Magister Psychologiae - MPsych (Psychology)

Permanent URI for this collection

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1

Exploring the subjective emotional and psychological experiences of young adult women who experienced cyber intimate partner violence
(University of the Western Cape, 2024) Zeeman, Nicala
One in three women are affected by gender-based violence in their lifetime. South Africa has one of the highest rates of murders, assaults, rapes, and other violent crimes. Intimate partner violence has been prevalent for many years and continues to grow due to the expansion of cyberspace. Given the above, the study which was conducted explored the subjective emotional and psychological experiences of young South African women who experienced cyber-intimate partner violence. The theoretical foundation for this study was phenomenology. Phenomenology, more specifically interpretative phenomenology, was utilised as it provided a theoretical basis for the researcher to explore the specific phenomenon. The researcher made use of purposive and snowball sampling to recruit participants. A research invitation was posted on various social media sites with a Google form, which could be completed if women were interested in participating in the study. The researcher recruited eight participants to take part in the study. The data collection method included semi-structured interviews consisting of open-ended questions.