Patrizia Romito
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 337359 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Patrizia Romito |
| PRENOMES | Patrizia |
| SOBRENOME | Romito |
| ASSINATURA | ROMITO P |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Trieste |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 37 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 128 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 37 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1989 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Maternal health-related quality of life at 1 year after a preterm birth
BACKGROUND: Maternal problems in the postpartum period may lead to suboptimal long-term health for women and could affect mother-child attachment. Social disadvantage is a risk factor for preterm birth, which carries its own burden of health issues and stress. The main aim of this study was to investigate the role for social factors in mothers' physical and emotional health-related quality of life (HRQoL) at 1 year after a preterm birth. METHODS:…
L’impact des violences conjugales sur la santé psychologique des femmes
L’article présente les résultats d’une étude auprès de femmes qui se sont adressées à un centre antiviolence en Italie à l’époque du Covid. Elles étaient interrogées sur l’existence de symptômes de détresse psychologique, leurs conditions de vie et les violences. Toutes subissaient des violences diverses de la part d’un partenaire ou ex-partenaire. L’intensité de la violence ainsi que son évolution (augmentation ou diminution) récente étaient lié…
Partner’s violence during the Covid-19 lockdown and women’s fear
This study explores how women’s fear is related to violence by a partner during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy. Data come from a sample of 238 women, attending five anti-violence centres in June–September 2020, 44 per cent were cohabiting and 56 per cent not cohabiting with the perpetrator. A questionnaire administered by the advocates allowed us to collect information about several types of violence and their evolution during the lockdown, the f…
Psychological symptoms and intensity of partner violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) can seriously affect the health of victims. Our aims were to analyze the impact of IPV intensity on psychological symptoms in a sample of 151 victimized women (21-74 years old). We collected data through anonymous-auto-administrated questionnaires from a sample of women attending five Anti-violence centers in Italy, and assessed exposure to psychological, physical, sexual, verbal, and stalking partner violence in t…
Intimate Partner Violence Against Women During the Covid-19 Lockdown in Italy
This study explores intimate partner violence (IPV) evolution during the lockdown with a sample of 238 women (44% cohabitating and 56% not cohabitating with the perpetrator), attending five antiviolence centers in Italy (June-September 2020). Questions included 12 items on IPV and, for each item, a question about whether violence increased/stayed the same/decreased during lockdown; an indicator of IPV modifications was constructed. Two distinct p…
Coping with sexual harassment
The aims of this qualitative study were to describe sexual harassment (SH) as experienced by young Italian women in the workplace and to analyse their reactions and forms of resistance. A sample of 20 university students who mostly held casual jobs was recruited at one university and interviewed in 2017–18; the transcriptions were analysed using a thematic method. Respondents experienced multiple forms of SH, from sexual comments and requests to …
The Involvement of Children in Postseparation Intimate Partner Violence in Italy
Violence against women often continues after couples separate. Although the involvement of children in intimate partner violence is known, no study has investigated the role of children in postseparation violence in southern Europe. The aim of this study was to analyze male perpetrators’ strategies to maintain control over the woman after couples separate and the involvement of children in this process. We designed a multimethod research with a s…
The help-seeking process among women victims of partner violence in Italy
Looking for support has a central role in the process of escaping violence. This study aims to investigate which sources of help women victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) contacted before arriving at an anti-violence centre (AVC), and to analyse the links with the women’s characteristics, their history of violence and the involvement of children. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 151 women arriving at five AVCs in Italy, where th…
Freeing Oneself From Intimate Partner Violence
This study examines the situation of women ( N = 124) who had presented themselves to an anti-violence center in Italy in the previous 3-5 years. At follow-up, 37.3% had no contact with the perpetrator, 22.7% had stayed with him, and 39.8% had "forced" contact. Almost half of the sample was still subjected to intimate partner violence (IPV). Compared to women with "no contact," the risk of IPV was 5.9 times higher for women who stayed with the pe…
Family Mediation in Child Custody Cases and the Concealment of Domestic Violence
