Interactional Aspects of Intimate Partner Violence Result in Different Help-Seeking Behaviors in a Representative Sample of Women |
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Authors: | Solveig Karin Bø Vatnar Stål Bjørkly |
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Affiliation: | 1.Centre for Research and Education in Forensic Psychiatry,Oslo University Hospital, Ullev?l,Oslo,Norway;2.Faculty of Health and Social Sciences,Molde University College,Molde,Norway |
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Abstract: | This article reports a study of the possible impact of sociodemographic and interactional aspects of intimate partner violence (IPV) on help-seeking behavior. Do different sociodemographic groups of IPV survivors use different professional supports and treatments? Do different professional support and treatment agencies come predominantly in contact with women who have been subjected to different characteristics of IPV? Do different interactional IPV variables predict whether IPV victims contact the police, a family doctor, or a psychologist or psychiatrist? A representative sample of 157 women recruited from family counseling, the police, and shelters in Norway was interviewed. Three of seven sociodemographic variables showed statistically significant differences among the recruitment groups. No significant differences in characteristics of IPV were found among the recruitment groups. However, there were significant differences between the main categories (physical, psychological, and sexual) of IPV and interactional IPV factors concerning help-seeking. Our findings indicate that the help-seeking of IPV survivors is differentiated and interaction-specific and that they respond adequately to the different interactional consequences of IPV. |
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Keywords: | Intimate partner violence Interactional perspective Help-seeking Support and treatment Police |
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