1 College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
2 Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2019 Oct;20(4):470-483. doi: 10.1177/1524838017719234. Epub 2017 Jul 13.
This article reports the findings from a new form of review: a focused mapping review and synthesis. The aim was to create a contemporary, snapshot profile of the nature and scope of gender-based violence (GBV) studies conducted in Europe. GBV is one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world affecting mainly women and girls. The policy context of GBV in Europe has gathered momentum in recent years, but we do not have a clear picture of how this relates to research activity. Thirteen journals were purposively selected on their likelihood to publish GBV research. All articles published in these journals during 2015 and meeting our inclusion criteria were retrieved. Data were extracted according to (1) types of methodologies used, (2) geographical location of research, and (3) patterns of research activity/interest. Thirty-two articles met the inclusion criteria. Many titles and abstracts were not explicit about the gendered nature of the research which made retrieval and analysis difficult. A range of methodologies were reported, with single-country research conducted more than international collaborations. Intimate partner violence and sexual abuse attracted most research interest. No studies explored female genital mutilation/cutting and only one investigated early and forced marriage. The findings have implications regarding GBV research in Europe, and we explore them in relation to relevant European policy. Researchers can help raise the profile of the gendered nature of most violence-related research by being explicit about this in their publications. Increasing opportunities for cross-national research will help address the global nature of GBV. Tackling GBV requires synergy of empirical evidence and policy to drive the agenda.
重点制图综述和综合。目的是创建一个当代的、基于欧洲性别暴力（GBV）研究的性质和范围的快照概况。GBV 是世界上最普遍的侵犯人权行为之一，主要影响妇女和女孩。近年来，欧洲的 GBV 政策环境有了很大的发展，但我们不清楚这与研究活动有何关系。根据发表 GBV 研究的可能性，有针对性地选择了 13 种期刊。检索了这些期刊在 2015 年发表的所有符合纳入标准的文章。根据（1）使用的方法类型，（2）研究的地理位置，和（3）研究活动/兴趣模式，提取数据。有 32 篇文章符合纳入标准。许多标题和摘要没有明确说明研究的性别性质，这使得检索和分析变得困难。报告了一系列方法，单国研究多于国际合作。亲密伴侣暴力和性虐待吸引了最多的研究兴趣。没有研究探讨女性外阴残割/切割，只有一项研究探讨了早婚和强迫婚姻。这些发现对欧洲的 GBV 研究具有影响，我们将根据相关的欧洲政策对其进行探讨。研究人员可以通过在出版物中明确说明这一点，来提高大多数与暴力相关的研究的性别性质的知名度。增加跨国研究的机会将有助于解决 GBV 的全球性问题。解决 GBV 需要实证证据和政策的协同作用来推动议程。
