core causes such as psychological factors, social pressures and behavioural issues. Domestic violence varies in its form as it can be in the form of physical or verbal abuse (Kuskoff and Parsell, 2019). Categorization of domestic violence indicated that physical domestic violence was the worst category as it caused significant physical and mental trauma that lasted for years if not a lifetime (Wendt et al., 2019).
Findings
Growing societal instability and imbalance are two critical contributors to the growing issues associated to domestic violence in the western world (Kuskoff and Parsell, 2019). Thorough integrative strategies that have been developed involve critical measures such as instilling the necessity to integrate growth centric strategies (Usher et al., 2020). Indigenous measures that have been developed include the creation of regular communication and coordination. Subsequently, verbal abuse also casted a negative impact on the well-being and mental health capacity of the victims. Insights from the Australian region have depicted that the perpetrators of domestic violence are often a product of the social environment and situations within which the cognitive development has taken place (Dragiewicz et al., 2019). For example, long-term survivors of domestic violence are likely to emerge as perpetrators in response as a defence mechanism to the trauma caused by the longstanding domestic violence. Relevant integration of regulatory factors and policy-based initiatives are expected to cast an impact on reducing the extent of domestic violence (Wendt et al., 2019).
Recommendations and Conclusion
Major barriers associated to domestic violence creation has emerged as an increasingly important as the regulatory guidelines and policy-based initiatives are expected to be pivotal in reduction of domestic violence instances in Australia. As evidence suggests that women are more prone to be victims of domestic violence it is critically important to develop requisite strategies that are capable of providing information associated to integrating social environment that is suitable for development and cohesive improvement. Domestic violence has emerged as an increasingly important proponent in the societal imbalance of Australia that has pinpointed a major gap in the cognitive development and societal equilibrium. The future is expected to involve the integration of the Australian Medical Association to improve the societal situation through developmental measures that aim psychologically develop individuals that are expected to partake in domestic violence. Simultaneously, development of relevant growth mechanisms to support the improvement of the situation of victims of domestic violence through relevant mental support is deemed as an essential practice that would drastically improve the situation of the Australian society. Despite extensive strategic improvements it is crucial to understand that the growing social imbalance is expected to result in an increased advent of domestic violence. Utilisation of medical assistance in combination with regulatory mechanisms are determined as the best practices that would improve the situation of domestic violence in the Australian region. Domestic violence is a complicated pattern of behaviours that would include varying reactions and ensure that requisite strategies are developed to control relevant behaviours are controlled to reduce the extent of societal issues that are aggregators of domestic violence.
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