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Economic Abuse in the Lives of Women Abused by an Intimate Partner

A Qualitative Study

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ID12435528
AuthorsCynthia K Sanders (0000-0003-3791-6322, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume21
Issue1
Pages3-29
Publication date2014-12-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1077801214564167
PMID25548376
OpenAlexW2155967007
LanguageEN
Citations received80
References cited36

This article presents qualitative findings of a study that examined the role of financial issues and economic factors in the lives of women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). Eight themes emerged in discussions with women about the ways in which money and economic issues played a role in their experiences of abuse. Taken together, women's discussions clearly support an "economic abuse" dimension of IPV. Implications for safely advancing the economic well-being of low-income survivors are discussed

Abusive relationship · Domestic violence · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Qualitative research · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Homelessness and Social Issues · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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