Leaving an Abusive Partner
Exploring Boundary Ambiguity Using the Stages of Change Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12927670 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lyndal Khaw (0000-0001-5834-2669, Goodwin College, corresponding author), Jennifer L Hardesty (0000-0001-5320-9746, Urbana University) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 38-53 |
| Publication date | 2009-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Theory & Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1756-2570 • E-ISSN: 1756-2589 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1756-2589.2009.00004.x |
| OpenAlex | W1974603584 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 60 |
The Stages of Change Model has helped researchers and practitioners explore the process of leaving an abusive partner, but it does not account for the changes in relational boundaries unique to this process. In this paper, we integrate the concept of boundary ambiguity into the Stages of Change Model to explore potential sources of boundary ambiguity in the process of leaving. We theorize that Boss’s two types of boundary ambiguity may be present at different points of the leaving process and are perceptual barriers to leaving permanently. We also theorize that potential sources of boundary ambiguity emerge from women and their partners’ decisions and actions in the process of leaving. Implications and future directions for research and practice are discussed
Ambiguity · Boss · Boundary (topology · Perception · Process (computing · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Computer Science · Engineering · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Mapping the Process
Theorizing the Decision‐Making Process for Divorce or Reconciliation
Problem-Focused Coping Strategies Used by Victims of Gender Violence Across the Stages of Change
Why I Stayed/Left
Reasons for Staying in Intimately Violent Relationships
Partner Violence Entrapment Scale
Trajectories of Physical Dating Violence from Middle to High School
Unravelling the Unknown
Fathers & divorce
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence and Child Abuse
Stages of change in psychotherapy
Mental and Physical Health Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on Women and Children
Family Boundary Ambiguity
Voices of Strength and Resistance
Legal Images of Battered Women
Family Boundary Ambiguity
Family Stress Management
Children Exposed to Family Violence
Leaving An Abusive Partner
Grandparent Involvement Following Divorce
Strengthening Capacity to Limit Intrusion
Ending Intimate Partner Violence
Counteracting abuse and breaking free
Mothers' Perceptions of the Impact of Woman Abuse on Their Parenting
Protective Orders in Rural and Urban Areas
Abusers' Perceptions of the Effect of Their Intimate Partner Violence on Children
A Contextual Analysis of Battered Women’s Safety Planning
The Process of Ending Abuse in Intimate Relationships
Long-term Trends in Depression among Women Separated from Abusive Partners
Working Toward Freedom from Violence
When Ending the Relationship Does Not End the Violence
Separation, Divorce, and Woman Abuse
Spirituality and the Maintenance of Change
Battered Women's Perceptions and Expectations of Their Current and Ideal Marital Relationship
Attachment, Emotional Regulation, and the Function of Marital Violence
The Dynamics of Staying and Leaving
Decision to Leave Scale
A Theoretical Framework for Understanding Help-Seeking Processes Among Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Risk Factors for Femicide in Abusive Relationships
Remedial Work
In search of how people change
Beyond Bravado
Intrusion
How women make custody decisions and manage co-parenting with abusive former husbands
Boundary Ambiguity and Coparental Conflict After Divorce
A Clarification of the Concept of Psychological Father Presence in Families Experiencing Ambiguity of Boundary
| Citations per year | 0.56 |
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| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |