Citation

Barnett OW. Trauma Violence Abuse 2001; 2(1): 3-35.

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(Copyright © 2001, SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

This article is Part 2 of a review of factors hindering battered women's chances of leaving violent relationships. Part 1 covered major external inhibiting factors (e.g., women's economic dependency and the shortcomings of the criminal justice system). Part 2 centers on additional external inhibiting factors, such as inadequate social support from workplaces and community agencies, and addresses internal inhibiting factors, including the processes and effects of socialization, psychological and victimization events, and victim traits. Evidence in suggests that workplaces, health care practitioners, clergy, and social service agencies fail to provide the level of social support needed by battered women to leave. This article also documents a number of internalized socialization beliefs (e.g., acceptance of partner abuse) that affect battered women's decisions not to leave. Finally, several psychological processes (e.g., fear) and traits of victims (e.g., depression) complicate battered women's efforts to leave. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2001. Copyright © 2001 by SAGE Publications)

Domestic Violence Victim
Staying in Abusive Relationship
Leaving an Abusive Relationship
Spouse Abuse Victim
Adult Female
Adult Victim
Female Victim
Partner Violence
Violence Against Women
Sociocultural Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Victim Characteristics
Social Support
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