Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Cohort, period, and aging effects: a qualitative study of older women's reasons for remaining in abusive relationships
Other Titles:	Violence against women
Authors:	Regan, Saundra Zink, Therese M Jacobson, C. Jeffrey
Keywords:	Older people;Leaving/Staying
Year:	2003
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	9 (12), December 2003
Notes:	Outlines the methodology and results of a US study aimed at assessing the reasons older women remain in physically and/or emotionally abusive relationships. The findings reveal that motivations for remaining in a relationship where domestic violence was an issue could be categorised into three groups: firstly, cohort effects or factors such as education and emotional attachment to the abuser, which are common to women of all generations; secondly, period effects or factors such as values and perceptions of abuse as ‘normal’, common to women of their generation; and lastly, ageing effects such as health, either of the abusive partner or the victim, and loneliness. Suggests the findings of the study present agencies with the challenge of developing new models for meeting the unique needs of older victims.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13910
ISSN:	1077-8012
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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