While mediation is commonly used in custody negotiation, there is no consensus regarding its applicability in domestic violence cases. The aim of this qualitative study in Italy was to explore the role of family mediation in the management of child custody in cases involving domestic violence. Semistructured interviews were conducted with lawyers ( N = 5), social workers ( N = 15), and abused women who had separated from their children’s fathers …
Intimate partner violence and forced migration during pregnancy
Little is known about migration during pregnancy related to intimate partner violence (IPV). In this paper, we examine issues of agency in relation to pregnant women's migrations in a high HIV prevalence area of Kenya. We qualitatively explored forced migration among pregnant women, using data from in-depth interviews, focus groups and IPV screening forms. To quantitatively examine migration during pregnancy, we analysed data from a prospective s…
Est-ce que je peux choisir ? Violence contre les femmes et décisions reproductives
L’article interroge le rôle des violences conjugales ainsi que des violences intrafamiliales sur les décisions reproductives des femmes. Les auteures analysent des données recueillies par questionnaire auprès de l’ensemble des femmes admises dans un hôpital de Trieste (en Italie) au cours d’une même période, les unes étant venues pour accoucher, les autres pour interrompre volontairement leur grossesse. Elles montrent que les secondes sont plus e…
Social context and drivers of intimate partner violence in rural Kenya
More than half of rural Kenyan women experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime. Beyond physical consequences, IPV indirectly worsens maternal health because pregnant women avoid antenatal care or HIV testing when they fear violent reprisal from partners. To develop an intervention to mitigate violence towards pregnant women, we conducted qualitative research in rural Kenya. Through eight focus group discussions, four with pregn…
Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health Among Italian Adolescents
Only a few studies have analyzed the health impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on male and female adolescents, taking into account other kinds of violence that can affect their health. In this study, 43.7% of female adolescents and 34.8% of males reported IPV; females reported more psychological and sexual IPV, with no differences for physical IPV. Controlling for family and sexual violence and other confounding factors, female adolescents…
Are There Differences in the Impact of Partner Violence on Reproductive Health Between Postpartum Women and Women Who Had an Elective Abortion
Watching Pornography
The aims of this article are to analyze exposure to pornography, its content, and the associations between victimization and pornography in a sample of 303 students (49.2% female). The questionnaire included questions on pornography exposure, psychological and physical family violence, and sexual violence. Almost all male students and 67% of female students had ever watched pornography; 42% and 32%, respectively, had watched violence against wome…
Violence in the Lives of Women in Italy Who Have an Elective Abortion
Violence and Women's Psychological Distress After Birth
Our aim in conducting this study was to analyze the relationships between violence and maternal psychological distress 8 months after a birth, taking into account other important psychosocial factors, known to be associated both with violence and with new mothers' mental health. A total of 352 women responded to a questionnaire after the birth at a maternity hospital in northern Italy, and 292 also participated in a telephone interview 8 months l…
Does violence affect one gender more than the other? The mental health impact of violence among male and female university students
The impact of current and past interpersonal violence on women's mental health
Women inside and outside Academia
English Starting from the observation that women still represent a minority in the higher echelons of universities and scientific institutions, the article discusses a number of strategies used to 'keep them out'. Historically the main strategy was to refuse to admit women. This refusal was accompanied by discourses devaluing women's intellectual capacities, while stressing their domestic and motherly duties, and by the actual burdening of women …
Sexual Harassment among Female Personnel in an Italian Hospital
A study investigating sexual harassment was conducted among 265 female hospital workers in Italy. Three types of sexual harassment were studied: gender harassment, unwanted sexual attention, and sexual coercion. In the 12 months preceding the study, 42% of the respondents had experienced at least one type of harassment from colleagues, 29% from patients, and 54% from both. Sexual coercion was reported by 3% of respondents and was perpetrated only…
Identifying violence among women patients attending family practices
Violence against women has serious consequences. Although victims use health facilities more frequently than others, violence is still not recognized in most services and in the larger community. This study had three aims: (1) to estimate the prevalence of violence among women patients in primary care, (2) to evaluate the feasibility of asking all women about violence, and (3) to make violence visible, and thereby initiate a process of profession…
Les attaques contre les enquêtes sur les violences envers les femmes ou qui a peur des chiffres sur les violences commises par les hommes
