Type:	Journal Article
Title:	The mothering perceptions of women abused by their partner
Other Titles:	Violence against women
Authors:	Peled, Einat Gil, Inbal Barak
Keywords:	Impact on children and young people;Parenting
Year:	2011
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	17 (4), April 2011
Notes:	This study examined how abused women perceived their mothering. Findings reveal the women’s continuous struggle to function as good mothers in the face of the violence. Their main struggle—to create a buffer between “the children’s world” and the “violent world”—was directed at preventing the abuse from affecting their functioning as mothers, restraining and “fixing” their partner’s violence, and shielding their children from it. Although the women felt that they have succeeded in this task, they also referred to their children’s exposure to violence. The discussion centers on the split evident in the women’s narratives between their mothering and their experience of violence. [?2011 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12559
ISSN:	1077-8012
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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