Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Stay-leave decision making in battered women: trauma, coping and self-efficacy
Other Titles:	Cognitive therapy and research
Authors:	Kennedy, Linda Thomas Lerner, Christine Fiore
Keywords:	Early intervention;Theories of violence;Leaving/Staying;Mental health
Year:	2000
Publisher:	Plenum Pub. Corp
Citation:	24 (2), April 2000
Notes:	Outlines the methodology and results of a US study aimed at identifying some of the key psychological variables, including trauma, coping and self-efficacy, that may present in battered women in violent relationships and at various stages of leaving violent relationships. The study was also aimed at assessing the utility of the ‘readiness for change’ construct in understanding patterns of ‘stay-leave’ decision-making. An overview of the literature on factors relevant to the stay-leave process and the various theoretical models developed to understand the stages of change through which battered women go is provided. Suggests the findings of the research may assist professionals in targeting intervention strategies to the particular needs of women at the various stages of the stay-leave process.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12796
ISSN:	1475916
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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