Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Predicting the timing of women's departure from abusive relationships
Other Titles:	Journal of interpersonal violence
Authors:	McCloskey, Laura A Panchanadeswaran, Subandra
Keywords:	Drug and alcohol misuse;Leaving/Staying;Early intervention;Risk factors
Year:	2007
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	22 (1), January 2007
Notes:	The aim of this study was to investigate forces that affect the timing of women's exit from violent relationships with men. Abused women were recruited from posters in the community and battered women's shelters, interviewed, and followed up for 10 years. Data for this study are based on 100 women and were analyzed using event history analysis. Age, ethnicity, and alcohol consumption levels of both partners predicted the timing of women's termination of abusive relationships. An interaction effect showed that women who scored above the mean on an index of physical aggression and who never used shelter services had the longest trajectories of violence exposure; severely abused women without shelter use were more likely to stay. Our findings indicate that women who receive shelter services endure shorter periods of violence than women who do not access such services. Further outreach, especially to women experiencing high rates of physical aggression, is recommended. [?2007 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16247
ISSN:	0886-2605
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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