title: Meaning of INSIGHT participation among women who have experienced intimate partner violence.
abstract: This phenomenological study explored the meaning that women with violent partners found in participating in a 20-week group cognitive therapy program called INSIGHT. Through a two-step interview process, ten women who had experienced intimate partner violence described what it meant to them to decide to participate in INSIGHT; what was meaningful about the program; and what influence the program had on their lives. Findings indicated an overarching theme that described a process of Rescuing Self. This study adds support for the utility of interventions, such as INSIGHT, that nurture self-emergence among women who have experienced intimate partner violence.
authors.affiliation: Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota 56082, USA. bzust@gac.edu
authors.forename: Barbara L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Zust
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001242:Assertiveness; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019035:Rural Health Services; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012944:Social Support; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires