Empowerment Through Feminist Self-Defense: The IMPACT Lasts

What do women learn in feminist self-defense that is empowering? This study examined the skills women used months and years after completing an IMPACT self-defense course. Ninety-seven survey participants described skills they had used and incorporated into their lives. The major themes that emerged...

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Main Author: Thompson, Martha E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Violence against women
Year: 2023, Volume: 29, Issue: 14, Pages: 2915-2940
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
adrenaline management
boundary setting
Body language
empowerment self-defense
IMPACT self-defense
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Summary:What do women learn in feminist self-defense that is empowering? This study examined the skills women used months and years after completing an IMPACT self-defense course. Ninety-seven survey participants described skills they had used and incorporated into their lives. The major themes that emerged through a classic grounded theory analysis were awareness, boundary setting, assertive body language, and managing adrenaline to prevent, interrupt, or stop uncomfortable, intrusive, or hostile behaviors. IMPACT-trained women did not engage in self-blaming or risky behavior and used their skills to prevent and interrupt aggressive behavior.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012231197576