Psychological abuse
Mental or emotional harm inflicted on a person
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| 2021 |
Controlling behavior in relationships
Connecticut passed Jennifers' Law, expanding the definition of domestic violence to include coercive control, named after Jennifer Farber Dulos and Jennifer Magnano.
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| 2019 |
Character assassination
CARP Lab published its first handbook, the 'Routledge Handbook of Character Assassination and Reputation Management'.
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| 2019 |
Character assassination
CARP hosted its second international conference 'Character Assassination and Populism: Challenges and Responses', attracting scholars from twenty countries and featuring input from crisis management, journalism, and public relations practitioners.
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| 2019 |
Controlling behavior in relationships
The UK government made teaching about coercive control a mandatory part of the education syllabus on relationships.
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| 2018 |
Emotional dysregulation
Prosek, Giordano, Woehler, Price, and McCullough conducted research on the relationship between mental health and emotional regulation in collegiate illicit substance users, discovering that illicit drug users reported higher levels of depression and anxiety symptoms and demonstrated more prominent emotional dysregulation.
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| 2018 |
Controlling behavior in relationships
Ireland enacted the Domestic Violence Act, which legally defined coercive control based on its effects on the victim's physical, psychological, or emotional welfare.
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| 2017 |
Character assassination
CARP hosted its first international conference titled 'Character Assassination in Theory and Practice', welcoming numerous U.S. and international researchers and academics studying different aspects of character assassination.
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| 2016 |
Emotional dysregulation
Kliewer et al. performed a study investigating the relationship between negative family emotional climate, emotional dysregulation, blunted anticipatory cortisol, and substance use in adolescents, revealing associations between negative family climate, emotional dysregulation, and increased substance use.
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| 2016 |
Character assassination
Research Lab for Character Assassination and Reputation Politics (CARP) was founded in cooperation with the ISSCA, involving scholars from George Mason University, University of Baltimore, and University of Amsterdam.
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| 2016 |
Murder of Sylvia Likens
The Boone County Child Advocacy Center was renamed to Sylvia's Child Advocacy Center in honor of Sylvia Likens, with a mission to assist child victims of abuse and prevent future child abuse
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| 2016 | A report by the Muslim Women's Network UK highlighted barriers for Muslim women seeking divorce through Sharia Council services, including selective religious text interpretation and pressuring women to remain in potentially abusive marriages. |
| 2015 |
Controlling behavior in relationships
England and Wales created a criminal offence for controlling or coercive behavior in an intimate or family relationship through the Serious Crime Act, requiring repeated behavior with a serious effect on the victim.
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| October 26 2015 |
Murder of Sylvia Likens
A memorial service was held in Lebanon, Indiana, to honor Sylvia Likens on the fiftieth anniversary of her death. Sylvia's older sister, Dianna Bedwell, spoke about the importance of remembering Sylvia's legacy and raising awareness about child abuse.
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| 2014 |
Emotional dysregulation
Vilhena-Churchill and Goldstein conducted a research study exploring the association between childhood maltreatment and emotional dysregulation, finding that more severe childhood maltreatment was linked to increased difficulty in emotion regulation and a higher likelihood of using marijuana as a coping mechanism.
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| 2012 |
Murder of Sylvia Likens
Paula Baniszewski was fired from her school job after her true identity was discovered.
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| 2012 | A review by Capaldi et al. evaluated risk factors for intimate partner violence, noting that psychological abuse is both associated with and common in intimate partner relationships, with high levels of verbal aggression strongly predicting violence. |
| 2010 |
Murder of Sylvia Likens
Boone County Child Advocacy Center was founded in Lebanon, Indiana, initially under its original name
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| 2010 | A study indicated that fundamentalist religious views tend to reinforce emotional abuse, with gender inequity translating into power imbalances that make women more vulnerable. |
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