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An advocacy intervention program for women with abusive partners: Initial evaluation

Sullivan, Cris M., Tan, Cheribeth, Basta, Joanna, Rumptz, Maureen, Davidson, William S.·1992·American Journal of Community Psychology
DOI 10.1007/bf00937912
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Experimentally tested the hypotheses that (1) battered women are in need of numerous community resources upon exit from a domestic violence shelter, (2) working with advocates increases women's effectiveness in obtaining needed resources and social support, and (3) success in obtaining resources and social support increases women's levels of life satisfaction and decreases their risk of further abuse. The initial findings of a short-term intervention project designed to provide postshelter advocacy services to women with abusive partners are presented. One-hundred forty-one battered women were interviewed immediately upon their exit from a domestic violence shelter as well as 10 weeks thereafter. Half the sample was randomly assigned to receive the services of trained advocates who assisted them in accessing needed community resources. Women who worked with advocates reported being more effective in accessing resources and had higher levels of social support and overall quality of life postintervention. Although all women reported some decrease in postshelter abuse, there were no differences between those with and those without advocates, and abuse continued to be a problem for many women.

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  • Survivor-focused advocacy/case management interventions showed good to moderate evidence of positive impact on mental health outcomes and access to social support, and in a few studies a reduction in partner aggression or experience of IPV.

    “The studies showed good to moderate evidence of the positive impact of these interventions on mental health outcomes and also access to social support for the IPV survivors included in the study, and in a few studies, a reduction in partner aggression or experience of IPV (IPV scores) [15–23].”

    From A systematic review of intimate partner violence interventions focused on improving social support and/ mental health outcomes of survivors (2020) · cites this paper as [22]

  • Only few advocate-based studies and 1 community-focused intervention reported an impact on IPV with good level of evidence.

    “However, it must be noted that only few of the advocate-based studies and 1 of the community-focused interventions reported an impact on IPV, with good level of evidence [15, 20–23, 34], similar to what has been found in other reviews of advocate-based interventions on intimate partner violence [45].”

    From A systematic review of intimate partner violence interventions focused on improving social support and/ mental health outcomes of survivors (2020) · cites this paper as [22]

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Authors
Sullivan, C. M., Tan, C., Basta, J., Rumptz, M., & Davidson, W. S.
Affiliations
Michigan State University (US)
Corresponding author
Sullivan, Cris M.
ORCID
Venue
American Journal of Community Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1992-06
Volume
20
Issue
3
Pages
309-332
ISSN
  • 0091-0562 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2770
DOI
10.1007/bf00937912
OpenAlex
W2091632450
Cited by
204
References
46
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 9
FWCI
4.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • American Journal of Community Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (1R01 MH 48849)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
Keywords
domestic violence, battered women, social support, life satisfaction, women's shelters, intervention evaluation
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Advocacy, Quality of Life, Risk Factors, Social Support, Spouse Abuse

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