Type:	Journal Article
Title:	The process through which an advocacy intervention resulted in positive change for battered women over time
Other Titles:	American journal of community psychology
Authors:	Bybee, Deborah Sullivan, Cris M
Keywords:	Advocacy;Informal responses
Year:	2002
Publisher:	Plenum Press
Citation:	30 (1), February 2002
Notes:	Outlines the methodology and findings of a US study which explored the mediational processes through which women with abusive partners had demonstrated positive lifestyle changes for up to two years following intervention by a community-based advocacy programme. Provides an overview of the nature and activities of advocacy intervention programmes with battered women and highlights the absence of research into the mechanisms through which quality of life can impact on the experience of stressors such as re-abuse. Argues access to community resources and social support can act as potential mediators of intervention affects on quality of life and that enhanced quality of life may then serve as a protective or preventative influence on the likelihood of further victimisation. It is suggested that while these factors may not serve as a panacea for the issue of domestic violence, they can result in positive life changes over time.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12222
ISSN:	0091-0562
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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