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<p>Intimate partner violence (IPV) includes multiple forms of harm inflicted on an intimate partner. Experiences of IPV impact mental and physical health, social relationships, and parenting and resilience may play an important role in how women overcome these detrimental effects. There is little research on how resilience relates to mothers' experience of IPV. We explored the role of resilience in the context of mothers who have experienced IPV in rural settings via semi-structured interviews with six women and 12 service providers. The relationship between resilience and motherhood was a common theme across all narratives. From this theme emerged three subthemes: 1) breaking the cycle of abuse; 2) giving children the “best life”; and 3) to stay or to leave: deciding “for the kids”. Findings underscore the importance of supporting rural women who experience violence in cultivating their resilience and consideration of policy changes which support trauma- and violence-informed care.</p>
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) includes multiple forms of harm inflicted on an intimate partner. Experiences of IPV impact mental and physical health, social relationships, and parenting and resilience may play an important role in how women overcome these detrimental effects. There is little research on how resilience relates to mothers' experience of IPV. We explored the role of resilience in the context of mothers who have experienced IPV in rural settings via semi-structured interviews with six women and 12 service providers. The relationship between resilience and motherhood was a common theme across all narratives. From this theme emerged three subthemes: 1) breaking the cycle of abuse; 2) giving children the “best life”; and 3) to stay or to leave: deciding “for the kids”. Findings underscore the importance of supporting rural women who experience violence in cultivating their resilience and consideration of policy changes which support trauma- and violence-informed care.

“Do it for Your Kid”: Resilience and Mothering in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Ontario

Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences

Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Health Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences

Journal of Mother and Child

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) includes multiple forms of harm inflicted on an intimate partner. Experiences of IPV impact mental and physical health, social...

“Do it for Your Kid”: Resilience and Mothering in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Ontario

Article Category: Original Research

Publicado en línea: 19 jun 2024

Páginas: 51 - 60

Recibido: 08 ene 2024

Aceptado: 26 abr 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20242801.d-24-00001

Palabras clave
resilience, gender-based violence, mothering, rural, women, intimate partner violence

© 2024 Kimberley T. Jackson et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

“Do it for Your Kid”: Resilience and Mothering in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Ontario

Article Category: Original Research

Publicado en línea: 19 jun 2024

Páginas: 51 - 60

Recibido: 08 ene 2024

Aceptado: 26 abr 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20242801.d-24-00001

Palabras claveresilience, gender-based violence, mothering, rural, women, intimate partner violence

© 2024 Kimberley T. Jackson et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
resilience, gender-based violence, mothering, rural, women, intimate partner violence