“Leaving Was a Process, Not an Event”: The Lived Experience of Dating and Domestic Violence in 140 Characters

One of the most frequent refrains heard in the public discourse on intimate partner violence (IPV) is why do they stay? The literature has demonstrated that IPV victims face multiple barriers to safely exiting their relationships. Currently, there has been a limited examination of the role social me...

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Authors: Storer, Heather L. (Author) ; Rodriguez, Maria (Author) ; Franklin, Roxanne (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 11/12, Pages: NP6553-NP6580
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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