RT Article
T1 Continuous Traumatic Stress: Examining the Experiences and Support Needs of Women After Separation From an Abusive Partner
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 38
IS 9/10
SP 6275
OP 6297
A1 Hulley, Joanne
A2 Wager, Khai
A2 Gomersall, Tim
A2 Bailey, Louis
A2 Kirkman, Gill
A2 Gibbs, Graham
A2 Jones, Adele D.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1841093785
AB Intimate partner violence causes significant, long-lasting harm to almost one-third (27%) of the world’s population of women. Even when women leave abusive relationships, some men continue to exercise control over their ex-partners through psychological control, threats, violence, stalking, and other forms of harassment. In this qualitative study, 52 purposively sampled women who self-identified as victims or survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) from male partners were interviewed. Data were analyzed with a theoretically informed thematic analysis, supported by Nvivo® software. We found that leaving a violent relationship was a long-term process fraught with difficulty and ongoing risks of psychological harm. The concept of Continuous Traumatic Stress (CTS), first developed to understand the impact of state-sponsored violence and war, was found to be a particularly useful tool for the analysis of the impact of post-separation abuse. Additionally, CTS encourages researchers and practitioners to think anew about resilience-centered approaches to improving protection and access to justice for female victims.
K1 CTS
K1 PTSD
K1 intervention/treatment
K1 Battered Women
K1 Domestic abuse
K1 Intimate Partner Violence
DO 10.1177/08862605221132776