Citation

Wong SP, Wang C, Meng M, Phillips MR. Violence Against Women 2011; 17(4): 532-544.

Affiliation

Beijing Hui Long Guan Hospital, Beijing, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801211404549

PMID

21478222

Abstract

Text analysis of the transcripts of 26 calls made to a Chinese crisis hotline by victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) reporting thoughts or acts of self-harm abstracted information on victims' patterns of self-harm and the relationship of their self-harm to IPV. Specific violent episodes often triggered self-harm. Victims considered self-harm a method for airing painful emotions caused by abuse or as a last resort to escape by dying when they saw no other options and were no longer able to endure the violence. We also elaborate on callers' discussions of barriers to accessing support, sociocultural pressures to preserve "face" and family, and restrictive gender roles that contribute to their self-harm behaviors.

Language: en