How Children Affect the Mother/Victim's Process in Intimate Partner Violence

Abstract

Children play an important role in mothers' management of their abusive relationships. From their children's physicians, participants wanted IPV screening and IPV resources. Some wanted the physician to educate them about how the IPV affected the children in a nonblaming manner.

The Position of the Child in the Life Experiences of Immigrant Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Study of Service Providers’ Perspectives in Spain

“…Second, service providers identified the position of the child as a trigger to leave the abuser when the children were presented in the stories as victims of violence or as being in need of a mother figure. This finding is also consistent with studies on IPV and mothering (Secco et al, 2016; Zink et al, 2003).…”

The Position of the Child in the Life Experiences of Immigrant Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Study of Service Providers’ Perspectives in Spain

“…Second, service providers identified the position of the child as a trigger to leave the abuser when the children were presented in the stories as victims of violence or as being in need of a mother figure. This finding is also consistent with studies on IPV and mothering (Secco et al, 2016; Zink et al, 2003).…”

“I Put Her in the Baby Stroller and Left”: The Escape Route From Violence to a Domestic Violence Shelter for Mothers and Children

“…For a few, it was an acute situation, or in other words what Fuchs Ebaugh (1988) calls a turning point of an extreme event, from which they had to escape immediately to protect themselves and their children. In line with previous research (Rhodes et al, 2010;Vass & Haj-Yahia, 2021;Zink et al, 2003) and the second research question, our results showed that risks to the health or life of mothers or their children serve as an enabler for leaving the violent relationship. This is also in line with descriptions of the leaving process, and as Holmberg and Enander (2005) show, danger to one's own life or to one's child is often an important turning point for abused women.…”

“…Furthermore, it is important to acknowledge the specific situation of children during the escape; however, as our results show, the children were rarely given information about the escape or had time to prepare beforehand. This is also confirmed in studies by Vass and Haj-Yahia (2021) and Øverlien et al (2009). Moreover, our study shows that children are sometimes left behind due to the circumstances of the escape, and are later picked up by the police or the social services to be rejoined with their mothers.…”

Keeping silent or running away. The voices of Vietnamese women survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

“…Framed by the theoretical concept of patriarchal bargain [14], we discuss that the women strategized within a complex set of structural constraints-poverty, traditional gender roles, social stigma, cultures of honor-aiming to optimize their survival within the Vietnamese system of male dominance. Consistent with previous studies [24][25][26], the results show that motherhood plays a decisive role in the decisions women make regarding whether to bargain with patriarchy or leave the abuser. Their children's wellbeing, understood as a state of physical and emotional health but also social inclusion and belonging, was paramount for the participants and was at the core of their experiences.…”

The Position of the Child in the Life Experiences of Immigrant Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Study of Service Providers’ Perspectives in Spain

“…Second, service providers identified the position of the child as a trigger to leave the abuser when the children were presented in the stories as victims of violence or as being in need of a mother figure. This finding is also consistent with studies on IPV and mothering (Secco et al, 2016; Zink et al, 2003).…”

“I Put Her in the Baby Stroller and Left”: The Escape Route From Violence to a Domestic Violence Shelter for Mothers and Children

“…For a few, it was an acute situation, or in other words what Fuchs Ebaugh (1988) calls a turning point of an extreme event, from which they had to escape immediately to protect themselves and their children. In line with previous research (Rhodes et al, 2010;Vass & Haj-Yahia, 2021;Zink et al, 2003) and the second research question, our results showed that risks to the health or life of mothers or their children serve as an enabler for leaving the violent relationship. This is also in line with descriptions of the leaving process, and as Holmberg and Enander (2005) show, danger to one's own life or to one's child is often an important turning point for abused women.…”

“…Furthermore, it is important to acknowledge the specific situation of children during the escape; however, as our results show, the children were rarely given information about the escape or had time to prepare beforehand. This is also confirmed in studies by Vass and Haj-Yahia (2021) and Øverlien et al (2009). Moreover, our study shows that children are sometimes left behind due to the circumstances of the escape, and are later picked up by the police or the social services to be rejoined with their mothers.…”

Keeping silent or running away. The voices of Vietnamese women survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

“…Framed by the theoretical concept of patriarchal bargain [14], we discuss that the women strategized within a complex set of structural constraints-poverty, traditional gender roles, social stigma, cultures of honor-aiming to optimize their survival within the Vietnamese system of male dominance. Consistent with previous studies [24][25][26], the results show that motherhood plays a decisive role in the decisions women make regarding whether to bargain with patriarchy or leave the abuser. Their children's wellbeing, understood as a state of physical and emotional health but also social inclusion and belonging, was paramount for the participants and was at the core of their experiences.…”

The Position of the Child in the Life Experiences of Immigrant Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Study of Service Providers’ Perspectives in Spain

“…Second, service providers identified the position of the child as a trigger to leave the abuser when the children were presented in the stories as victims of violence or as being in need of a mother figure. This finding is also consistent with studies on IPV and mothering (Secco et al, 2016; Zink et al, 2003).…”

“I Put Her in the Baby Stroller and Left”: The Escape Route From Violence to a Domestic Violence Shelter for Mothers and Children

“…For a few, it was an acute situation, or in other words what Fuchs Ebaugh (1988) calls a turning point of an extreme event, from which they had to escape immediately to protect themselves and their children. In line with previous research (Rhodes et al, 2010;Vass & Haj-Yahia, 2021;Zink et al, 2003) and the second research question, our results showed that risks to the health or life of mothers or their children serve as an enabler for leaving the violent relationship. This is also in line with descriptions of the leaving process, and as Holmberg and Enander (2005) show, danger to one's own life or to one's child is often an important turning point for abused women.…”

“…Furthermore, it is important to acknowledge the specific situation of children during the escape; however, as our results show, the children were rarely given information about the escape or had time to prepare beforehand. This is also confirmed in studies by Vass and Haj-Yahia (2021) and Øverlien et al (2009). Moreover, our study shows that children are sometimes left behind due to the circumstances of the escape, and are later picked up by the police or the social services to be rejoined with their mothers.…”

Keeping silent or running away. The voices of Vietnamese women survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

“…Framed by the theoretical concept of patriarchal bargain [14], we discuss that the women strategized within a complex set of structural constraints-poverty, traditional gender roles, social stigma, cultures of honor-aiming to optimize their survival within the Vietnamese system of male dominance. Consistent with previous studies [24][25][26], the results show that motherhood plays a decisive role in the decisions women make regarding whether to bargain with patriarchy or leave the abuser. Their children's wellbeing, understood as a state of physical and emotional health but also social inclusion and belonging, was paramount for the participants and was at the core of their experiences.…”