TY - JOUR
T1 - Women’s strategies for coping with the impacts of domestic violence in Kyrgyzstan
T2 - A grounded theory study
AU - Childress, Saltanat
AU - Gioia, Deborah
AU - Campbell, Jacquelyn C
PY - 2017/12/10
Y1 - 2017/12/10
N2 - This paper provides an account of the adverse impacts of domestic violence on women in Kyrgyzstan and develops a grounded theory of coping among survivors of abuse. The results indicate that women adopt a range of strategies to prevent, avert, and minimize anticipated violence. Two key aspects of coping appeared in the narratives: 1) maintaining the status quo and 2) developing agency to resist the abuse. The results suggest that Government and nongovernmental organizations must take additional action to draw women to formal violence prevention services. Providing professional help at several levels (e.g., clinical, community, and societal) and promoting problem-focused strategies as part of therapeutic intervention are essential.
AB - This paper provides an account of the adverse impacts of domestic violence on women in Kyrgyzstan and develops a grounded theory of coping among survivors of abuse. The results indicate that women adopt a range of strategies to prevent, avert, and minimize anticipated violence. Two key aspects of coping appeared in the narratives: 1) maintaining the status quo and 2) developing agency to resist the abuse. The results suggest that Government and nongovernmental organizations must take additional action to draw women to formal violence prevention services. Providing professional help at several levels (e.g., clinical, community, and societal) and promoting problem-focused strategies as part of therapeutic intervention are essential.
KW - coping
KW - Domestic violence
KW - Kyrgyzstan
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U2 - 10.1080/00981389.2017.1412379
DO - 10.1080/00981389.2017.1412379
M3 - Article
C2 - 29227740
AN - SCOPUS:85037685356
SP - 1
EP - 26
JO - Social Work in Health Care
JF - Social Work in Health Care
SN - 0098-1389
ER -