Insight from Women on the Lived Experience of Their Partners’ Referrals to Men's Behavior Change Programs

Bibliographic Data

ID12435534
AuthorsLauren Zeuschner (0000-0001-7533-8100, Federation University, corresponding author), Marg Camilleri (0000-0002-8603-6033, Federation University)
Year2025
Volume32
Issue6-7
Pages1693-1713
Publication date2025-05-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10778012251338487
PMID40336328
OpenAlexW4410214736
LanguageEN
References cited20

Within the state of Victoria (Australia), male perpetrators of family violence are routinely referred to Men's Behaviour Change Programs (MBCP). This place based-based study included nine in-depth interviews with women from a regional city in Victoria, about their lived experiences of their partners' referral to an MBCP. The women's shared narratives were explored via Feminist Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. This analysis exposed the referral period as a time of pivotal assessment for the women - a time characterized by hope, blame, judgement, and indignation. This study emphasizes the need for community services to take into account the far-reaching implications an MBCP referral has for everyone it is intended to benefit

Blame · Family medicine · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Judgement · Lived experience · Medical emergency · Narrative · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Referral · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Child Abuse and Trauma · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies

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