Family Violence Resulting Alcohol Misuse: An Analysis of Thai Newspapers’ Reports during 2011-2015
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Jun 28, 2019
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Domestic violence Partner violence Alcohol News Newspaper
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Family harmonies contribute to making human resources valuable to nationwide but in Thai society domestic violence as a result of alcohol drinking continues to exist. Therefore, this study aims to analyze forms of family and intimate partner violence caused by alcohol misuse as reported in Thai daily newspapers during 2011-2015. This documentary study analyzes a population of 321 pieces of news articles about alcohol use that has led to violence. Of this news population, 38 pieces are domestic violence. A coding system is used to analyze the collected data. Basic statistics and content analysis is performed based on WHO concepts of violence. In all violence cases, the findings indicates physical force mainly by parts of the body, and secondly a knife, as the major cause of damage or injuries. Violence is conducted against one person, usually in residential areas. The accused are mainly husbands, followed by fathers. The victims are usually in the working age group while early childhood children came second. Results of violence are physical injuries and deaths. It is recommended that data about effects of alcohol use on family should be made known in all communities; personnel should be prepared to provide consultations and advice on solutions to domestic problems and should be accessible at all time; and measures should be taken to concretely reduce domestic violence resulting from alcohol use.
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Tongsamsi, K., & Tongsamsi, I. (2019). Family Violence Resulting Alcohol Misuse: An Analysis of Thai Newspapers’ Reports during 2011-2015. Asia Social Issues, 12(1), 61–90. Retrieved from https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/asi/article/view/199525
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Father fatally slapped ‘5 months’ baby. (2012). Khaosod, p. 1, 15.
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Gebara, C. F. P., Ferri, C. P., Lourenço, L. M., Vieira, M. T., Bhona, F. M. C., & Noto, A. R. (2015). Patterns of domestic violence and alcohol consumption among women and the effectiveness of a brief intervention in a household setting: A protocol study. BMC Women’s Health, 15, 78.
Goeij, M. C. M., Veldhuizen, E. M., Buster, M. C. A., & Kunst, A. E. (2015). The impact of extended closing times of alcohol outlets on alco-hol-related injuries in the nightlife areas of Amsterdam: a controlled before-and-after evaluation. Addiction, 110, 955-964.
Husband was stabbed by wife assaulted for ten years. (2008). Khaosod, p. 14.
Kanjanakul, C. (1997). A domestic violence: A study of wife battering. (Doctoral dissertation). Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Laeheem, K., & Boonprakarn, K. (2016). Family background in upbringing, experience of violence, and authority relationship among married, Thai, Muslim couples in Pattani province experiencing domestic violence. Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences, 37(2), 93-99.
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Shrader, E, & Sagot, M. (2000). Domestic violence: women’s way out. Pan American Health Organization. Washington, DC.
Singh, V., Epstein-Ngo, Q., Cunningham, R. M., Stoddard, S. A., Chermack, S. T., &Walton, M. A. (2015). Physical dating violence among adolescents and young adults with alcohol misuse. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 153, 364-368.
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Snowden, A. J. (2015). The role of alcohol in violence: The individual, small group, community and cultural level. Review of European Studies,7 (7), 394-406.
Sprunger, J. G., Eckhardt, C. I., & Parrott, D. J. (2015). Anger, roblematic alcohol use, and intimate partner violence victimisation and perpetration. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 25(4), 273-286.
Sprunger, J. G., Eckhardt, C. I., & Parrott, D. J. (2015). Anger, roblematic alcohol use, and intimate partner violence victimisation and perpetration. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 25(4), 273-286.
Stepfather hurted dead child. (2011). Matichon, p. 9.
Stepfather thrown a child to the wall. (2013). Khaosod, p. 15.
Teeraphan, P. (2016). Domestic Violence on Songkhla Lake Basin Area. Parichart Journal, 29(2), 155-168.
Thai Health Promotion Foundation. (2009). Alcohol and domestic violence. Retrieved from file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Downloads/35-suraakabpayhaakhwaa-mrunaerngainkhrbkhraw.pdf
Thammarangsee, T. (2013). Alcohol consumption and impact situation in Thailand B.E.2556. Nonthaburi: Center for Alcohol Studies.
Tuenchang, W. (2013). Buddhist strategy to solve the family violence. Humanities and Social Sciences Journal Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, 4(1), 1-13.
Usaha, J., & Vichitkunakorn, P. (2016). Strategy, targets and indicators for alcohol policy in Thailand. In Sae-ngow, U., Vichitkunakorn, P., & Assanangkornchai, S. (Ed.). Facts and Figures: Alcohol in Thailand (pp. 1-6). Songkhla, Thailand: Center for Alcohol Studies.
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Vichitkunakorn, P. (2016b). Alcohol consumption situation of Thai population at present. In Sae-ngow, U., Vichitkunakorn, P., & Assanangkornchai, S. (Ed.). Facts and Figures: Alcohol in Thailand, (pp. 12-16). Songkhla, Thailand: Center for Alcohol Studies.
Wife sued by husband assaulted. (2012). Khaosod, p. 14.
Witte, T. H., Kopkin, M. R., & Hollis, S. D. (2015). Is it dating violence or just “drunken behavior”? judgments of intimate partner violence when the perpetrator is under the influence of alcohol. Substance Use & Misuse, 50(11), 1421-1426.
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World Health Organization. (2009). Violence prevention: The evidence. Preventing Violence by Reducing the Availability and
Harmful Use of Alcohol. Geneva: WHO, p. 18.