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Effect of contextual factors on women coping strategies against domestic violence: A qualitative study
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Sakineh Taherkhani   , Reza Negarandeh , Masomeh Simbar , Fazlollah Ahmadi |
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Abstract: (6898 Views) |
| Introduction: The domestic violence against women has always been the serious
cause of disability and even death among women. The coping behaviors with violence affect mental and physical health and are influenced
by contextual factors. Identifying the contextual factors can facilitate
designing context-based interventions. This study was conducted to identify
contextual factors affecting women’s coping strategies with domestic violence. Materials and Methods: The study
was conducted using qualitative research approach. The participants were 24
married women were selected from parks, health centers and universities of
Tehran, using purposive sampling method. Data were gathered from
semi-structured interviews and analyzed using qualitative content analysis
approach. Results: The participants were between 22-72 years of age. The
duration of their marriage ranged from 3 to 58 years. The participants’ levels
of education were ranged from literate without a high school diploma
certificate (12 participants) and with high school certificate (7 participants)
to bachelor’s degree or higher (5 participants). All but six were housewives.
The majority of participants had 1-2 children. The participants economic status
was reported as appropriate (8 participants), fairly appropriate (12
participants) or poor (4 participants).The contextual factors emerged from data
analysis were included availability of resources , fears and worries, marital
relationships, and being impressed by the environment. These factors were not
only directing the coping strategies, also, were related to each other and
changing with time. Conclusion: The women coping strategies against domestic violence
are influenced by the contextual factors. Therefore, changes in the contextual
factors consequently were changing the way they were coping with domestic violence. Thus considering specific contextual factors would be
helpful in designing proper interventions and supportive programs for victims
of domestic violence. |
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| Keywords: Domestic Violence, Spouse Abuse, Qualitative Research, Iran |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2014/05/17 | Accepted: 2015/03/17 | Published: 2015/06/10
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