Finding intimate partner violence: Turning points experienced by battered Filipino women

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Counseling and Educational Psychology

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Philippine Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volume

16

Issue

1

First Page

15

Last Page

28

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

The study explored the turning points that made the battered Filipino women decide to end an abusive relationship. Data were collected using in-depth interviews with 20 battered Filipino women. Results revealed that the turning point of women fell into 5 major themes: (1) partner's infidelity or betrayal; (2) severity of abuse; (3) hopelessness that partner was not going to change; (4) impact of abuse on the children; (5) awareness of community support. Implications for counseling practice were discussed.

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Disciplines

Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence | Psychology

Keywords

Abused women—Philippines; Abused women—Philippines—Psychology; Intimate partner violence—Philippines

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