Socioeconomic and Psychological Factors Contributing to Domestic Violence in Australia

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Introduction:
Evidences about the increasing incidences of domestic abuse in the nation of Australia
have made it a concern for the government about the safety of its citizens. Family, sexual as well
as domestic violence have become the main contributors of different health and welfare issues in
the nation. It is found to be occurring almost among all cohorts, demographic and even
socioeconomic groups and is seen to bring more negative effects on the children and the women
of the nation (Roberts, Chamberlain & Delfaro, 2015). Researchers are of the opinion that
indigenous women, pregnant women and young women mostly remain exposed to the risks of
being victimized. Interesting data provided by the Australian Bureau of statistics in the year 2013
have stated that one in every three women in the nation have already experienced sexual as well
as physical violence that has been perpetrated by someone known to them. Over 12 months on
average, their current as well as former partner kills one woman every week (Mulayim et al.,
2016). Many of the studies have also found that domestic and family violence had been the
principal causes for the homelessness for women and even their children. In the nation of
Australia, one in four children is seen to be exposed to domestic violence. This essay will mainly
try to research over the different socioeconomic causes as well as psychological issues that result
in domestic abuse cases in the nation.
Discussion:
The domestic violence cycle is one of the most important psychological factors that
results in increasing the chance of an individual abusing family members of the spouse.
Researchers are of the opinion that this cycle is continuous as well as the never ending until th
cycle of the violence is broken. The circle is believed to start in the childhood time where the

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different abuse are either witnessed by the children or who themselves are abused (McPhedron et
al., 2017). Such individuals have the highest chance to become the abusers in their future, as they
tend to accept it psychologically that this is the common way of behavior. They tend to believe
that this is the natural way of behaving and that is accepted. This makes them start a new cycle
where they tend to abuse family members and in these ways, the victims become the perpetrators
resulting in the continuance of the cycle. Studies have suggested that after the first explosion, the
cycle of violence tends to continue, this cause in the gradual escalation of the levels of abuse,
and this makes situations more tragic generations after generations.
Many men are seen to hold on to a particular psychology about the concept of
masculinity. They are of the opinion that a “real man’ should be enough tough, powerful and that
they should be the head of the household. They want to take the entire control of the house and
of the members in the house and should make most of the decisions along with the monetary
decisions and many others (Brown & James, 2014). Therefore, when such individuals with his
form of psychology observes any particular aspect not followed accordingly or that any other
members not following him or others, they tend to abuse the members of the family that often
take the shape of domestic violence.
Mental health conditions are also seen to contribute to the occurrence of domestic
violence in the different household arenas. Often different types of mental disorders might affect
the life of many individuals. This may range from the schizophrenia, mood disorders, mulyiple
personality disorders as well as bipolar disorders. In most of the cases, the mental health patients
are seen to be now aware that their actions are leading to violence on their caregivers or on their
partners, spouses and family members (Phillips & Vandenboerk, 2014). In some of the other
cases, it is the effects of the symptoms that make them lose the control on their own self and tend