Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Women’s early relational experiences that lead to domestic violence
Other Titles:	Qualitative health research
Authors:	Fisher, Colleen Keeling, June
Keywords:	Perpetrators;Theories of violence
Year:	2012
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	22 (11), November 2012
Notes:	Many perpetrators of domestic violence engage in a perpetual cycle of forming sequential relationships while repeating violent behavior. Their methods of manipulation successfully dominate a partner, the outcome of the relationship being control and violence. This research study was influenced by a feminist standpoint epistemology, and was focused on the narratives of 15 women who chose to talk in great detail about the transition in their respective relationship from love to violence. The findings revealed three tactics, termed the princess effect, feeling vulnerable, and commitment, which were deployed by male perpetrators in the early stages of a relationship. The purpose of these tactics was to successfully engage and retain women, to then exert control, inflict violence, and subjugate them. A description of the initial act of physical violence is provided, revealing the impact of these tactics in meeting the ends intended by the perpetrator. [Copyright ? 2013 by SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/17493
ISSN:	1049-7323
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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