TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors Associated With Battered Filipino Women's Decision to Stay in or Leave an Abusive Relationship
AU - Estrellado, Alicia F.
AU - Loh, Jennifer M I
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - There is a dearth of research on battered Filipino women's stay or leave decision-making process. The present study interviewed 40 battered women in the Philippines to explore factors associated with their decisions to stay or leave their husbands or partners. Results revealed that (a) battered women's decision to stay was associated with intrapersonal and interpersonal factors such as personality characteristics, lack of personal resources, absence of social support, presence of children, length of relationship, and sociocultural factors and (b) battered women's decision to leave their abusive partners was associated with factors such as personality characteristics, personal resources, social support, nature of abuse, and spousal factors. Implications for research and practice were discussed.
AB - There is a dearth of research on battered Filipino women's stay or leave decision-making process. The present study interviewed 40 battered women in the Philippines to explore factors associated with their decisions to stay or leave their husbands or partners. Results revealed that (a) battered women's decision to stay was associated with intrapersonal and interpersonal factors such as personality characteristics, lack of personal resources, absence of social support, presence of children, length of relationship, and sociocultural factors and (b) battered women's decision to leave their abusive partners was associated with factors such as personality characteristics, personal resources, social support, nature of abuse, and spousal factors. Implications for research and practice were discussed.
KW - battered women
KW - abuse
KW - decision to leave or to stay
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UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/factors-associated-battered-filipino-womens-decision-stay-leave-abusive-relationship-1
U2 - 10.1177/0886260513505709
DO - 10.1177/0886260513505709
M3 - Article
C2 - 24212977
AN - SCOPUS:84892537419
SN - 0886-2605
VL - 29
SP - 575
EP - 592
JO - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
JF - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
IS - 4
ER -