The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Domestic Violence Survivors’ Experiences with Their Informal Social Networks Export

@article{citeulike:4265078, abstract = {Abstract\ \ Informal social networks play a critical role in buffering the negative effects of stressful life events. For women experiencing the stress of a violent relationship, family and friends are among the first sources of support sought; however, reactions to the abuse by family and friends are not uniformly perceived as helpful by survivors. The current study takes a qualitative approach to examining the range of possible reactions survivors may encounter from their social networks regarding the abuse. Special attention is given to negative and mixed reactions, as they have previously been under-examined in the literature. Findings suggest that survivors (N\ =\ 45) regularly experience negative and mixed reactions. Emergent themes suggest that both positive and negative reactions to abuse could be understood in four broad arenas: safety, emotional availability, input, and aid. However, positive and negative reactions emerged as distinct constructs within each arena; mixed reactions took multiple forms including being within person and within network.}, author = {Trotter, Jennifer and Allen, Nicole}, citeulike-article-id = {4265078}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10464-009-9232-1}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/lt19p66507283585}, doi = {10.1007/s10464-009-9232-1}, journal = {American Journal of Community Psychology}, keywords = {communitybuilding, domesticviolence, feminism, interpersonal, prevention, women}, posted-at = {2009-07-02 03:43:08}, priority = {2}, title = {The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Domestic Violence Survivors' Experiences with Their Informal Social Networks}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10464-009-9232-1} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4265078 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4265078 N2 - Abstract  Informal social networks play a critical role in buffering the negative effects of stressful life events. For women experiencing the stress of a violent relationship, family and friends are among the first sources of support sought; however, reactions to the abuse by family and friends are not uniformly perceived as helpful by survivors. The current study takes a qualitative approach to examining the range of possible reactions survivors may encounter from their social networks regarding the abuse. Special attention is given to negative and mixed reactions, as they have previously been under-examined in the literature. Findings suggest that survivors (N = 45) regularly experience negative and mixed reactions. Emergent themes suggest that both positive and negative reactions to abuse could be understood in four broad arenas: safety, emotional availability, input, and aid. However, positive and negative reactions emerged as distinct constructs within each arena; mixed reactions took multiple forms including being within person and within network. JF - American Journal of Community Psychology TI - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Domestic Violence Survivors’ Experiences with Their Informal Social Networks KW - communitybuilding KW - domesticviolence KW - feminism KW - interpersonal KW - prevention KW - women AU - Trotter, Jennifer AU - Allen, Nicole UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10464-009-9232-1 ER -