L’article analyse les attaques contre les recherches sur les violences des hommes envers les femmes et les chercheuses et chercheurs qui les conduisent. Ces attaques font partie des stratégies d’occultation de la violence masculine, qui s’organisent à chaque fois que la violence devient socialement visible. Au contraire de ce qui est soutenu dans ces critiques, le vrai problème de ces recherches est la sous-estimation et non pas la surestimation …
Division of domestic work and psychological distress 1 year after childbirth
Background. The participation of men in domestic work should have a positive impact on the wellbeing and mental health of women who are mothers of young children. However, cultural factors, which largely determine the expectations and desires of men and women, are likely to modify this impact. The purpose of this study was to explore differences between countries in the division of child care and housework between couples 1 year after childbirth,…
Does violence affect one gender more than the other? The mental health impact of violence among male and female university students
The impact of current and past interpersonal violence on women's mental health
Watching Pornography
The aims of this article are to analyze exposure to pornography, its content, and the associations between victimization and pornography in a sample of 303 students (49.2% female). The questionnaire included questions on pornography exposure, psychological and physical family violence, and sexual violence. Almost all male students and 67% of female students had ever watched pornography; 42% and 32%, respectively, had watched violence against wome…
What makes new mothers unhappy
Returning to Work after Childbirth in France, Italy, and Spain
The aim of this study was first, to describe the percentage of women returning to work in the first year after childbirth and the length of effective post-natal leave in France, Italy, and Spain among first- and second-time mothers who were employed during the pregnancy, and second, to analyse the main factors related to returning to work in the three countries. These include characteristics of the job, demographic and other social factors, and f…
Division of domestic work and psychological distress 1 year after childbirth
Background. The participation of men in domestic work should have a positive impact on the wellbeing and mental health of women who are mothers of young children. However, cultural factors, which largely determine the expectations and desires of men and women, are likely to modify this impact. The purpose of this study was to explore differences between countries in the division of child care and housework between couples 1 year after childbirth,…
The Relationship Between Parents' Violence Against Daughters and Violence by Other Perpetrators
This article examines the links between violence perpetrated by parents and subsequent victimization in a sample of 510 Italian women attending different health and social services, using both quantitative and qualitative data. Almost one quarter of the respondents reported some kind of abuse by one or both parents, fathers' violence being more common than mothers'; 9.6% had suffered subsequent sexual violence, and 18.2% had experienced partner v…
Prostitutes and chimney sweeps both have problems
The Involvement of Children in Postseparation Intimate Partner Violence in Italy
Violence against women often continues after couples separate. Although the involvement of children in intimate partner violence is known, no study has investigated the role of children in postseparation violence in southern Europe. The aim of this study was to analyze male perpetrators’ strategies to maintain control over the woman after couples separate and the involvement of children in this process. We designed a multimethod research with a s…
Asking patients about violence
Unemployment and psychological distress one year after childbirth in France
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To analyse the relation between unemployment and the psychological distress of mothers one year after childbirth. DESIGN: Multicentric survey concerning births occurring between September 1993 and July 1994. SETTING: In France: two maternity units in the Parisian area and one in Champagne-Ardennes, in the east of France, comprising both urban and rural areas. PARTICIPANTS: Primipara and secondipara women were interviewed three ti…
Intimate Partner Violence Against Women During the Covid-19 Lockdown in Italy
This study explores intimate partner violence (IPV) evolution during the lockdown with a sample of 238 women (44% cohabitating and 56% not cohabitating with the perpetrator), attending five antiviolence centers in Italy (June-September 2020). Questions included 12 items on IPV and, for each item, a question about whether violence increased/stayed the same/decreased during lockdown; an indicator of IPV modifications was constructed. Two distinct p…
Freeing Oneself From Intimate Partner Violence
This study examines the situation of women ( N = 124) who had presented themselves to an anti-violence center in Italy in the previous 3-5 years. At follow-up, 37.3% had no contact with the perpetrator, 22.7% had stayed with him, and 39.8% had "forced" contact. Almost half of the sample was still subjected to intimate partner violence (IPV). Compared to women with "no contact," the risk of IPV was 5.9 times higher for women who stayed with the pe…
