scholarly journals Older Female Survivors of intimate Partner Violence in the Taiwanese Cultural Context

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-85
Author(s):  
Chu-Li Julie Liu ◽  
Faye Mishna
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Female Survivors ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

Intimate partner violence (IPV) causes severe physical and psychological damage to victims. Older IPV survivors are increasing around the world with the rapidly growing older population. Little is known about the needs of older female IPV survivors in the Chinese cultural context; the aim of this study was to examine the needs of older female IPV survivors in Taiwan. A grounded theory approach was adopted. Individual in-depth interviews were utilized to collect data. First-level coding, constant comparison among coding, then grouping coding into higher levels of categories and identifying a central story were employed to analyze data. Findings were compared to literature for further verification. Eight Taiwanese older female IPV survivors aged 60 to 74 were interviewed. The findings revealed that the cultural premise emphasizing the importance of family was a major contributor to participants’ staying in abusive relationships. Four themes emerged in this study: 1) the marriage serving different purposes throughout the life course of the participants; 2) keeping the family whole enhances life satisfaction in older age; 3) working towards financial independence for lifetime security is an important goal; and 4) finding an independent space as a way of coping with the abusive relationship. Implications for social work practice, in particular incorporating the cultural premise into developing viable options for older female survivors, are discussed.

scholarly journals Trauma-Informed Social Work Practice with Women with Disabilities: Working with Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle S. Ballan ◽  
Molly Freyer
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Women With Disabilities ◽  
Female Survivors ◽  
Disability Theory ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Feminist Disability Theory

Women with disabilities experience intimate partner violence (IPV) at higher rates than both nondisabled women and men, and men with disabilities. Their significant exposure to IPV suggests notable levels of trauma-related symptomology. However, there is a dearth of research on trauma and IPV among women with disabilities, and services tailored to their diverse strengths and needs are scarce. Guided by critical disability theory and feminist disability theory, this article describes culturally sensitive, trauma- informed approaches to practice with female survivors of IPV with disabilities. 

Between patriarchal constraints and neoliberal values: Dimensions of job quality for intimate partner violence survivors

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (7) ◽  
pp. 932-949
Author(s):  
Karni Krigel ◽  
Orly Benjamin
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Job Quality ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Work Lives ◽  
Patriarchal Culture ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach ◽  
Depth Interviews

Scholars have established the difficulties inherent in proposals that employment may serve as a rescue route for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). However, they have paid little attention to the possibility that those who do strive for employment experience a clash between the prevailing neoliberal policy and the patriarchal culture dominant in their relationship with their violent partners. Based on 33 in-depth interviews with IPV survivors, this study used a grounded theory approach to follow women’s experiences in the personal and employment life domain. The authors propose that in order to understand employment in the field of IPV survivors, it is necessary to deploy a job quality perspective. Further, they found that a gendered conceptualization of job quality is required, one that is evaluated by three relational dimensions: employment spaces blocking IPV penetration, control over one’s own income and a sense of skill recognition. These relational dimensions show that in participants’ work lives, neoliberalism and patriarchy conflict with one another. Accordingly, the contradiction between these value systems must be taken into account in conceptualizations of their mutual reinforcement. The authors propose reconciling them by focusing on the challenging experience of women’s employment, from which the innovative meaning of job quality arises.

scholarly journals Helpless helpers: primary care therapist self-efficacy working with intimate partner violence and ageing women

