Domestic violence resulting from alcohol use: An analysis of reports from Thai daily newspapers during 2006-2015
Keywords:
Domestic Violence, Alcohol, NewsAbstract
Strong families contribute to making human resources valuable to society as a whole but in Thai society domestic violence as a result of alcohol drinking continues to exist. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze forms of domestic violence resulting from alcohol use reported in Thai daily newspapers during 2006-2015. This documentary study analyzed a population of 585 pieces of news about alcohol use that led to violence. Of this news population, 72 pieces were domestic violence. A coding system was used to collect the data with which basic statistics and content analysis were performed based on WHO concepts of violence. The study found that in most violence cases, physical force, mainly parts of the body were used, against one person, in residential areas, caused by husbands followed by fathers, against the working group followed by early childhood children, and resulted in physical injuries. 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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Garcia-Moreno, C. et al. (2003). Responding to violence against women: WHO’s multi- country study on women’s health and domestic violence. Health Hum Right, 6: 112– 27.
Gebara, C.F. et al. (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). DOI: 10.1186/s12905-015-0236-8
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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.
Kusol, T. (Ed.). (2014). Knowledge of alcohol: 1413 Alcohol Helpline Center. Chaing Mai: Caring for alcohol use plan.
Laeheem, K. (2016). Factors affecting domestic violence risk behaviors among Thai Muslim married couples in Satun province. Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences, 37(3): 182- 189.
Lewis, R.J. et al. (2015). Emotional distress, alcohol use, and bidirectional partner violence among lesbian women. Violence against Women, 21(8): 917-938 DOI: 10.1177/1077801215589375
Masrungson, P. (2011). The family-violence management in the integrated buddhist perspective (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Bangkok.
NIDA Poll. (2015, August 17th). “Alcohol” causes domestic violence. Dailynews. Retrieved May 8, 2016, from http://www.dailynews.co.th/politics/342190
Phingkanon, P. (2005). News media and newspaper writing. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Press.
Plowright, D. (2011). Using Mi xed Method: Framework for an Integrated Methodology. Chennai: SAGE.
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Sad, drunk father beat up two children severely. (2010, March 18). Khaosod, p.11.
Sanprasit, Y. (2011). Domestic violence prevention model with participatory action of families and community: a case study of a community in Pathumthani province (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok.
Shaw, C. R., & Mckay, H. D. (1942). Juvenile delinquency and urban areas. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
Shrader E, & Sagot, M. (2000). Domestic violence: women's way out. Pan American Health Organization. Washington, DC.
Siriyuvasak, U. (2004). Mass Communication Media, Culture and Society. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Press.
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 partnerviolence victimisation and perpetration. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 25(4 Special Issue): 273-286.
Stepfather arrested after thrashing stepson against the wall. (2013, November 20). Khaosod, p.15.
Stepfather arrested for beating son to death. (2011, November 28). Matichon, p.9
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 July 8, 2016, from file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/ Downloads/35-suraakabpayhaakhwaamrunaerngainkhrbkhraw.pdf
Thammarangsee, T. (Ed.). (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. (Eds.). Facts and Figures: Alcohol in Thailand (pp.1-6). Songkhla: Center for Alcohol Studies.
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World Health Organization. (2002). World report on violence and health. Geneva: Author.
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2018-06-29
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Tongsamsi, K., & Tongsamsi, I. (2018). Domestic violence resulting from alcohol use: An analysis of reports from Thai daily newspapers during 2006-2015. NIDA Development Journal, 58(2), 148–167. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/NDJ/article/view/149062
