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女性親密關係受虐伴隨寵物被虐經驗之探索性研究

Battered Women's Experience of Pet Abuse in Violent Relationships─An Exploratory Study

指導教授 : 黃蘭媖
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摘要


過去國外研究指出寵物虐待與親密關係暴力此兩種暴力經常在暴力的關係中並存,很高比例的受暴婦女寵物被相對人虐待,而寵物受虐的經驗使得受暴婦女有嚴重心理創傷,且因為許多婦女擔心寵物的安危而出現延遲求助或無法離開暴力關係的情形。國內目前尚無相關研究,然國內親密暴力案件與養寵物人口數正逐年增多,且相關案件仍每年被媒體報導,為了探索此類被害人的經驗,了解寵物被虐對於受暴婦女的影響,並探討親密關係暴力與寵物虐待兩種暴力之間的關係,以提供相關實務工作者建議,並補足國內研究之缺乏,本研究以質性研究深入訪談法訪談曾有寵物被相對人虐待經驗之受暴婦女3名,以及國內首創「提供經濟弱勢受暴婦女短期寵物安置方案」之負責人1名。研究發現受暴婦女均把寵物視為家人或小孩,而寵物在受暴婦女生活中扮演重要的社會支持角色,因此當加害人虐待寵物,婦女會感到痛心疾首、極度憂心與震驚憤怒;而即使婦女向外求助經驗負面,寵物長期被虐的事實可能成為婦女決定離開暴力關係的關鍵因素。離開關係時婦女認為當時最需要暫時安置寵物的協助,而國內有「提供經濟弱勢受暴婦女短期寵物安置方案」的創立,希望能提供此類被害人一個更友善的求助環境。最後,由理論視角檢視親密關係暴力與寵物虐待雙重暴力之間關聯,發現女性主義理論、寵物功能替代說,與家庭系統理論,皆能夠解釋雙重暴力的關係,而以女性主義理論最全面且最能給予被害人授權(empowerment)。本研究為探索性研究意圖探討親密關係暴力與寵物虐待兩種暴力下的婦女被害人經驗,尚在研究對象招募以及研究結果類推性上有限制,因此建議未來研究可以從找尋不同種類研究對象與從事量化研究,更深入探究相關議題,期能喚起國內社會對於此兩重暴力下的被害人的重視,以協助此類婦女與寵物遠離暴力的受虐循環。

並列摘要


Foreign research in the past has pointed out that pet abuse and intimate partner abuse often coexist in violent relationships, and a high percentage of pets are also abused by the woman’s batterer; the experience of watching ones pet being abused causes psychological trauma to the battered women, and many choose to delay seeking help or continue to stay in violent relationships due to concern for the safety of their pet(s). Currently, in Taiwan there is no related research on this topic, however, with the rising number of intimate partner violence cases, the increasing pet owner population throughout the years and the growing number of media reports of such cases in this decade, there is a need to explore the experience of local battered women whose pets are also abused by the same perpetrator. Therefore, this research aims to explore the experience of pet abuse of Taiwanese women in violent relationships to better understand the effects of pet abuse on battered woman and explore the connection between pet abuse and intimate partner abuse, to provide suggestions to related professionals to help these women and pets and also fill the gap of existing local research literature. Using a qualitative research method, this research recruits 3 participants who have experienced intimate partner violence and pet abuse in the past to conduct in-depth interviews; in order to understand the existence of current services in Taiwan, 1 professional from a non-profit organization providing battered women with pet accommodation services is interviewed. The qualitative research findings indicate that Taiwanese battered women may view pets as children or family members, and the pets are a source of important social support to the women; when the battered abuses the pet, the women suffers from life-long trauma. The women’s experience of seeking help for herself and the pet may be negative and traumatizing due to the scarcity of related laws and the lack of awareness of the link between pet abuse and intimate partner violence among related professionals. Furthermore, pet abuse may become a key factor in women’s decision making which prompts women to leave the violent relationship, and all participants expressed a common need for pet accommodation services upon leaving the violent relationship. There is currently one NGO in Taiwan that provides pet accommodation services with discount to battered women’s pets, hoping to aid the victim to break the cycle of violence. Finally, inspected from a theoretical viewpoint, the relationship between pet abuse and intimate partner violence can be explained by Feminism, the Surrogate function of Pets, and the Family System theory. Although there are still research limitations on the recruitment of research participants and the lack of quantitative data, this exploratory study aims to raise public awareness on this issue in Taiwan.

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