Minimizing Negative Experiences: Women's Disclosure of Partner Abuse

DUNHAM, KATHERINE; SENN, CHARLENE Y.

doi:10.1177/088626000015003002

Cited by 81Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceChild Abuse and TraumaElder Abuse and Neglect

Minimizing Negative Experiences: Women's Disclosure of Partner Abuse

DUNHAM, KATHERINE, SENN, CHARLENE Y.·2000·Journal of Interpersonal Violence

DOI 10.1177/088626000015003002

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Women who have experienced abuse in intimate relationships often omit information about the abuse when disclosing to others. Data describing this phenomenon have been anecdotal and concerned only with disclosures to clinicians and social scientists. This study documented the prevalence of minimization in disclosures to friends and relatives and explored factors that might predict minimization. The results revealed that 36.1% of women who disclosed abuse to friends and relatives omitted information. A stepwise logistic regression indicated increased severity of abuse, more accepting attitudes toward physical abuse, and delayed disclosure were each positively associated with minimization. We tentatively suggest that this phenomenon can be viewed as an attempt to manage confidants' reactions to disclosure of abuse and enhance the likelihood of social support. Whether providing an incomplete picture of the situation serves to facilitate or undermine the quality of social support received is an empirical question that must be explored.

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Authors: DUNHAM, K., & SENN, C. Y.
Affiliations: SUNY Plattsburgh (US)
University of Windsor (CA)
ORCID: DUNHAM, KATHERINE
SENN, CHARLENE Y.
Venue: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2000-03
Volume: 15
Issue: 3
Pages: 251-261
ISSN: 0886-2605 (ISSN-L)
1552-6518
DOI: 10.1177/088626000015003002
OpenAlex: W2143317770
Cited by: 81
References: 28
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 2
FWCI: 0.41
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Interpersonal Violence (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
Keywords: intimate partner violence, disclosure of abuse, women, relatives and friends, social support, abuse severity, delayed disclosure

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