Possessions and Self in the Identity Work of Survivors of Domestic Violence

Fitzpatrick, Mary Anne; Elphingston-Jolly, Bronwyn; Friend, Lorraine; Payne, Penny R.

doi:10.1002/jcpy.1080

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“…Lastly, trauma due to mental and physical abuse can trigger compensatory consumption. A study by FitzPatrick et al ( 2019 ) centered on victims of domestic violence highlights the role of compensatory consumption in psychological trauma. Among the compensatory mechanisms to reduce psychological trauma is to dissociate oneself from a negative identity as well as the products related to that identity.…”

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“…Trauma is a theme which represents responses and narratives where the participant claims to be subjected to a series of mental and physical abuses. The previous study by FitzPatrick et al ( 2019 ) centered on victims of domestic violence suggests that compensatory consumption (e.g., dissociation) is used to cope with psychological trauma. The following response suggests the informant was aware that her attitude toward Islamic practices (e.g., wearing hijab) had dire consequences: “Because I was beaten and bullied, I can’t help but feel fear when I meet muslims.…”

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Hijab No More: A Phenomenological Study

Syahrivar

2020

J Relig Health

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The consumption of Islamic products has been discussed quite extensively in many studies, yet the opposite case which is the dissociation from Islamic products is rarely discussed. This study aims to investigate the phenomena in which Muslim women who were raised with conservative values at home countries choose to dissociate from hijab when they live in the western countries. Moreover, they become activists who discourage other Muslim women from wearing hijab. This study adopts a phenomenological research design. The results suggest that hijab dissociation is a form of compensatory mechanism aimed at minimizing self-discrepancy, restoring self-esteem, gaining personal control, reducing perceived alienation and coping with psychological trauma. This study contributes to the theoretical gap in compensatory consumption literature by linking the theory with the non-consumption of religious products.

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Hijab No More: A Phenomenological Study

Syahrivar

2020

J Relig Health

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“…At the other end of the continuum, identity suppression occurs when one or more incompatible identities are cognitively compartmentalized and inhibited to minimize experienced dissonance such as identity conflict, stereotype threat, or stigma (e.g., Hugenberg & Bodenhausen, 2004). For example, domestic abuse victims were shown to cope by compartmentalizing into prescribed self and agentic self (FitzPatrick et al., 2019). Stigmatized overweight consumers were shown to compartmentalize via eating healthy foods in public contexts to address threats to identity, and unhealthy foods in private contexts as comfort food that repairs mood (Sinha, 2016).…”

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Identity interplay: The importance and challenges of consumer research on multiple identities

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Clair

2021

Consumer Psychology Review

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Although it is well accepted that the self-concept includes numerous identities, the preponderance of past consumer identity research has explored one identity at a time and this focus has limited new insights into the interplay between identities. We integrate across research streams to propose a Multiple-Identity Network as a unifying framework to help inform and direct future research on multiple identities. This framework identifies three important areas of opportunity for research on multiple identities: (a) Identity Structure, (b) Identity Management, and (c) Identity Change processes that drive both structure and management.

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“…Similar to previous studies that have used physical memory prompts in qualitative research, I used a visual research method called the 'MeBox' method (Elphingston-Jolly, 2012;FitzPatrick et al, 2019;Gibbons, 2013). Gibbons created the 'MeBox' method for a visual anthropology project that aimed to understand and communicate the study participants' multifaceted experiences of chronic illness (Gibbons, 2010).…”

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My Doctoral Journey: An Autoethnography of Doing Sensitive Research in a Different Cultural Context

Ramanayake

2020

IJDS

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Aim/Purpose: This paper aims to provide important learning insights for doctoral students, researchers and practitioners who wish to research on sensitive topics with research participants from a significantly different culture from their own. Background: Embarking on doctoral research in different cultural contexts presents challenges for doctoral students, especially when researching a sensitive topic. Methodology: This paper uses an autoethnography as its research methodology. Contribution: This paper extends the literature on doctoral researchers’ experiences of exploring the lived experiences of senior travellers who have faced major life events. Little of the previous literature on the experiences of PhD students has explored the experiences they had while researching on a sensitive topic in a different cultural context to their own. To fill this knowledge gap, this paper presents an autoethnography of my experiences. Findings: This paper presents some critical insights into undertaking research in another culture. Its findings are outlined under the following four themes: (a) Feeling vulnerable, (b) Building rapport, (c) Preparing for the unexpected, and (d) Exploring lived experiences. Recommendations for Practitioners: When conducting sensitive cross-cultural research, understanding researchers’ vulnerabilities, rapport-building and preparing for the unexpected are very important. The use of a visual element is beneficial for the participants in their idea generation process. Visual methods have the potential to capture the lived experiences of participants and enable them to reflect on those. Recommendation for Researchers: Doing cross-cultural sensitive doctoral research poses a number of methodological and practical challenges. It was very important to gain a wider cultural understanding of the country and its people in my cross-cultural doctoral research. To this end, this paper suggests that future doctoral researchers consider volunteering with the community as a way to gain understanding of the research context when preparing to undertake cross-cultural research. Impact on Society: The findings support the importance of cultural sensitivity when doing cross-cultural research. Future Research: Future research could be conducted in a different cultural setting to reveal whether the key themes identified here are universal.

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Possessions and Self in the Identity Work of Survivors of Domestic Violence

Cited by 13 publications

References 90 publications

Hijab No More: A Phenomenological Study

Hijab No More: A Phenomenological Study

Identity interplay: The importance and challenges of consumer research on multiple identities

My Doctoral Journey: An Autoethnography of Doing Sensitive Research in a Different Cultural Context

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