RT Article
T1 Coping Strategies Adopted by Migrant Female Head-load Carriers Who Experienced IPV
JF Victims & offenders
VO 17
IS 1
SP 139
OP 159
A1 Baffour, Frank Darkwa
A2 Adomako, Emmanuel Brenyah
A2 Baffour, Portia Darkwa
A2 Henni, Margaret
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1783529814
AB The physical, sexual and reproductive, and mental health complications posed by Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) raise problems that must be addressed by victims. This study presents qualitative data on the coping strategies employed by 20 head-load carriers (females who carry loads in a saucepan on the head for a fee) who were survivors of IPV. The findings indicate that the head-load carriers adopted strategies such as apologizing or fighting back (interpersonal coping); remaining silent (intrapersonal coping); seeking support from family, friends, or institutions (socio-personal coping); engaging in prayer and hope; and leaving the relationship. Future research and policy implications are also discussed.
K1 Family/domestic violence
K1 violence against women
K1 Victimization
K1 Coping
DO 10.1080/15564886.2021.1923601