TY  - SER
AU  - Hulley, Joanne
AU  - Wager, Khai
AU  - Gomersall, Tim
AU  - Bailey, Louis
AU  - Kirkman, Gill
AU  - Gibbs, Graham
AU  - Jones, Adele D.
TI  - Continuous traumatic stress: examining the experiences and support needs of women after separation from an abusive partner
PY  - 2022///
PB  - Sage, 
KW  - ABUSED WOMEN
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - JUSTICE
KW  - MENTAL HEALTH
KW  - PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
KW  - SEPARATION
KW  - STALKING
KW  - STRESS
KW  - TRAUMA
KW  - INTERNATIONAL
KW  - UNITED KINGDOM
N1  - Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2022, First published online 13 November 2022
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221132776
ER  -