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Defeated but not defunct: An analysis of establishment of strong presence of Islamic state of Iraq and Syria in India
No full textThis article explored the past year events and activities pertaining to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in India. Though perceived to be defeated and informidable, ISIS is still not defunct. It is making consistent efforts for its resurgence and to establish strong footholds in the Indian subcontinent. After Baghdadi’s death the objective of ISIS recruiters and handlers is to radicalize as many Indian youths as possible to recruit them for re-establishing Caliphate’s regime. Aim: This article aims to analyze the events related to ISIS that took place in India. The objective of this article is to highlight the growing problem of radicalization of Indian youth and role played by the technology. Methodology: For this purpose, the author collected news articles from December 2018 to December 2019 from the leading newspapers in India. The news items were searched on the Google search engine using certain keywords and on the respective websites of these newspapers. These articles were then arranged chronologically. Based on the content analysis of these articles three major and two additional themes were identified. Conclusion: The author concluded that ISIS activities are spurring in India and Indian youth are at risk. Technology is exploited by the recruiters and handlers for radicalization and communication. Several recommendations were put forward that can be implemented by the Indian government to prevent and counter radicalization of Indian youths
Stealthing Among Female University Students in India: Prevalence and Association With Other Forms of Sexual Violence and PTSD
No full textNon-consensual condom removal, colloquially known as stealthing, has emerged as a critical but under-researched form of sexual violence that undermines sexual autonomy and consent. While global studies have identified its prevalence and psychological consequences, there is a lack of empirical research on stealthing in India. This cross-sectional study addresses this gap by (a) estimating the prevalence of stealthing victimization among female university students in India, (b) examining its behavioral correlates (binge drinking and substance use), and (c) examining its association with other forms of sexual violence and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A sample of 395 participants was surveyed using validated self-report measures. Findings revealed that 14.4% of participants reported experiencing stealthing. Victims of stealthing were significantly more likely to report experiences of other forms of sexual violence and elevated PTSD symptoms. These results underscore the substantial psychological toll of stealthing and demonstrate its status as an independent risk factor for serious mental health outcomes and broader victimization. Given India’s socio-cultural context, this study highlights the urgent need for awareness, educational interventions, and policy responses that recognize stealthing as a consequential form of sexual violation with lasting mental health and safety implications
Beyond the Textbook: A Pilot Study Using Films to Enhance Criminology Education
No full textFilms are widely being used to teach criminology to higher education students. However, limited research exists on the effectiveness of films in teaching criminological theories in India. This study examines the effectiveness of films in teaching criminological theories to students of a northern Indian higher education institution. A mixed-methods approach involving analysis of assignments and a survey to assess students’ perceptions of the film analysis assignment was utilized. Results showed students chose a variety of films and employed several criminological theories. The quantitative analysis indicated students found the assignment engaging and effective in enhancing understanding of criminological theories. The qualitative analysis revealed three themes: (i) positive aspects of the assignment, (ii) challenges faced, and (iii) suggestions for improvement. Teaching criminological theories can be more effective if instructors offer time management guidance, incorporate a range of films in the curriculum, use diverse media formats, and perform subsequent iterations of the assignment
Association Between Child Marriage and Intimate Partner Violence : a Kenyan national analysis
No full textChild marriage and intimate partner violence (IPV) are global health crises that violate individual human rights. Prior research has linked child marriage to IPV in lower-and-middle-income countries; however, information regarding this relationship in Kenya is sparse. The present study aims to (a) estimate the prevalence of child marriage and various forms of IPV (emotional, physical, and sexual) and (b) examine the association between child marriage and IPV among Kenyan women. This study utilized the most recent 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS), a large scale and nationally representative dataset. A total of 12,888 participants (Mage = 32.35 years; SD = 7.96) were included in the final analysis. The prevalence rates of child marriage and experiencing at least one form of IPV, emotional, physical, and sexual IPV, were found to be 31.23%, 44.8%, 34.5%, 32.6%, and 10.1%, respectively. Multinomial regression models revealed that the likelihood of experiencing at least one form of IPV was 25% higher (OR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.16–1.36, p < .01), emotional IPV was 19% higher (OR = 1.19, 95% CI = 1.09–1.29, p < .01), and physical IPV was 31% higher (OR = 1.57, 95% CI = 1.21–1.43, p < .01) among Kenyan women who married before the age of 18 years. Findings highlight the need for effective policy enforcement and implementation to prevent child marriage and safeguard women from IPV within child marriages
Prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its association with psychological outcomes and academic persistence among Indian female students in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
No full textBackground: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a globally pervasive phenomenon that has longterm severe physical and mental health consequences. At the individual level, IPV victimization of female students represents a significant developmental challenge in their life course. The early experience of IPV in relationships is antecedent to continued violence in cohabitating relationships and marriage, which makes IPV among female students an important area to study.
Objective: The present study adopted conflict theory and a socio-ecological model to (a) estimate the prevalence of various forms of IPV, (b) examine the association between IPV and psychological outcomes such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and (c) examine the association between IPV and academic persistence among Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) attending female students in India.
Method: The present study used a cross-sectional survey to measure IPV and its adverse outcomes. A total of 386 participants were recruited, comprising female students in the age range of 18-29 currently studying in any Indian HEI. Key variables were measured using the Conflict Tactics Scale-Revised (CTS-2), Cyber-Dating Abuse Questionnaire (CDAQ), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), PTSD-Checklist 5 (PCL-5), and College Persistence Questionnaire (CPQ) for measuring academic persistence. Results: Almost 70% of the participants had experienced at least one form of IPV (psychological IPV, physical IPV, injuries, sexual IPV, and/or digital IPV) in the last two years. The prevalence of psychological IPV was found to be 59.1%, followed by digital IPV (42.2%), sexual IPV (31.1%), physical IPV (29.8%), and injuries (18.4%). Bivariate analysis indicated statistically significant associations between experiencing IPV and higher depressive symptoms, PTSD symptoms, and lower academic persistence. Further, independent t-tests indicated higher depressive symptoms, PTSD symptoms, and lower academic persistence scores among IPV victims. Lastly, ANOVA tests indicated higher depressive symptoms, PTSD symptoms, and lower academic persistence scores among participants with exposure to multiple forms of IPV.
Discussion: The prevalence of various forms of IPV in the current sample of female students was found to be high with significant associations with adverse mental health and lower academic persistence. Implications for research, policy formulation, and clinical practitioners are discussed. Keywords: Intimate partner violence, Higher education institutions, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Depression, Academic persistenc
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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