Sullivan Cris M, Virden Tyler
Department of Psychology, Michigan State University.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2017;87(4):434-442. doi: 10.1037/ort0000267. Epub 2017 Apr 10.
Survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) have a variety of reasons for turning to domestic violence shelter programs. Some are seeking temporary respite and immediate safety while others are seeking longer term assistance to heal from their trauma and begin new lives. In line with these differing needs, some survivors only stay in shelter for a few days, while others may need to stay for months or even years. The current study involved secondary data analysis of an 8-state study that collected information from survivors shortly after they arrived in shelter and shortly before exit. The relationships between length of shelter stay and survivors' needs, help received, and outcomes achieved were examined. As hypothesized, length of stay was related to the number of needs reported by survivors at shelter entry, as well as the type of needs identified. Length of stay did not relate to outcomes achieved nor overall satisfaction with help received, supporting the argument that many shelter staff work from an empowering, survivor-driven philosophy to meet the myriad needs of shelter residents, and that the help they provide leads to positive outcomes. These findings substantiate the assertion that domestic violence shelters are critical resources that address far more than immediate safety needs of IPV survivors. (PsycINFO Database Record
亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的幸存者求助于家庭暴力庇护项目有多种原因。一些人寻求暂时的喘息和即时的安全，而另一些人则寻求长期援助以从创伤中恢复并开始新的生活。根据这些不同的需求，一些幸存者只在庇护所待几天，而另一些人可能需要待数月甚至数年。当前的研究涉及对一项八州研究的二次数据分析，该研究在幸存者抵达庇护所后不久及离开前收集了他们的信息。研究考察了庇护所停留时间与幸存者需求、获得的帮助以及取得的结果之间的关系。正如所假设的那样，停留时间与幸存者进入庇护所时报告的需求数量以及所确定的需求类型有关。停留时间与取得的结果或对所获得帮助的总体满意度无关，这支持了这样一种观点，即许多庇护所工作人员秉持赋权、以幸存者为导向的理念开展工作，以满足庇护所居民的各种需求，而且他们提供的帮助会带来积极的结果。这些发现证实了家庭暴力庇护所是至关重要的资源这一论断，其作用远不止于满足IPV幸存者的即时安全需求。（PsycINFO数据库记录）
