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040			_aAFVC
100			_aMcKenzie, Mandy _95723
245			_a“Walking on eggshells" : _ba qualitative study of how friends of young women experiencing intimate partner violence perceive their role _cMandy McKenzie, Kelsey L. Hegarty, Victoria J. Palmer and Laura Tarzia
260			_bSage, _c2020
500			_aJournal of Interpersonal Violence, 2020, Advance publication online, 29 October 2020
520			_aYoung women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) are most likely to turn to their friends for help. Although friends can play a critical role in providing support, there is little research that examines friends’ experiences. In this qualitative study, we explored how friends of young women experiencing IPV perceived their role in responding to IPV in the context of friendship. We held in-depth interviews with 15 friends of young women who had experienced IPV and used reflexive thematic analysis to develop key themes from the data. We developed two overarching themes that reflected participants’ perceptions of the roles they had played or considered as a friend in responding to IPV: “taking action” (which included “providing an outsider’s view,” “being an advisor or coach,” “being a protector,” and “taking a stand”); and “being there” (which included “being a listener,” “being a companion” and “being an ally”). Their perceptions were shaped by friendship expectations, as well as by understandings of IPV. However, deciding what role to play in supporting their friend was constructed as challenging due to conflicting expectations that arose in the context of friendship. It involved balancing a perceived responsibility to do what they thought was best for their friend’s well-being, a need to promote honesty and mutuality in the friendship, along with a competing obligation to respect their friend’s choices, maintain her trust and ensure equality in the friendship. Being friends with the abuser as well as with the victim created additional complexities. Based on our findings, we identify key areas to address in developing interventions to assist friends to respond to young women experiencing IPV. These could guide friends on how to play an effective support role while also maintaining the friendship and managing the significant emotional impacts of providing help. (Authors' abstract). Record #6891
650			_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650			_aEMOTIONAL SUPPORT _9224
650			_aHELP SEEKING _95453
650			_aINFORMAL SUPPORTERS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS _96720
650			_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _9431
650			_aYOUNG WOMEN _9661
651			_aINTERNATIONAL _93624
651		4	_aAUSTRALIA _92597
700			_aHegarty, Kelsey _91330
700			_aPalmer, Victoria J. _99482
700			_aTarzia, Laura _95233
773	0		_tJournal of Interpersonal Violence, 2020, Advance publication online, 29 October 2020
830			_aJournal of Interpersonal Violence _94621
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520969238 _yDOI: 10.1177/0886260520969238
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE