Understanding Resistance Among Survivors of Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Co-Produced Study in the United Kingdom

Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is a global problem that affects approximately one in four women in their lifetime. An area of unexplored research is how women use a range of strategies to honor resistance, manage the risk, avoid abuse, and cope with the pain of DVA. Art-based methodology and inte...

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Authors: Kelsall-Knight, Lucille (Author) ; Mulveen, Jacky (Author) ; Clarke, Anna (Author) ; Cripps, Molly (Author) ; Bradbury-Jones, Caroline (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2026
In: Violence against women
Year: 2026, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Pages: 417-434
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Women
survivorship
Strategies
Domestic Violence
Art
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Summary:Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is a global problem that affects approximately one in four women in their lifetime. An area of unexplored research is how women use a range of strategies to honor resistance, manage the risk, avoid abuse, and cope with the pain of DVA. Art-based methodology and interpretative phenomenological analysis approaches were used which determined seven strategies employed by women in order to survive DVA: apparent compliance; maintaining a sense of self; knowing boundaries; keeping hope in sight; imagining freedom; degrees of rebellion; and denial. This created a conceptual model for understanding DVA survivorship (The SEED Model).
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012241309366