Department of Psychology, University of Turin, 10124 Torino, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 10;17(22):8318. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17228318.
Research has largely documented the damaging consequences of intimate partner violence. However, the literature presents an important gap in the identification of factors that may strengthen resilience in the victims, especially in the case of mothers and pregnant women. The present study aimed at investigating the experience of abused mothers engaged in an educative path in a Mother-Child Assisted Living Center. A qualitative descriptive methodology was used. Face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of eight women. Four main themes emerged from the interviews: (1) improvement in the mother-child relationship; (2) a process of personal change during the educative path; (3) the rebuilding of trust relationships; and (4) attitudes and hopes toward the future. Taken together, these findings highlight the process of resilience, conceived from a socioecological perspective as the ability to use resources rooted in interconnected systems. The implications of these findings are discussed.
研究在很大程度上记录了亲密伴侣暴力的破坏性后果。然而，文献中存在一个重要的空白，即确定可能增强受害者（尤其是母亲和孕妇）适应力的因素。本研究旨在调查参与母子辅助生活中心教育路径的受虐母亲的经历。采用定性描述性方法。通过有针对性的抽样，对 8 名女性进行了面对面的深入访谈。访谈中出现了四个主要主题：（1）母子关系的改善；（2）教育过程中的个人变化过程；（3）重建信任关系；以及（4）对未来的态度和希望。总的来说，这些发现强调了从社会生态角度理解的适应力过程，即利用根植于相互关联系统中的资源的能力。讨论了这些发现的意义。
