“You can live in a war zone and not be a victim”. Domestic abuse: The experience of women who are currently living with an abusive male partner

Domestic abuse (DA) research focuses on women who have left, limiting the knowledge of experiences and needs of women who remain in these relationships. Sixteen interview transcripts were analysed. The themes were: The experience of DA and its impact on self; Meaning making in the context of DA; and...

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Main Author: Symes, Maxine Helen
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1137
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description Domestic abuse (DA) research focuses on women who have left, limiting the knowledge of experiences and needs of women who remain in these relationships. Sixteen interview transcripts were analysed. The themes were: The experience of DA and its impact on self; Meaning making in the context of DA; and The decision: Do I stay or do I leave. Feelings of strength, resilience, and control were identified, characteristics needing consideration in the delivery of appropriate services.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-11372017-02-20T06:39:39Z “You can live in a war zone and not be a victim”. Domestic abuse: The experience of women who are currently living with an abusive male partner Symes, Maxine Helen Domestic abuse (DA) research focuses on women who have left, limiting the knowledge of experiences and needs of women who remain in these relationships. Sixteen interview transcripts were analysed. The themes were: The experience of DA and its impact on self; Meaning making in the context of DA; and The decision: Do I stay or do I leave. Feelings of strength, resilience, and control were identified, characteristics needing consideration in the delivery of appropriate services. 2015 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1137 en Curtin University fulltext
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“You can live in a war zone and not be a victim”. Domestic abuse: The experience of women who are currently living with an abusive male partner
title “You can live in a war zone and not be a victim”. Domestic abuse: The experience of women who are currently living with an abusive male partner
title_full “You can live in a war zone and not be a victim”. Domestic abuse: The experience of women who are currently living with an abusive male partner
title_fullStr “You can live in a war zone and not be a victim”. Domestic abuse: The experience of women who are currently living with an abusive male partner
title_full_unstemmed “You can live in a war zone and not be a victim”. Domestic abuse: The experience of women who are currently living with an abusive male partner
title_short “You can live in a war zone and not be a victim”. Domestic abuse: The experience of women who are currently living with an abusive male partner
title_sort “you can live in a war zone and not be a victim”. domestic abuse: the experience of women who are currently living with an abusive male partner
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1137