Family Mediation in Child Custody Cases and the Concealment of Domestic Violence
While mediation is commonly used in custody negotiation, there is no consensus regarding its applicability in domestic violence cases. The aim of this qualitative study in Italy was to explore the role of family mediation in the management of child custody in cases involving domestic violence. Semistructured interviews were conducted with lawyers ( N = 5), social workers ( N = 15), and abused women who had separated from their children’s fathers …
Women inside and outside Academia
English Starting from the observation that women still represent a minority in the higher echelons of universities and scientific institutions, the article discusses a number of strategies used to 'keep them out'. Historically the main strategy was to refuse to admit women. This refusal was accompanied by discourses devaluing women's intellectual capacities, while stressing their domestic and motherly duties, and by the actual burdening of women …
Identifying violence among women patients attending family practices
Violence against women has serious consequences. Although victims use health facilities more frequently than others, violence is still not recognized in most services and in the larger community. This study had three aims: (1) to estimate the prevalence of violence among women patients in primary care, (2) to evaluate the feasibility of asking all women about violence, and (3) to make violence visible, and thereby initiate a process of profession…
Fair law, unfair practices? Benefiting from protective legislation for pregnant workers in Italy and France
Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health Among Italian Adolescents
Only a few studies have analyzed the health impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on male and female adolescents, taking into account other kinds of violence that can affect their health. In this study, 43.7% of female adolescents and 34.8% of males reported IPV; females reported more psychological and sexual IPV, with no differences for physical IPV. Controlling for family and sexual violence and other confounding factors, female adolescents…
Sexual Harassment among Female Personnel in an Italian Hospital
A study investigating sexual harassment was conducted among 265 female hospital workers in Italy. Three types of sexual harassment were studied: gender harassment, unwanted sexual attention, and sexual coercion. In the 12 months preceding the study, 42% of the respondents had experienced at least one type of harassment from colleagues, 29% from patients, and 54% from both. Sexual coercion was reported by 3% of respondents and was perpetrated only…
The practice of protective legislation for pregnant workers in Italy
Social history of a research project
Women's paid and unpaid work and pregnancy outcome
Empirical results in the last 20 years have shown that employed women, on the whole, have a better perinatal outcome than full-time housewives. The possible reasons for this difference are presented and discussed Despite the consistency of the data, current thinking in this area is still influenced by the idea that being outside the labour market may represent a protective factor in pregnancy. The obvious resistance, on the part of researchers, t…
Medicine & Culture. Notions of Health and Sickness in Britain, the US, France and West Germany (Book)
Women's Madness. Misogyny or Mental Illness? (Book)
Fair law, unfair practices? Benefiting from protective legislation for pregnant workers in Italy and France
Social history of a research project
The practice of protective legislation for pregnant workers in Italy
Prostitutes and chimney sweeps both have problems
What makes new mothers unhappy
Returning to Work after Childbirth in France, Italy, and Spain
The aim of this study was first, to describe the percentage of women returning to work in the first year after childbirth and the length of effective post-natal leave in France, Italy, and Spain among first- and second-time mothers who were employed during the pregnancy, and second, to analyse the main factors related to returning to work in the three countries. These include characteristics of the job, demographic and other social factors, and f…
Unemployment and psychological distress one year after childbirth in France
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To analyse the relation between unemployment and the psychological distress of mothers one year after childbirth. DESIGN: Multicentric survey concerning births occurring between September 1993 and July 1994. SETTING: In France: two maternity units in the Parisian area and one in Champagne-Ardennes, in the east of France, comprising both urban and rural areas. PARTICIPANTS: Primipara and secondipara women were interviewed three ti…
The Relationship Between Parents' Violence Against Daughters and Violence by Other Perpetrators
This article examines the links between violence perpetrated by parents and subsequent victimization in a sample of 510 Italian women attending different health and social services, using both quantitative and qualitative data. Almost one quarter of the respondents reported some kind of abuse by one or both parents, fathers' violence being more common than mothers'; 9.6% had suffered subsequent sexual violence, and 18.2% had experienced partner v…
