University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
J Interpers Violence. 2021 Mar;36(5-6):NP2697-NP2724. doi: 10.1177/0886260518767909. Epub 2018 Apr 12.
Research on the effects of intimate partner violence (IPV) on women demonstrates the significant physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual consequences of this form of interpersonal trauma. It is well documented that experiencing IPV can have devastating consequences to women's physical and mental health, overall well-being, and quality of life, as well as that of their children's. However, a small, predominantly qualitative body of research exists on women's experience of and capacity for healing from the effects of IPV, but more research is needed to advance theory and practice in this important area. This study applied secondary analysis to an existing data set to answer the question, "What are the themes of healing and posttraumatic growth in ten diverse women's narratives of IPV?" Lengthy, detailed interview transcripts were rigorously subjected to inductive and deductive thematic analysis, which revealed three overarching themes, and six subthemes, of healing and posttraumatic growth in women's narratives: Awareness and Insight (subthemes: Discerning the Self and Understanding Relationships), Renewal and Reconstruction (subthemes: [Re]building the Self and Redefining Relationships), and Transformation and Meaning (subthemes: New Perspectives and Finding Purpose Through Helping Others). Findings further revealed that women's healing from the effects of IPV involves a multidimensional, personalized, nonlinear, and often transformative process that operates within themselves and through relationships. Practitioners working with women who have experienced IPV should consider survivors' potential for healing and target appropriate intervention strategies. Additional qualitative and longitudinal research with diverse populations would deepen understanding of the dynamics, variables, and circumstances that impact healing and posttraumatic growth for women exposed to IPV.
亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）对女性的影响的研究表明，这种形式的人际创伤会对女性的身体、情感、心理和精神产生重大影响。有大量文献记载，经历 IPV 会对女性的身心健康、整体幸福感和生活质量，以及她们孩子的身心健康和生活质量产生毁灭性的影响。然而，关于女性经历 IPV 及其治愈能力的研究较少，主要是定性研究，需要更多的研究来推进这一重要领域的理论和实践。本研究对现有数据集进行了二次分析，以回答“在十个不同女性经历 IPV 的叙述中，治愈和创伤后成长的主题是什么？”的问题。对冗长、详细的访谈记录进行了严格的归纳和演绎主题分析，揭示了女性叙述中治愈和创伤后成长的三个总体主题和六个子主题：意识和洞察力（子主题：识别自我和理解人际关系）、更新和重建（子主题：[重新]建立自我和重新定义人际关系）以及转型和意义（子主题：新视角和通过帮助他人找到目的）。研究结果进一步表明，女性从 IPV 的影响中治愈涉及到一个多维的、个性化的、非线性的、经常是变革性的过程，这个过程在她们自己内部和通过人际关系运作。与经历过 IPV 的女性合作的从业者应该考虑到幸存者的治愈潜力，并针对适当的干预策略。对不同人群进行更多的定性和纵向研究，将加深对影响经历过 IPV 的女性的治愈和创伤后成长的动态、变量和情况的理解。
