Older Women as the Invisible Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: Findings from Two European Research Projects

2021 ◽  
pp. 147-166
Author(s):  
Bridget Penhale
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
European Research ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
The Invisible

Making the ‘invisible’ visible: transforming the detection of intimate partner violence

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bharti Khurana ◽  
Steven E Seltzer ◽  
Isaac S Kohane ◽  
Giles W Boland
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
The Invisible

Older women living with intimate partner violence

Aging Health ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Therese Zink ◽  
Bonnie S Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner

scholarly journals Intimate Partner Violence in Older Women

2007 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Bonomi ◽  
M. L. Anderson ◽  
R. J. Reid ◽  
D. Carrell ◽  
P. A. Fishman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner

Older Women and Intimate Partner Violence: Effective Interventions

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (14) ◽  
pp. 2929-2942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Summer Tetterton ◽  
Elizabeth Farnsworth
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Effective Interventions

Intimate Partner Violence Among Older Portuguese Immigrant Women in Canada

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 961-979 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafaella Queiroga Souto ◽  
Sepali Guruge ◽  
Miriam Aparecida Barbosa Merighi ◽  
Maria Cristina Pinto de Jesus
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Immigrant Status ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Greater Toronto Area ◽  
Global Health Issue ◽  
Diverse Groups

One third of the immigrant population around the world is made up of women. Of these women, many belong to the Portuguese community. Immigrants account for more than one in five Canadians. The Portuguese older immigrant women living in Canada are vulnerable to be victims of intimate partner violence (IPV), which is a prevalent and important global health issue that affects differently diverse groups. There are few available researches regarding IPV on this population. The objective of this study is to understand how Portuguese older immigrant women living in Canada experience IPV. This is a qualitative study with a social phenomenological focus. Alfred Schutz’s motivation theory was used to analyze the impulses that led older women to face IPV. The data were collected from July to October 2013 in the Greater Toronto Area. Ten women 60 years or older were included in the study. The participants perceived themselves as being victimized by their current or ex partners. They are unhappy and suffer from a variety of health problems, which they related to their experience of IPV. These factors, along with participants’ personal beliefs, and their legal situations as immigrants in Canada, made them act, either in a way that would try to maintain their relationships, or tried to escape the violent situation. IPV is a complex phenomenon, with different perceptions surrounding it. The experiences of the older immigrant women showed that ending the marriage is not always a possibility to them because of cultural issues and their immigrant status in Canada. Some women wish help and support to improve their relationships.

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