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01.02.2009 | Original Article

On the Lived Experience of Battered Women Residing in Shelters

verfasst von: Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia, Hilla Chaya Cohen

Erschienen in: Journal of Family Violence | Ausgabe 2/2009

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Abstract

We present a qualitative study of battered women, which examined their experiences while staying at shelters. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 battered women staying at shelters. The interviews elicited four main themes: the women’s perceptions of the shelter; the woman’s perceptions of herself and her life experiences; the woman’s perceptions of her relations with other battered women at the shelter; and the woman’s perceptions of her relations with the staff of the shelter. The paper concludes with a discussion of the limitations of the study, implications for future research, implications for theory development, and implications for therapy and intervention with the problem of wife battering.

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Titel: On the Lived Experience of Battered Women Residing in Shelters
verfasst von: Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia
Hilla Chaya Cohen
Publikationsdatum: 01.02.2009
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Family Violence / Ausgabe 2/2009
Print ISSN: 0885-7482
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2851
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-008-9214-3

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