title: "He Could Scare Me Without Laying a Hand on Me": Mothers' Experiences of Nonviolent Coercive Control During Marriage and After Separation.
abstract: Studies demonstrate the negative effects of violent coercive control but few examine coercive control without violence. This study describes the characteristics of nonviolent coercive control among 8 divorcing mothers and compares them with 47 mothers who experienced violent coercive control or no violence/no control. Mothers with nonviolent coercive control reported more coping strategies, risk, harassment, and perceived threat than mothers with no violence/no control; similar levels of fear and control during marriage as mothers with violent coercive control; and more postseparation fear than both groups. Findings highlight the need to include nonviolent coercive control in screening methods and research measures.
authors.affiliation: Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA kcrossman@siu.edu.
authors.forename: Kimberly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Crossman
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hardesty
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raffaelli
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D003068:Coercion; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: coercive control; divorce; intimate partner violence