title: Strengthening resources for midlife and older rural women who experience intimate partner violence.
abstract: Little is known about midlife and older women who experience intimate partner violence living in rural places and their resource needs. Guided by a strengths perspective, we provided insights into resources that midlife and older women use, or would like to use, in their journey in leaving an abusive partner. Eight women who had left an abusive partner participated in a face-to-face interview. They drew on a wide variety of paid and unpaid resources, while each woman had a unique set of resources that contributed to her being able to make such a significant life transition. It is clear that we need to have a variety of formal and informal resources available to older women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) in rural places, and new forms of resources need to be developed. Our results also indicate that increased efforts are needed in improving both public and professional education regarding older rural women and IPV.
authors.affiliation: a School of Nursing , Dalhousie University , Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada.
authors.forename: Lori E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Weeks
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , University of Prince Edward Island , Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island , Canada.
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Macquarrie
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , University of Prince Edward Island , Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island , Canada.
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Begley
authors.affiliation: c Department of Sociology , University of Brunswick , Fredericton , New Brunswick , Canada.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.affiliation: d Beausejour Family Crisis Resource Centre , Shediac , New Brunswick , Canada.
authors.forename: Kristal D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Leblanc
mesh_terms: D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Canada; emergency shelters; older women; outreach; resources; rural