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Title: | The Experience of Mothering in Relationships Involving Intimate Partner Violence |
Authors: | Nolawit Teshome |
Keywords: | Intimate Partner Violence, Parenting/Mothering, Child Exposure |
Issue Date: | 2-Dec-2019 |
Publisher: | St. Mary's University |
Abstract: | This study explored the experience of mothers who have been in
relationships involving Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and child exposure
to the violence. Semi-structured in depth interviews were held with a total of
five women. Descriptive phenomenology approach was employed for
conducting this study. Giorgi‟s method of analysis for phenomenological
study was used to analyze the data. The findings indicate that women
respondents were in a very stressful position as they had experienced
violence by their partners and also had children to look after. The exposure
of the children to the violence and their partner‟s abuse of the children have
been shown to be a source of distress for the women. However, the women
were also comforted by the presence of their children in their lives despite
the fact that parenting had added to their stress in IPV. The women were
found to be aware of their possible short comings as parents but this was so
in a way that was not self-blaming. They appeared to understand their
situations and also acknowledged their efforts and achievements as mothers
which could be used to make sure that interventions build on the strengths of
these women in the process of empowerment. The results of the study show
that the women and their children have needs that call for greater attention
to be given for survivors of IPV as the available services and service
providers need to be attentive to their special needs and the need to expand
the types and number of services provided for these women and their
children. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5223 |
Appears in Collections: | The 10th Multidisciplinary Research Seminar
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