Leave-Taking Experiences in the Lives of Abused Women

Davis, Ruth

doi:10.1177/10573802011003005

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“…The well-being of children has been reported by many authors as incentive to leave (Davis, 2002;Haj-Yahia & Eldar-Avidan, 2001;Hoff, 1990;Kurz, 1996;Moss et al, 1997;Patzel, 2001;Ulrich, 1991). However, in the case of Anneli, the animal lover, an animal was at risk.…”

Section: When Someone Else Is At Riskmentioning

confidence: 86%

“…2. Fear for the safety of children, others or self (Davis, 2002;Goetting, 1999;Kurz, 1996;Haj-Yahia & Eldar-Avidan, 2001;Moss et. al., 1997;NiCarthy, 1987;Patzel, 2001;Ulrich, 1991).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Although the "leaving as a process" studies mainly focus on intra-and interpersonal aspects, many have stressed the importance of external support and access to resources from the personal network and general community (Davis, 2002;Eldar-Avidan & Haj-Yahia, 2000;Ferraro & Johnson, 1983;HajYahia & Eldar-Avidan, 2001;Merrit-Gray & Wuest, 1995;NiCarthy, 1987;Wuest & Merrit-Gray, 1999).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Why Does She Leave? The Leaving Process(es) of Battered Women

Enander

Holmberg

2008

Health Care for Women International

113

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In this article, the authors present the main findings from a qualitative study of processes undergone by women who have left abusive male partners. Three overlapping leaving processes are described: Breaking Up, Becoming Free, and Understanding. Breaking Up covers action (i.e., the physical breakup), and the turning point by which it is preceded or with which it coincides is analyzed. Becoming Free covers emotion and involves release from the strong emotional bond to the batterer, a process that entails four stages. Understanding covers cognition, and is a process in which the woman perceives and interprets what she has been subjected to as violence and herself as a battered woman.

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Section: When Someone Else Is At Riskmentioning

confidence: 86%

“…2. Fear for the safety of children, others or self (Davis, 2002;Goetting, 1999;Kurz, 1996;Haj-Yahia & Eldar-Avidan, 2001;Moss et. al., 1997;NiCarthy, 1987;Patzel, 2001;Ulrich, 1991).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Why Does She Leave? The Leaving Process(es) of Battered Women

Enander

Holmberg

2008

Health Care for Women International

113

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“…An understanding of which interventions are effective and why can only be reached through the voices of the battered women themselves (Smith, 2003). Gordon et al (2004) emphasized the need for further research, to find more effective options for battered women (Rö nnberg & Hammarström, 2000;Davis, 2002a;Smith, 2003;Flinck, Paavilainen & Å stedt-Kurki, 2005). In this study, the women's perspectives were highlighted with the aim of gaining a deeper understanding of what being battered means to women and the strategies they use to handle the situation.…”

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confidence: 96%

Fighting for survival and escape from violence: Interviews with battered women

Häggblom

Möller

2007

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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The present study is a qualitative study aiming at explaining and understanding the experience of being battered. It explores the act of searching for help, from the health service and others, and the ending of abusive relationships. In-depth interviews were conducted with nine battered women. The study adopted a grounded theory method and produced an emerging core category fighting for survival and escape, and three key categories: having a personal construct of violence, struggling to cope with the violence, and feeling a need for support. The women with deep internal scars struggled to understand and to recover from the violence. They struggled between feeling guilty and feeling innocent. In the process of leaving, an important other, often a friend, played a supportive role in creating an inner strength within the woman, which enabled her to break up. Supportive professionals found relevant solutions and helped the women to maintain their new situation, while other professionals revictimized the women. We conclude that battered women with enhanced support include affirmation, information, and safety leading to increased survival and recovery.

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“…However, formal help-seeking decisions are often contemplated for an extended period of time as part of the individual's risk assessment. A failure to meet victims' needs for support, empowerment and protection when coming forward can therefore have a detrimental effect on victims' long-term safety and their willingness to disclose future abusive incidents (Davis 2002;Lempert 1997). An increasing number of IPV-related CPS interventions and out of home placements of children exposed to IPV recorded over the past couple of years in Australia (Douglas and Walsh 2010) raises the question whether victims receive the necessary support and protection when disclosing IPV.…”

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confidence: 98%

‘Acting in the Children’s Best Interest?’: Examining Victims’ Responses to Intimate Partner Violence

Meyer

2010

J Child Fam Stud

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Victims' responses to violent experiences within intimate relationships are highly diverse and can range from remaining silent, at least temporarily, to disclosing the abuse to informal and formal sources of support. Decisions to remain silent or to reach out for support are influenced by a complex range of factors, including situational circumstances, such as the presence of children. Using data from in-depth interviews with victims of IPV (N = 29) in Southeast Queensland, Australia, I examined victims' responses to IPV when children are present in the abusive household. Victims, who accessed general formal support sources, including the criminal justice systems and Child Protection Services (CPS), frequently faced stereotypical and victim-blaming attitudes along with a lack of understanding of the dynamics of IPV and the circumstances surrounding victims' help-seeking decisions. The presence of children in abuse relationships complicated victims' help-seeking decisions because fear of harm and loss of custody often delayed or hindered the disclosure of IPV to formal support sources. Once disclosing the abuse victims often found themselves trapped between CPS expectations to protect their children by leaving the abusive partner and a reluctance on behalf of judges and magistrates to offer the necessary protection by including children on granted Domestic Violence Orders (DVO). These findings highlight the ongoing need for specialized training of CPS personnel, judges and magistrates along with an ongoing collaboration with the women's sector to ensure the safety of victims and their children throughout the helpseeking process and to improve victims' confidence in disclosing IPV.

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Leave-Taking Experiences in the Lives of Abused Women

Cited by 33 publications

References 26 publications

Why Does She Leave? The Leaving Process(es) of Battered Women

Why Does She Leave? The Leaving Process(es) of Battered Women

Fighting for survival and escape from violence: Interviews with battered women

‘Acting in the Children’s Best Interest?’: Examining Victims’ Responses to Intimate Partner Violence

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