Web resource:	http://beau.fiu.edu/writings/Beaulaurier_Seff_Newman_JWA_2008.pdf
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Barriers to help-seeking for older women who experience intimate partner violence: a descriptive model
Other Titles:	Journal of Women & Aging
Authors:	Seff, Laura R Newman, Frederick L Beaulaurier, Richard L
Keywords:	Leaving/Staying;Service provision;Interagency work;Informal responses;Older people
Year:	2008
Publisher:	Routledge
Citation:	20 (3-4), 2008
Notes:	This article presents the findings from a US study of 134 women ages 45-85 who gave feedback through focus groups about the barriers they experienced when seeking help for intimate partner violence. Based on their research, author propose a model of barriers to help-seeking that includes perpetrator behaviours (isolation, intimidation and jealousy), internal factors (protecting family, self-blame, powerlessness, hopelessness and secrecy) and external factors (family response, clergy response, justice system response and community responsiveness).
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13563
ISSN:	0895-2841
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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