Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Exploring the stressors of low-income women with abusive partners: understanding their needs and developing effective community responses
Other Titles:	Journal of family violence
Authors:	Eby, Kimberly K
Keywords:	Drug and alcohol misuse;Health
Year:	2004
Publisher:	Kluwer Academic Plenum Publishers
Citation:	19 (4), August 2004
Notes:	This study examined how women's experiences of domestic violence may affect their level of stress, as measured by difficult life circumstances and stressful life events for 107 women living in poverty [in the US]. Results indicated that women with abusive partners reported higher levels of stress than women who had not experienced abuse. Women's perceptions of how their experiences of domestic violence impacted their health and the type of events women perceived to be most stressful were also examined. Symptoms most frequently perceived to be a result of abusive experiences were heart pounding/racing, trembling hands, headaches, and sleep problems. Implications of the findings for research and community intervention are discussed, including the importance of providing not only crisis intervention services, but also the need to create and maintain long-term support and advocacy services for women who have experienced domestic violence. [?2004 Kluwer. All rights reserved. For further information, visit http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0885-7482]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14688
ISSN:	0885-7482
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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