TY - JOUR
T1 - The Experience of Mothers Exposed to the Abuse of Their Daughters by an Intimate Partner
T2 - “There Is No Definition for It”
AU - Peled, Einat
AU - Gueta, Keren
AU - Sander-Almoznino, Nili
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016.
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - This qualitative study illuminates the experience of mothers exposed to the intimate partner violence (IPV) of their daughters. In-depth interviews with 11 exposed mothers were conducted. The findings reveal four semi-chronological phases in the participants’ experiences: pre-disclosure of the daughter’s abuse, the first definitive encounter with the daughter’s abuse, living with continued exposure to the daughter’s IPV, and the aftermath of the daughter’s IPV. A recurrent theme in the mothers’ experiences was their dual positioning as a forgotten victim of IPV and as a caregiver of their daughter shaped by prevalent motherhood ideologies. Possible implications for intervention are discussed.
AB - This qualitative study illuminates the experience of mothers exposed to the intimate partner violence (IPV) of their daughters. In-depth interviews with 11 exposed mothers were conducted. The findings reveal four semi-chronological phases in the participants’ experiences: pre-disclosure of the daughter’s abuse, the first definitive encounter with the daughter’s abuse, living with continued exposure to the daughter’s IPV, and the aftermath of the daughter’s IPV. A recurrent theme in the mothers’ experiences was their dual positioning as a forgotten victim of IPV and as a caregiver of their daughter shaped by prevalent motherhood ideologies. Possible implications for intervention are discussed.
KW - exposure to domestic violence
KW - mothering
KW - mother–daughter relationship
KW - secondary victimization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84989854985&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1077801215627512
DO - 10.1177/1077801215627512
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AN - SCOPUS:84989854985
SN - 1077-8012
VL - 22
SP - 1577
EP - 1596
JO - Violence Against Women
JF - Violence Against Women
IS - 13
ER -