RT Article
T1 Stories of Backlash in Interviews With Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Sweden
JF Violence against women
VO 29
IS 2
SP 154
OP 184
A1 Wemrell, Maria
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/183111058X
AB Despite high gender equality ratings, Sweden shows a high prevalence of intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW). Suggested factors underlying this apparent paradox include backlash effects against women's empowerment. This study explores stories of backlash in interviews with 23 IPVAW survivors in Sweden. Thematic analysis identified categories of narrative segments referring to phenomena provoking violence; the victims’ resources, agency, breaking with gender norms and resistance, and the partner's feelings of subordination, while case-centered narrative analysis pointed to divergences between how these categories appear in the stories. The study underscores the complexity of links between gender (in)equality and IPVAW in Sweden.
K1 Sweden
K1 Nordic Paradox
K1 Gender Equality
K1 Backlash
K1 intimate partner violence against women
DO 10.1177/10778012221088312