The Vulnerability of the Relational Self: The Implications of Ideals of Gender and Romance for Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-97
Author(s):  
Elizabeth McManaman Grosz
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Relational Self ◽  
Female Survivors

Asking about intimate partner violence: advice from female survivors to health care providers

2005 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy C. Chang ◽  
Michele R. Decker ◽  
Kathryn E. Moracco ◽  
Sandra L. Martin ◽  
Ruth Petersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Female Survivors

scholarly journals Empowerment, Stress, and Depressive Symptoms Among Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Attending Personal Empowerment Programs

2019 ◽  
pp. 088626051986969
Author(s):  
Esmeralda R. Garcia ◽  
Jane K. Stoever ◽  
Peiyi Wang ◽  
Ilona S. Yim
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Relaxation Techniques ◽  
Abuse Survivors ◽  
Female Survivors ◽  
Personal Empowerment ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Care Agency

Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects one in three women and can have long-lasting psychological effects, with abuse survivors typically exhibiting elevated stress and depressive symptoms. However, women with greater personal empowerment resources (i.e., self-care, agency, self-efficacy) and who practice relaxation techniques generally exhibit lower stress and depressive symptoms. The present study investigated the effectiveness of Personal Empowerment Programs (PEP) and practicing relaxation techniques in promoting empowerment and lowering stress and depressive symptoms. Ninety women were recruited from PEP classes conducted at domestic violence agencies in Orange County, California. Salivary cortisol and affect were assessed before and after one PEP class. Perceived stress, depressive symptoms, empowerment, and relaxation techniques were also assessed. Practicing relaxation techniques correlated with more empowerment. For women without sexual abuse experiences only, having completed more classes (>5 classes) in the program was associated with greater empowerment, less stress, and fewer depressive symptoms. Implications extend to future studies and interventions for IPV survivors.

scholarly journals Female survivors of intimate partner violence and risk of depression, anxiety and serious mental illness

2019 ◽  
Vol 217 (4) ◽  
pp. 562-567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joht Singh Chandan ◽  
Tom Thomas ◽  
Caroline Bradbury-Jones ◽  
Rebecca Russell ◽  
Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Incidence Rate ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Diagnostic Delay ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Female Survivors ◽  
The Uk

BackgroundInternationally, intimate partner violence (IPV) cohorts have demonstrated associations with depression and anxiety. However, this association has not yet been described in a UK population, nor has the association with serious mental illness (SMI).AimsTo explore the relationship between IPV exposure and mental illness in a UK population.MethodWe designed a retrospective cohort study whereby we matched 18 547 women exposed to IPV to 74 188 unexposed women. Outcomes of interest (anxiety, depression and SMI) were identified through clinical codes.ResultsAt baseline, 9174 (49.5%) women in the exposed group had some form of mental illness compared with 17 768 (24.0%) in the unexposed group, described as an adjusted odds ratio of 2.62 (95% CI 2.52–2.72). Excluding those with mental illness at baseline, 1254 exposed women (incidence rate 46.62 per 1000 person-years) went on to present with any type of mental illness compared with 3119 unexposed women (incidence rate 14.93 per 1000 person-years), with an aIRR of 2.77 (95% CI 2.58–2.97). Anxiety (aIRR 1.99, 95% CI 1.80–2.20), depression (aIRR 3.05, 95% CI 2.81–3.31) and SMI (aIRR 3.08, 95% CI 2.19–4.32) were all associated with exposure to IPV.ConclusionsIPV remains a significant public health issue in the UK. We have demonstrated the significant recorded mental health burden associated with IPV in primary care, at both baseline and following exposure. Clinicians must be aware of this association to reduce mental illness diagnostic delay and improve management of psychological outcomes in this group of patients.

Battered Wives or Dependent Mothers? Negotiating Familial Ideology in Law

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 901-921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chulani Kodikara
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Judicial System ◽  
Battered Woman ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Violent Relationships ◽  
Female Survivors ◽  
Large Numbers

More than a decade after its passing, Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA) remains a remedy of last resort for female survivors of intimate partner violence, as there is little support to take on a rights-defined identity as a battered woman both inside and outside the courtroom. However, large numbers of women are accessing the Maintenance Act of 1999 to exit violent relationships without the censure and stigma that attaches to the PDVA. The key to understanding this phenomenon is to consider how familial ideology works in unpredictable ways within the Sri Lankan judicial system. This article examines the reach and different impacts of familial ideology within the judiciary and argues that female survivors of violence navigate this ideology to their own advantage. However, the preference to address violence through the Maintenance Act renders such violence invisible. The price for judicial redress is silence.

“I Still Feel Like I Am Not Normal”: A Review of the Role of Stigma and Stigmatization Among Female Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, and Intimate Partner Violence

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 512-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angie C. Kennedy ◽  
Kristen A. Prock
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Female Survivors ◽  
Self Blame

Child sexual abuse (CSA), sexual assault (SA), and intimate partner violence (IPV) occur within social contexts that shape how survivors judge themselves and are evaluated by others. Because these are gendered sexual and intimate crimes that violate social norms about what is appropriate and acceptable, survivors may experience stigma that includes victim-blaming messages from the broader society as well as specific stigmatizing reactions from others in response to disclosure; this stigmatization can be internalized among survivors as self-blame, shame, and anticipatory stigma. Stigma and stigmatization play an important role in shaping survivors’ thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as they recover; their risk of revictimization; and their help-seeking and attainment process. In this review, we synthesize recent CSA, SA, and IPV research ( N = 123) that examines female survivors’ self-blame, shame, internalized stigma, and anticipatory stigma as well as negative social reactions in response to survivors’ disclosure. We highlight critical findings as well as implications for research, practice, and policy, and we note gaps in our current knowledge.

Post-Traumatic Stress, Mother’s Emotion Regulation, and Parenting in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 876-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyrill Gurtovenko ◽  
Lynn Fainsilber Katz
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Sinus Arrhythmia ◽  
Female Survivors ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Post Traumatic

Post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) are high among female survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), and children of parents experiencing PTSS are at heightened risk for a wide range of emotional and behavioral problems. Parenting has significant influence on child adjustment, and although links have been found between parental psychopathology and maladaptive parenting, little is known about the factors that may explain this relation. The current study examines mother’s emotion regulation (ER) as a factor influencing the relation between mother PTSS and parenting around children’s emotions in a study sample of sixty-four female survivors of IPV and their 6- to 12-year-old children. Mothers reported on their own PTSS and their parenting. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) was used as a psychophysiological index of mother’s ER. Experiential components of mother’s ER was also measured by observer coding of the Meta-Emotion Interview, a structured assessment that asks parents about their attitudes toward and experiences with emotions, including their regulation of emotions. Mother’s RSA reactivity moderated the relation between PTSS and negative parenting. There was also a significant indirect relation between mothers’ PTSS symptom severity and supportive parenting reactions through mothers’ self-report of ER. Results suggest that mother’s ER abilities represent factors that significantly affect associations between maternal PTSS and parent’s emotion socialization practices. Implications for assessment and intervention with families exposed to the stress of IPV are discussed.

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