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 222-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlie Watson ◽  
Nikki Carthy ◽  
Sue Becker
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Core State ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Data Coding ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore primary care psychological therapists’ experiences of working with mid-life and older women presenting with intimate partner violence (IPV) and develop a theoretical framework using a grounded theory approach to identify the experiences of those practitioners working with this phenomenon. Design/methodology/approach Interviews with 17 practitioners were conducted. The data analysis was informed by a grounded theory approach, which requires three states of data coding: open, axial and selective. Data codes were thematically sorted into causal, contextual, strategic, intervening, interactional and consequential conditions. Findings A core state of therapist helplessness was uncovered. The framework demonstrates that psychological therapists can doubt their ability to work meaningfully with women over 45 years of age experiencing IPV. To avoid the core state of helplessness, therapists use strategies such as avoiding asking questions about partner violence, making assumptions of how patients interpret their own experiences, addressing symptoms rather than the root cause and going above and beyond in attempts to rescue patients. The consequence of therapists’ helplessness often results in burnout. Research limitations/implications The framework identifies barriers in working effectively with IPV and women in the mid-to older-aged populations. Originality/value This study is the first to suggest a framework that is grounded in practitioner experience with capability to transfer to a range of professionals working with mid-to older-aged women such as forensic, medical and specialist psychologists.

scholarly journals “If I’d Had Something Like SAFE at the Time, Maybe I Would’ve Left Him Sooner.”—Essential Features of eHealth Interventions for Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110361
Author(s):  
Nicole van Gelder ◽  
Suzanne Ligthart ◽  
Julia ten Elzen ◽  
Judith Prins ◽  
Karin van Rosmalen-Nooijens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Seeking Help ◽  
Ehealth Intervention ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

Approximately one in three women worldwide experiences intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA) in her lifetime. Despite its frequent occurrence and severe consequences, women often refrain from seeking help. eHealth has the potential to remove some of the barriers women face in help seeking and disclosing. To guarantee the client-centeredness of an (online) intervention it is important to involve the target group and people with expertise in the development process. Therefore, we conducted an interview study with survivors and professionals, in order to assess needs, obstacles, and wishes with regard to an eHealth intervention for women experiencing IPVA. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 women (8 survivors and 8 professionals) between 22 and 52 years old, with varied experiences of IPVA and help. Qualitative data was analyzed using a grounded theory approach and open thematic coding. During analysis we identified a third stakeholder group within the study population: survivor-professionals, with both personal experiences of and professional knowledge on IPVA. All stakeholder groups largely agree on the priorities for an eHealth intervention: safety, acknowledgment, contact with fellow survivors, and help. Nevertheless, the groups offer different perspectives, with the survivor-professionals functioning as a bridge group between the survivors and professionals. The groups prioritize different topics. For example, survivors and survivor-professionals highlighted the essential need for safety, while professionals underlined the importance of acknowledgment. Survivor-professionals were the only ones to emphasize the importance of addressing various life domains. The experiences of professionals and survivors highlight a broad range of needs and potential obstacles for eHealth interventions. Consideration of these findings could improve the client-centeredness of existing and future (online) interventions for women experiencing IPVA.

scholarly journals Mixing a Grounded Theory Approach with a Randomized Controlled Trial Related to Intimate Partner Violence: What Challenges Arise for Mixed Methods Research?

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Catallo ◽  
Susan M. Jack ◽  
Donna Ciliska ◽  
Harriet L. MacMillan
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

Little is known about how to systematically integrate complex qualitative studies within the context of randomized controlled trials. A two-phase sequential explanatory mixed methods study was conducted in Canada to understand how women decide to disclose intimate partner violence in emergency department settings. Mixing a RCT (with a subanalysis of data) with a grounded theory approach required methodological modifications to maintain the overall rigour of this mixed methods study. Modifications were made to the following areas of the grounded theory approach to support the overall integrity of the mixed methods study design: recruitment of participants, maximum variation and negative case sampling, data collection, and analysis methods. Recommendations for future studies include: (1) planning at the outset to incorporate a qualitative approach with a RCT and to determine logical points during the RCT to integrate the qualitative component and (2) consideration for the time needed to carry out a RCT and a grounded theory approach, especially to support recruitment, data collection, and analysis. Data mixing strategies should be considered during early stages of the study, so that appropriate measures can be developed and used in the RCT to support initial coding structures and data analysis needs of the grounded theory phase.

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