title: Uxoricide: a phenomenological study of adult survivors.
abstract: The effect on children of the murder of a parent by the other parent, uxoricide, is immediate and devastating. Usually in a single act, the child loses both parents, one to death and the other to the criminal justice system. This is a report on a qualitative study, with a sample of seven adults, designed to explore the experiences of these children as they grow to adulthood. The major themes developed in the data analysis include (1) a surprising lack of anger regarding the perpetrator, (2) intimate abuse in later personal relationships, and (3) a beginning description of paths to recovery.
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia, School of Nursing Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. bparker@virginia.edu
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Steeves
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Moran
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*