Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2021 Feb;36(3-4):NP2205-2227NP. doi: 10.1177/0886260518755490. Epub 2018 Feb 15.
Intimate partner violence in later life includes physical, psychological, sexual, and financial abuse. Although some researchers have investigated how women in long-term violent partnerships cope with abuse, little is known about the history, experiences, and needs of older women who leave abusive relationships. From a feminist, life course perspective, we interviewed 10 women who had left their abusive partners later in life. We used qualitative methods to analyze the data and found four major themes: (a) the women used the past to account for abuse in their relationships later in life, (b) recognizing abuse signaled to the women to fight back and exit the relationship, (c) financial abuse and exploitation affected women's mental and physical health, and (d) rebuilding was especially challenging as the women faced their future alone with financial, physical, or mental health problems. We conclude that abuse presents lasting and unique challenges for older women.
晚年亲密伴侣暴力包括身体、心理、性和经济虐待。尽管一些研究人员已经调查了长期遭受暴力的女性伴侣如何应对虐待，但对于离开虐待关系的老年女性的历史、经历和需求知之甚少。从女权主义、生命历程的角度来看，我们采访了 10 名后来离开虐待伴侣的女性。我们使用定性方法分析数据，发现了四个主要主题：（a）女性利用过去来解释晚年关系中的虐待行为，（b）意识到虐待行为标志着女性反击并结束关系，（c）经济虐待和剥削影响了女性的身心健康，（d）重建尤其具有挑战性，因为女性在面临经济、身体或心理健康问题时独自面对未来。我们的结论是，虐待给老年女性带来了持久而独特的挑战。
