Women's coping experiences in the spectrum of domestic violence abuse.
Through this phenomenological case study the author investigates the experience of coping by women in the spectrum of domestic violence abuse. An ecological view of women's coping is critically reviewed. Women of abuse cope with many factors simultaneously in their lives as there are numerous, multifaceted, and diverse issues that comprise and contribute to an abusive situation. Eight providers from four different agencies, two providers per agency, describe the coping experiences of women both in and out of the abusive situation. Study results corroborate with research and demonstrate that women's coping, both in and out of the abusive relationship is unique and complex.
Community Outreach Consultant, Leadership Headquarters, Angola, New York 14226, USA. Lisa1019437@cs.com
Lisa Ann
LA
Haeseler
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006380:Helplessness, Learned; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation; D012947:Social Work; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation