Not Going Back

Sustaining the Separation in the Process of Leaving Abusive Relationships

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12437359
AutoresJudith Wuest (0000-0002-3968-445X, University of New Brunswick, autor de correspondencia), Marilyn Merritt-Gray (University of New Brunswick), Marilyn Merritt‐gray (University of New Brunswick)
Año1999
Volumen5
Número2
Páginas110-133
Fecha de publicación1999-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1077801299005002002
OpenAlexW2166398752
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas61
Referencias citadas20

In a feminist grounded theory study of rural survivors, the authors discovered reclaiming self as the four-stage, social psychological process for women leaving and not returning to abusive conjugal relationships. Not going back, the third stage, is a process of sustaining the separation over time by claiming and maintaining territory and relentless justifying. Much of the current research has focused on the intra- and interpersonal processes of surviving in the relationship, preparing to leave, and managing the initial crises of leaving. This article contributes to existing literature by explaining the complex social processes involved in not going back and may provide guidance for professional and lay helper interventions during this critical period

Criminology · Grounded theory · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Interpersonal violence · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Process (computing · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Gender Studies · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Psychology