TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Ageing in the shadow of violence: a phenomenological conceptual framework for understanding elderly women who experienced lifelong IPV
JO  - Journal of elder abuse and neglect
A1  - Band-Winterstein, Tova
SP  - 303
EP  - 327
VL  - 27
IS  - 4-5
N2  - This paper suggests a heuristic framework for understanding elderly women's "lived experience" of lifelong intimate partner violence (IPV). This framework is based on the phenomenological qualitative studies of 31 women, aged 60-83, using a semi-structured interview guide. From the results, a matrix emerged built on two axes. The first axis consists of three phenomenological dimensions: suffering; a "ticking clock"; and life wisdom. The second axis consists of four themes that emerged from the content analysis: loneliness; regret; being in a state of waiting; and being a living monument to perpetual victimhood. The practical implications of these phenomenological findings are then discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-6566
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2015.1091422
ID  - ref1
ER  -