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Erschienen in: Journal of Family Violence 5/2006

01.07.2006 | Original Article

The Influence of Supportive and Nonsupportive Persons in Helping Rural Women in Abusive Partner Relationships Become Free from Abuse

verfasst von: Kathy Bosch, M. Betsy Bergen

Erschienen in: Journal of Family Violence | Ausgabe 5/2006

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Abstract

Many rural women in abusive partner relationships have reached to informal and formal support networks for assistance and have been negated, discounted, or treated in a nonsupportive manner. Women trying to end partner abuse rarely have found the help they seek from their communities; and family and friends may question, blame, or misunderstand women's situations. This study examined behaviors of supportive and nonsupportive persons and the effectiveness of support networks in helping rural women in abusive partner relationships become free from abuse. Supportive persons were found to help women access resources and extended informal and formal networks which in turn helped women become free from abuse. Nonsupportive persons hindered women's access to resources and facilitated in keeping women bound in abusive partner relationships. Partner abuse is a complex societal issue that involves a large network of support and services in order to help women become free from abuse, having implications to educators and service providers.
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Metadaten
Titel
The Influence of Supportive and Nonsupportive Persons in Helping Rural Women in Abusive Partner Relationships Become Free from Abuse
verfasst von
Kathy Bosch
M. Betsy Bergen
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2006
Erschienen in
Journal of Family Violence / Ausgabe 5/2006
Print ISSN: 0885-7482
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2851
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-006-9027-1

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