Counseling Services for Battered Women: A Comparison of Outcomes for Physical and Sexual Assault Survivors
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Approximately 15% of married or cohabiting women and as many as 60% of battered women are raped at least once by their partners. This study compared community-based counseling outcomes of battered women with outcomes of women who were both raped and battered by their partners. Over time, both groups improved in wellbeing and coping. Although those both battered and raped progressed more in counseling, they had lower scores before and after counseling compared to women who were battered only. Implications for research and intervention are discussed.
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- Authors
- Howard, A., Riger, S., Campbell, R., & Wasco, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2003-07
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 717-734
- ISSN
- 0886-2605 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-6518
- OpenAlex
- W1998523101
- Cited by
- 51
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 1.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Keywords
- battered women, intimate partner rape, community-based counseling, counseling outcomes, well-being, coping, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, women's mental health
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Community Health Services, Counseling, Female, Humans, Mental Health, Rape, Treatment Outcome, Domestic Violence, Crime Victims
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