Citation

Masui K. Jpn. J. Soc. Welf. 2011; 52(2): 94-106.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Nihon Shakai Fukushi Gakkai)

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Abstract

Objective: To clarify the process of how victims of domestic violence make the decision to leave their partner and to consider appropriate support by professionals in this process. Method: Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with seven victims and analyzed with Modified Grounded Theory Approach. Result: From the result of qualitative analysis on interviews, it was found that the decision to leave their partner was made by victims' definitive sense of reaching the bottom. The process leading to this definitive sense was founded by "the sense of piling-up limits". Through this process, victims finally recognized their own limitation that had not been recognized before, and reconstructed the meaning of their current situation. "Surviving-self" was a firm base to hold and support this process. Consideration: It is important for professionals to support "surviving-self" as a firm base of this process.