Working women making it work: intimate partner violence, employment, and workplace support.
Partner violence may have significant consequences on women's employment, yet limited information is available about how women cope on the job with perpetrators' tactics and the consequences of her coping methods on employment status. This article investigates whether there is an association between workplace disclosure of victimization and current employment status; and whether there is an association between receiving workplace support and current employment status among women who disclosed victimization circumstances to someone at work. Using a sample of partner victimized women who were employed within the past year (N = 485), cross-tabulation and ANOVA procedures were conducted to examine the differences between currently employed and unemployed women. Binary logistic regressions were conducted to examine whether disclosure and receiving workplace support were significantly associated with current employment. Results indicate that disclosure and workplace support are associated with employment. Implications for clinical practice, workplace policies, and future research are discussed.
Swanberg
Jennifer
J
University of Kentucky, USA.
Macke
Caroline
C
Logan
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TK
D000041:Absenteeism; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D033262:Narration; D012944:Social Support; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017132:Workplace