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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Domestic Violence Survivors' Experiences with Their Informal Social Networks
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Informal social networks play a critical role in buffering the negative effects of stressful life events. For women experiencing the stress of a violent relationship, family and friends are among the first sources of support sought; however, reactions to the abuse by family and friends are not uniformly perceived as helpful by survivors. The current study takes a qualitative approach to examining the range of possible reactions survivors may encounter from their social networks regarding the abuse. Special attention is given to negative and mixed reactions, as they have previously been under-examined in the literature. Findings suggest that survivors (N = 45) regularly experience negative and mixed reactions. Emergent themes suggest that both positive and negative reactions to abuse could be understood in four broad arenas: safety, emotional availability, input, and aid. However, positive and negative reactions emerged as distinct constructs within each arena; mixed reactions took multiple forms including being within person and within network.
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“Further under-standing of the process of disclosure and helpseeking comes from a few qualitative studies which highlight the complexity of the notion of support and the mistrust on the part of survivors that leads to 'cautious relating'.1,24”
From Help‐seeking amongst women survivors of domestic violence: a qualitative study of pathways towards formal and informal support (2016) · cites this paper as [24]
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“Our study confirms previous findings that disclosure of abuse does not always have a positive outcome for women.”
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“The study provides corroboration and further understanding of barriers to disclosure and help-seeking previously identified.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Trotter, J. L., & Allen, N. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Corresponding author
- Allen, Nicole E.
- ORCID
- Allen, Nicole E.
- Venue
- American Journal of Community Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2009-03-31
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 3-4
- Pages
- 221-231
- ISSN
- 0091-0562 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2770
- OpenAlex
- W2077953501
- Cited by
- 119
- References
- 44
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- FWCI
- 3.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Community Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Keywords
- domestic violence, intimate partner violence, victims of domestic violence, informal social networks, social support, family and friends, emotional availability, safety, survivor experiences
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Attitude, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Behavior, Social Support, Domestic Violence, Survivors, Battered Women, Young Adult
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