Continuous traumatic stress : examining the experiences and support needs of women after separation from an abusive partner
Hulley, Joanne
Continuous traumatic stress : examining the experiences and support needs of women after separation from an abusive partner Joanne Hulley, Khai Wager, Tim Gomersall, Louis Bailey, Gill Kirkman, Graham Gibbs and Adele D. Jones - Sage, 2022 - Journal of Interpersonal Violence .
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2022, First published online 13 November 2022
Intimate partner violence causes significant, long-lasting harm to almost one-third (27%) of the world’s population of women. Even when women leave abusive relationships, some men continue to exercise control over their ex-partners through psychological control, threats, violence, stalking, and other forms of harassment. In this qualitative study, 52 purposively sampled women who self-identified as victims or survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) from male partners were interviewed. Data were analyzed with a theoretically informed thematic analysis, supported by Nvivo® software. We found that leaving a violent relationship was a long-term process fraught with difficulty and ongoing risks of psychological harm. The concept of Continuous Traumatic Stress (CTS), first developed to understand the impact of state-sponsored violence and war, was found to be a particularly useful tool for the analysis of the impact of post-separation abuse. Additionally, CTS encourages researchers and practitioners to think anew about resilience-centered approaches to improving protection and access to justice for female victims. (Authors' abstract). Record #7920
ABUSED WOMEN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
JUSTICE
MENTAL HEALTH
PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
SEPARATION
STALKING
STRESS
TRAUMA
INTERNATIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM
Continuous traumatic stress : examining the experiences and support needs of women after separation from an abusive partner Joanne Hulley, Khai Wager, Tim Gomersall, Louis Bailey, Gill Kirkman, Graham Gibbs and Adele D. Jones - Sage, 2022 - Journal of Interpersonal Violence .
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2022, First published online 13 November 2022
Intimate partner violence causes significant, long-lasting harm to almost one-third (27%) of the world’s population of women. Even when women leave abusive relationships, some men continue to exercise control over their ex-partners through psychological control, threats, violence, stalking, and other forms of harassment. In this qualitative study, 52 purposively sampled women who self-identified as victims or survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) from male partners were interviewed. Data were analyzed with a theoretically informed thematic analysis, supported by Nvivo® software. We found that leaving a violent relationship was a long-term process fraught with difficulty and ongoing risks of psychological harm. The concept of Continuous Traumatic Stress (CTS), first developed to understand the impact of state-sponsored violence and war, was found to be a particularly useful tool for the analysis of the impact of post-separation abuse. Additionally, CTS encourages researchers and practitioners to think anew about resilience-centered approaches to improving protection and access to justice for female victims. (Authors' abstract). Record #7920
ABUSED WOMEN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
JUSTICE
MENTAL HEALTH
PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
SEPARATION
STALKING
STRESS
TRAUMA
INTERNATIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM