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    “I’ve learnt to not have those kinds of outbursts”: exploring the perspectives of men on a violence intervention programme
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2023-12) Kemp, Nadia; Fakier, Khayaat; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa has the highest reported rate of intimate partner femicide with 62% of intimate partner femicide attributed to intimate partner violence. Studies have shown that offering services and assistance solely to victims of violence will not aid in the cessation of violence against women. There is an identifiable need for programmes aimed at men that address violence towards women. The development of such programmes in South Africa is severely lacking and as such there is a need for research addressing this topic. This study employed a qualitative research design using semi structured interviews with men who are currently enrolled in intervention programmes addressing violence. Subsequent to the interview questions were sent to participants to respond via social media platforms in an attempt to counter potential response bias. The main findings of this study concur with existing studies that found that a variety of factors influence the way in which men respond and experience these programmes. Amongst these are willingness to change, self-narratives, the nature of intervention programmes and how participants enter into these programmes. The study concludes with the recommendation that particular attention should be paid to the factors that affect the way in which men experience and respond to these programmes especially in the development and redesign of future interventions to ensure positive responses from participants and efficiency of the programmes in obtaining their objectives. A ‘one-size fits all’ approach to interventions should be rejected in favour of intervention programmes that consider the broader socio-cultural factors that leave men more likely to perpetrate violence against women.