Women survivors of intimate partner violence: the difficult transition to independence

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Maria Neto Da Cruz Leitão¹ 

关键词: Violence against women;    Spouses;    Women’s health;    Gender and health;    Nursing care;    Violência contra a mulher;    Cônjuges;    Saúde da mulher;    Gênero e saúde;    Violência contra a mulher;    Cônjuges;    Saúde da mulher;    Gênero e saúde;    Cuidados de enfermagem;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420140000600002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objective To understand the trajectories that women go through from entering into to leaving relationships involving intimate partner violence (IPV), and identify the stages of the transition process. Method We utilized a constructivist paradigm based on grounded theory. We ensured that the ethical guidelines of the World Health Organization for research on domestic violence were followed. The analysis focused on narratives of 28 women survivors of IPV, obtained from in-depth interviews. Results The results showed that the trajectories experienced by women were marked by gender issues, (self) silencing, hope and suffering, which continued after the end of the IPV. Conclusion The transition process consists of four stages: entry - falls in love and becomes trapped; maintenance - silences own self, consents and remains in the relationship; decides to leave - faces the problems and struggles to be rescued; (re) balance - (re) finds herself with a new life. This (long) process was developed by wanting (and being able to have) self-determination.

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