Citation

Divin C, Volker DL, Harrison T. ANS Adv. Nurs. Sci. 2013; 36(3): 243-257.

Affiliation

School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/ANS.0b013e31829edcdb

PMID

23907305

Abstract

The aim of this qualitative descriptive study, guided by Antonovsky's salutogenic model, was to explore the manifestations of strength within the interviews of Spanish-speaking Mexican-American women aging with mobility impairments who also experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). IPV events gleaned from 26 audiotaped interviews from 7 Spanish-speaking Mexican-American women, who ranged in age from 55 to 75 years, constituted the sample for this secondary analysis. Five categories were identified: abuse from early on that shaped sense of coherence; violencia tan cruel-threatened sense of coherence; "salutogenic" choices within the context of IPV; a quest for peace; and strength amid struggle.

Language: en