Division of domestic work and psychological distress 1 year after childbirth
Background. The participation of men in domestic work should have a positive impact on the wellbeing and mental health of women who are mothers of young children. However, cultural factors, which largely determine the expectations and desires of men and women, are likely to modify this impact. The purpose of this study was to explore differences between countries in the division of child care and housework between couples 1 year after childbirth,…
Asking patients about violence
Les attaques contre les enquêtes sur les violences envers les femmes ou qui a peur des chiffres sur les violences commises par les hommes
L’article analyse les attaques contre les recherches sur les violences des hommes envers les femmes et les chercheuses et chercheurs qui les conduisent. Ces attaques font partie des stratégies d’occultation de la violence masculine, qui s’organisent à chaque fois que la violence devient socialement visible. Au contraire de ce qui est soutenu dans ces critiques, le vrai problème de ces recherches est la sous-estimation et non pas la surestimation …
Sexual Harassment among Female Personnel in an Italian Hospital
A study investigating sexual harassment was conducted among 265 female hospital workers in Italy. Three types of sexual harassment were studied: gender harassment, unwanted sexual attention, and sexual coercion. In the 12 months preceding the study, 42% of the respondents had experienced at least one type of harassment from colleagues, 29% from patients, and 54% from both. Sexual coercion was reported by 3% of respondents and was perpetrated only…
Identifying violence among women patients attending family practices
Violence against women has serious consequences. Although victims use health facilities more frequently than others, violence is still not recognized in most services and in the larger community. This study had three aims: (1) to estimate the prevalence of violence among women patients in primary care, (2) to evaluate the feasibility of asking all women about violence, and (3) to make violence visible, and thereby initiate a process of profession…
The impact of current and past interpersonal violence on women's mental health
Women inside and outside Academia
English Starting from the observation that women still represent a minority in the higher echelons of universities and scientific institutions, the article discusses a number of strategies used to 'keep them out'. Historically the main strategy was to refuse to admit women. This refusal was accompanied by discourses devaluing women's intellectual capacities, while stressing their domestic and motherly duties, and by the actual burdening of women …
Does violence affect one gender more than the other? The mental health impact of violence among male and female university students
Violence and Women's Psychological Distress After Birth
Our aim in conducting this study was to analyze the relationships between violence and maternal psychological distress 8 months after a birth, taking into account other important psychosocial factors, known to be associated both with violence and with new mothers' mental health. A total of 352 women responded to a questionnaire after the birth at a maternity hospital in northern Italy, and 292 also participated in a telephone interview 8 months l…
Violence in the Lives of Women in Italy Who Have an Elective Abortion
Watching Pornography
The aims of this article are to analyze exposure to pornography, its content, and the associations between victimization and pornography in a sample of 303 students (49.2% female). The questionnaire included questions on pornography exposure, psychological and physical family violence, and sexual violence. Almost all male students and 67% of female students had ever watched pornography; 42% and 32%, respectively, had watched violence against wome…
Are There Differences in the Impact of Partner Violence on Reproductive Health Between Postpartum Women and Women Who Had an Elective Abortion
Est-ce que je peux choisir ? Violence contre les femmes et décisions reproductives
L’article interroge le rôle des violences conjugales ainsi que des violences intrafamiliales sur les décisions reproductives des femmes. Les auteures analysent des données recueillies par questionnaire auprès de l’ensemble des femmes admises dans un hôpital de Trieste (en Italie) au cours d’une même période, les unes étant venues pour accoucher, les autres pour interrompre volontairement leur grossesse. Elles montrent que les secondes sont plus e…
Social context and drivers of intimate partner violence in rural Kenya
More than half of rural Kenyan women experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime. Beyond physical consequences, IPV indirectly worsens maternal health because pregnant women avoid antenatal care or HIV testing when they fear violent reprisal from partners. To develop an intervention to mitigate violence towards pregnant women, we conducted qualitative research in rural Kenya. Through eight focus group discussions, four with pregn…
Medicine (28 obras) · Psychology (27 obras) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (22 obras) · Poison control (19 obras) · Domestic violence (17 obras) · Psychiatry (17 obras) · Suicide prevention (16 obras) · Medical emergency (15 obras) · Political science (14 obras) · Clinical Psychology (13 obras)