This qualitative study examines the perceptions of mothers, fathers, and adolescents on the relations they see between intimate partner violence, mental health and substances use parental problems that co-occur in their family, and the mothers’ and fathers’ associated parenting challenges. The sample was composed of 43 people (15 mothers, 16 fathers, and 12 adolescents) who were directly affected by the co-occurrence of intimate partner violence and mental health or substances use parental problems. The participants were recruited with the collaboration of public and community organizations in the Province of Québec (Canada). The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and combined with a table detailing the specific problems identified by the participants. A thematic content analysis method was employed to do the coding, and a summary of the results was returned to some participants who agreed to collaborate with the validation of the results. The analysis revealed numerous and diverse relations between the interviewees’ co-occurring problems, but two principal patterns emerged. The first one was chiefly observed in the comments made by mothers and adolescents who saw the co-occurring problems as being the consequence of the intimate partner violence on the mother. The second pattern was largely observed in the fathers’ comments, who explained that the substance use problems came before the intimate partner violence and acted as an aggravating factor. The co-occurrence of intimate partner violence with other parental problems strongly affected the mothers’ and fathers’ parenting, making it more difficult to meet the children’s needs. Considering the complexity and diversity of the experiences and needs of the mothers, fathers, and children in co-occurring situations, future studies should evaluate the services provided to these families and the coordination between the different concerned organizations.
Cet article expose les principaux défis et conditions de réussite qui ont été identifiés lors de l’expérimentation d’un modèle de concertation en violence conjugale et maltraitance envers les enfants à Québec. Les intervenants participant à cette expérimentation ont complété des questionnaires autoadministrés afin d’évaluer ce modèle. Les résultats indiquent que la présence de rapports de pouvoir, le manque de temps et l’absence de certaines expertises d’intervention durant la concertation entraînent des défis. L’attitude positive des intervenants, la présence d’un animateur neutre, la clarification des rôles et mandats et la présence de tous les intervenants concernés sont des conditions de réussite.
Abstract:In Canada, the exposure of children to intimate partner violence is, along with negligence, one of the most frequent forms of maltreatment. Intimate partner violence raises important issues with regard to child custody and to the exercising of parental roles. The aid provided for children exposed to intimate partner violence covers a range of programs, in particular community services specializing in intimate partner violence, frontline social and health services, and child protection. However, these resource services do not share the same missions, or the same understanding of the problems and possible solutions, since they often operate in parallel networks. The complex situations of families confronted with intimate partner violence present considerable challenges in terms of collaboration between the different organizations. Action research was employed to develop an innovative concertation strategy that fostered collaboration between practitioners from different family resource services. The strategy, which was implemented in the Québec City region between 2011 and 2013, was then evaluated. This article presents the results of this evaluation as OPEN ACCESSSoc. Sci. 2014, 3 651 well as the positive outcomes that the concertation strategy had for the practitioners' practice and for the improvement of family services.
Cadre de la recherche : Cet article porte sur l’évolution des relations avec les personnes significatives pour les jeunes adultes ayant été exposés à de la violence conjugale pendant leur enfance ou leur adolescence. Objectifs : Cette recherche vise à identifier les personnes ayant eu une influence importante dans le parcours de vie des jeunes concernés, à examiner comment les relations avec ces personnes significatives ont évolué à travers le temps et dans quelle mesure l’exposition à la violence conjugale a influencé ces relations. Méthodologie : Il s’agit d’une recherche qualitative fondée sur la théorie des parcours de vie. Nous avons réalisé des entrevues semi-structurées, soutenues par l’outil du calendrier historique de vie, auprès de 45 jeunes de 18 à 25 ans. Résultats : L’exposition à la violence conjugale affecte de façon plus importante les relations avec les parents, bien que de façon différente avec le parent qui exerce la violence qu’avec celui qui la subit. Les relations avec les autres personnes significatives (amis, fratrie, famille élargie, autres) tendent à être plus stables dans le temps, sont généralement aidantes et fluctuent moins en fonction de l’exposition à la violence conjugale que les relations parent(s)-enfant(s). Les relations amoureuses, quant à elles, impliquent parfois une revictimisation, mais sont aussi des occasions de reconstruire des relations plus saines et égalitaires. Conclusions : Cette recherche contribue au développement des connaissances sur les relations significatives pour les jeunes ayant été exposés à de la violence conjugale. La perspective d’analyse temporelle que nous avons privilégiée permet de souligner les angles morts des recherches réalisées à ce jour et de proposer des pistes de recherche futures. Contribution : Cette recherche suggère des pistes d’amélioration de l’aide offerte aux jeunes concernés et à leurs proches, en mobilisant davantage les relations qu’ils identifient comme significatives dans leurs différentes trajectoires de vie – familiale, amicale, amoureuse, scolaire et professionnelle.
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