In:
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, SAGE Publications, Vol. 28, No. 1 ( 2013-01), p. 157-175
Abstract:
This article describes the recovery experiences of women who had suffered intimate partner violence in Taiwan. A phenomenological study design using semi-structured interviews was used to obtain data from a purposive sample of eight women. Colaizzi’s approach to narrative analysis was applied. Findings indicate that “reconstructing the self” emerged as the essence of the women’s recovery experiences. Four themes were identified: Feeling shame, creating mastery, recognizing the imperfect self, and embodying the self by helping others. Understanding the recovery experience is an important step in effectively assisting women to recover from abusive relationships and to reconstruct their lives.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0886-2605
,
1552-6518
DOI:
10.1177/0886260512448851
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2013
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2028900-5
SSG:
2
SSG:
2,1
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