“Get out of my home and don’t come back!” : empowering women through self-defense
Mossman, Elaine
“Get out of my home and don’t come back!” : empowering women through self-defense prepared by Elaine Mossman and Jan Jordan - Sage, 2019 - Violence Against Women .
Violence Against Women, 2019, 25(3), 313-336
Can self-defense courses empower those already victimized? This article explores the potential for self-defense courses to have specific efficacy in the prevention of intimate partner violence (IPV). It draws on interview (n = 36) and pre- and postevaluation (n = 44) data from two studies: (a) evaluation of a pilot study of a feminist empowerment self-defense course designed specifically for women’s refuge/shelter clients (Violence Prevention Project [VPP]) and (b) evaluation of women’s self-defense courses collected as part of a larger evaluation study (Skills for Safety). The overwhelmingly positive findings from both studies suggest greater consideration be offered to providing further collaborative refuge/self-defense courses for women victimized by IPV. (Authors' abstract). Record #8433
Women's Self Defence Network - Wāhine Toa
National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges
ABUSED WOMEN
EVALUATION
INTERVENTION
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
PHYSICAL ABUSE
SELF DEFENCE
SUPPORT SERVICES
WOMEN'S REFUGES
YOUNG WOMEN
PREVENTION
FAMILY VIOLENCE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
NEW ZEALAND
“Get out of my home and don’t come back!” : empowering women through self-defense prepared by Elaine Mossman and Jan Jordan - Sage, 2019 - Violence Against Women .
Violence Against Women, 2019, 25(3), 313-336
Can self-defense courses empower those already victimized? This article explores the potential for self-defense courses to have specific efficacy in the prevention of intimate partner violence (IPV). It draws on interview (n = 36) and pre- and postevaluation (n = 44) data from two studies: (a) evaluation of a pilot study of a feminist empowerment self-defense course designed specifically for women’s refuge/shelter clients (Violence Prevention Project [VPP]) and (b) evaluation of women’s self-defense courses collected as part of a larger evaluation study (Skills for Safety). The overwhelmingly positive findings from both studies suggest greater consideration be offered to providing further collaborative refuge/self-defense courses for women victimized by IPV. (Authors' abstract). Record #8433
Women's Self Defence Network - Wāhine Toa
National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges
ABUSED WOMEN
EVALUATION
INTERVENTION
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
PHYSICAL ABUSE
SELF DEFENCE
SUPPORT SERVICES
WOMEN'S REFUGES
YOUNG WOMEN
PREVENTION
FAMILY VIOLENCE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
NEW ZEALAND