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dc.contributor.authorIrving, Lauraen_US
dc.contributor.authorDr. LIU Chi Pun, Benen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-05T06:02:16Z-
dc.date.available2021-02-05T06:02:16Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Interpersonal Violence, Jan. 2020, vol. 35(1-2), pp. 294-318.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0886-2605-
dc.identifier.issn1552-6518-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/6190-
dc.description.abstractThe aim of the study was to identify the prevalence and perceived helpfulness of a variety of protective strategies that were used by female survivors of domestic abuse and to explore factors that may have influenced strategy usage. Forty participants were recruited from a voluntary sector domestic abuse service, commissioned by an outer London local authority in the United Kingdom, in early 2014. The measurement tools used were the Intimate Partner Violence Strategies Index (IPVSI) and the Coordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse (CAADA) Domestic Abuse, Stalking and “Honour”-Based Violence (DASH) Risk Assessment Checklist. The average age was 33 years (SD = 7.9, range = 20-57); half reported to be of Asian ethnicity, 37.5% White, and 12.5% Black or Mixed ethnicity. The average DASH score was 9.8 (SD = 13.2, range = 0-18), and an average of 18 (SD = 6.7, range = 1-29) protective strategies were utilized by each participant. All of the most commonly used strategies were from the placating category. Although safety planning strategies were rated as the most helpful by all participants, placating strategies were also rated as helpful by two thirds of participants. Stepwise multiple regression showed that placating was the only significant predictor of DASH score (β = .375, p < .05) and accounted for 14% of the variance of DASH score. Findings showed that women utilized a diverse range of protective strategies with placating strategies being most intensely used and rated as helpful. However, placating strategy usage could be a risk factor as opposed to a protective factor. This study has also demonstrated that greater placating strategies were used by White than South Asian women, and women who were employed used more formal strategies. This research has extended the knowledge base of protective strategies that professionals can draw from to underpin decisions and interventions when working with domestic abuse survivors.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Interpersonal Violenceen_US
dc.titleBeaten into submissiveness? An investigation into the protective strategies used by survivors of domestic abuseen_US
dc.typePeer Reviewed Journal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0886260516682520-
item.fulltextNo Fulltext-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Social Work-
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