Citation

Jabeen S, Riaz M, Omer S. J. Interpers. Violence 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260519898442

PMID

31959039

Abstract

This study focused on the phenomenon of acid attack violence by using the socioecological framework. It explored the personal, relational, institutional, and cultural factors that contribute toward the act of acid violence. By using the qualitative research design, 15 in-depth interviews were conducted from acid victims. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. The main themes under the framework of social ecology focused on certain inhabitant aspects such as prevailing poverty, forced marriages, conflicting relationships, lack of social support, the falsified religious interpretation of violence, lack of medical assistance, and poor response of law enforcement agencies. This lack of social support is extended at an institutional level as well as where rehabilitative help and response were absent. This study concluded the complexity and interdependence of all levels factors contribute to the act of acid violence. Moreover, it emphasized the need to develop a biopsychosocial approach to address the issue.

Language: en

Keywords

acid throwing; community and societal factors; personal and relational factors; socioecological theory; thematic analysis