TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Relationship difficulties post rape: being a male intimate partner of a female rape victim in Cape Town, South Africa
JO  - Health care for women international
A1  - van Wijk, Evalina
A1  - Harrison, Tracie C.
SP  - 1081
EP  - 1105
VL  - 35
IS  - 7-9
N2  - In a longitudinal phenomenological study, the lived experience of being a male intimate partner of a female rape victim in Cape Town, South Africa is presented. Nine men participated in four face-to-face, semi-structured interviews. The authors describe changes in communication and sexual intimacy post rape and how these changes spiralled into a dysfunctional relationship. Participants were interested in interventions for both partners and particularly for education to improve their communication and sexual relationships post rape. Researchers need to reconsider existing policies related to training programmes to develop interventions that can address the needs of couples post rape, and ultimately, enhance their recovery.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0739-9332
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2014.916708
ID  - ref1
ER  -