“I Have to Make Sure She Is Not Sad”: Children's Perceptions of Their Mothers’ Experiences in Shelters for Battered Women

Anat Vass; Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia

doi:10.1177/10778012231159416

“I Have to Make Sure She Is Not Sad”: Children's Perceptions of Their Mothers’ Experiences in Shelters for Battered Women

Anat Vass^*, Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia

^*Corresponding author for this work

The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare

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Abstract

A qualitative study examined children's subjective perception of their mother's situation during their stay in shelters for battered women (SBW). Thirty-two children, aged 7–12 years, who were staying with their mothers in SBWs participated in this study. Thematic analysis revealed the following two core themes: children's perceptions and insights, and feelings that were related to their perceptions. The findings are discussed in light of the concepts of exposure to IPV as a lived trauma, and re-exposure to violence in new contexts, and the role of the relationship with the abused mother in shaping the child's well-being.

Original language	American English
Journal	Violence Against Women
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231159416
State	Accepted/In press - 2023

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was financially supported by The Henry Zucker Foundation at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Haruv Institute.

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Keywords

battered women's experiences
children of battered women
intimate partner violence
shelters for battered women
violence against women

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“I Have to Make Sure She Is Not Sad”: Children's Perceptions of Their Mothers’ Experiences in Shelters for Battered Women

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