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dc.contributor.authorDichter, Melissa Een
dc.contributor.authorBarg, Frances Ken
dc.contributor.authorKothari, Catherine Len
dc.contributor.authorRhodes, Karin Ven
dc.contributor.authorCerulli, Catherineen
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-30T23:03:44Z-
dc.date.available2022-06-30T23:03:44Z-
dc.date.issued2010en
dc.identifier.citation25 (5), July 2010en
dc.identifier.issn0885-7482en
dc.identifier.urihttps://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13018-
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherSpringer Publishingen
dc.subjectParentingen
dc.subjectChild protectionen
dc.subjectImpact on children and young peopleen
dc.subjectLeaving/Stayingen
dc.subjectLegal issuesen
dc.title“I didn’t want to put them through that”: the influence of children on victim decision-making in intimate partner violence casesen
dc.title.alternativeJournal of family violenceen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.catalogid2949en
dc.subject.keywordInternationalen
dc.subject.keywordnew_recorden
dc.subject.keywordJournal article/research paperen
dc.description.notesFor mothers, intimate partner violence (IPV) presents a concern not only for their own well-being but also for that of their children who are exposed to the violence and its aftermath. In focus groups with adult women (N = 39) across three jurisdictions who had experienced legal system intervention for IPV victimization, mothers raised unsolicited concerns about the negative effects of IPV exposure on their children. These comments were not prompted by the facilitator but were raised by women in all seven of the focus groups during discussions about motivations and barriers to participation in prosecution of their abusive partners. The overall message was that victims with children felt very conflicted. Children both facilitate and inhibit leaving the abusive relationship. Mothers wanted to spare their children from harmful effects of violence but also wanted to keep their families together and protect their children from potential agitation and instability caused by legal system involvement. Participants described how fears and threats of involvement from child protective services inhibited help-seeking while simultaneously voicing a desire for services that would help their children. More research is needed to help service providers understand the quagmire mothers who are victims of IPV encounter regarding their children’s wellbeing.<br/ >[?2010 Springer. All rights reserved. For further information, visit <a href="http://www.springer.com/medicine/journal/10896" target="_blank">SpringerLink</a>.]en
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of family violenceen
dc.date.entered2010-07-20en
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