Examining the Correlates of Engagement and Disengagement Coping Among Help-Seeking Battered Women

Taft, Casey T.; Resick, Patricia A.; Panuzio, Jillian; Vogt, Dawne; Mechanic, Mindy B.

doi:10.1891/088667007780482838

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“…While this study found that negative coping was related to husband's drug use, wife's depression and dyadic splitting, others also found a relationship with depression [44]. Although a relationship between childhood abuse and negative coping was found in this study [45], that relationship was lost when other factors were entered.…”

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confidence: 67%

Do violence dynamics matter?

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Do violence dynamics matter?

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“…Due to the nature of their custody outcomes, the safety of children remains a concern. In this study, mothers seemed to cope by accepting or resisting the outcome, which parallels two forms of coping in the IPV literature (Taft, Resick, Panuzio, Vogt, & Mechannic, 2007). Specifically, “accepting” fits a disengagement coping strategy, whereby some mothers coped by alleviating the stress and avoiding negative emotions (e.g., anger) from the custody process.…”

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“The System Had Choked Me Too”: Abused Mothers’ Perceptions of the Custody Determination Process That Resulted in Negative Custody Outcomes

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Hardesty

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J Interpers Violence

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health problem that continues to affect abused mothers after separation from an abusive partner. In addition to the risk of ongoing control and violence by abusers, the custody determination process may present challenges for mothers who end up with negative custody outcomes (e.g., share custody with abusers or lose custody). Using constructivist grounded theory techniques, we conducted a qualitative analysis of interviews with 24 abused mothers with negative custody outcomes to understand how they perceive and make sense of the process as a whole, and how they cope with these outcomes. The custody determination process was reportedly complex and stressful, and most mothers did not anticipate a negative custody outcome. Mothers' perceptions and experiences followed three phases: " trusting "the system" to protect them and their children, adapting to "the system" in search of positive outcomes, and, once custody decisions were determined, coping with the aftermath of the judicial system process, either by accepting or resisting the outcome. This study echoes previous calls for further training and policies that make the custody determination process less burdensome and harmful for survivors and their children.

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“…As a first step, survivors of IPV have to both recognize abusive behavior as problematic and believe that others can help them (Liang, Goodman, Tummala-Narra, & Weintraub, 2005; Shannon, Logan, Cole, & Medley, 2006). Findings from empirical studies suggest that women may not recognize behaviors involved in psychological abuse, such as controlling behaviors and isolation, as abuse (Flicker et al, 2011; Taft, Resick, Panuzio, Vogt, & Mechannic, 2007). In a large sample of rural and urban women, M age = 32, SD = 9.47, Shannon and colleagues found that rural women were more likely to experience severe physical abuse over the course of their lives and more psychological abuse in the year surveyed than urban women.…”

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“…Luo and Waite (2011) found that among persons who experienced elder mistreatment, older adults who had more social support, social participation, and social connectedness had more positive outcomes than isolated elders. Because victims of IPV are often socially isolated by their partners, especially those living in rural areas, we can extrapolate that older abused women may have few ways of maintaining psychological health in light of the abuse (Taft et al, 2007). Indeed, loss of financial resources and community connections is an important consideration if older, rural women leave an abusive situation (Roberto et al, 2013).…”

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Violence and Abuse in Rural Older Women’s Lives: A Life Course Perspective

Roberto

McCann

2018

J Interpers Violence

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Intimate partner violence in later life includes physical, psychological, sexual, and financial abuse. Although some researchers have investigated how women in long-term violent partnerships cope with abuse, little is known about the history, experiences, and needs of older women who leave abusive relationships. From a feminist, life course perspective, we interviewed 10 women who had left their abusive partners later in life. We used qualitative methods to analyze the data and found four major themes: (a) the women used the past to account for abuse in their relationships later in life, (b) recognizing abuse signaled to the women to fight back and exit the relationship, (c) financial abuse and exploitation affected women's mental and physical health, and (d) rebuilding was especially challenging as the women faced their future alone with financial, physical, or mental health problems. We conclude that abuse presents lasting and unique challenges for older women.

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Examining the Correlates of Engagement and Disengagement Coping Among Help-Seeking Battered Women

Cited by 8 publications

References 49 publications

Do violence dynamics matter?

Do violence dynamics matter?

“The System Had Choked Me Too”: Abused Mothers’ Perceptions of the Custody Determination Process That Resulted in Negative Custody Outcomes

Violence and Abuse in Rural Older Women’s Lives: A Life Course Perspective

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