Archer-Kuhn Beth, Hughes Judith, Saini Michael, Still Marni, Beltrano Natalie, Tam Dora
Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr., NW., 414 McKimmie Tower, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 Canada.
Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Canada.
J Child Fam Stud. 2023;32(1):57-66. doi: 10.1007/s10826-022-02458-z. Epub 2022 Nov 12.
This paper discusses the experiences during COVID-19 of mothers who have young children, are survivors of domestic violence and who share parenting to highlight the further unsafe situations survivors of violence and their children were placed in during the pandemic. Part of a larger mixed methods study, these participants ( = 19) from three Canadian provinces, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario, engaged in virtual individual one-on-one interviews via zoom. Using thematic analysis, four themes emerged from the data: 1) increased use of coercive controlling behaviors; 2) fear of the unknown; 3) lack of supports; and, 4) finding balance. Direct quotes are used to highlight the meaning of each theme. We outline the challenges these women have that are in addition to those experienced by many during COVID-19 times (increased stress, isolation, disconnect from supports, financial challenges). These include managing the shared parenting arrangements with a former abusive partner who used the pandemic as a further opportunity for coercive controlling behaviors under the guise of the public health order. The mothers were left to manage the difficult exchanges with a former abusive partner and unknown circumstances of the pandemic without guidance and support from legal actors. There will need to be a prioritization of the safety of mothers and their children in post-divorce parenting arrangements both during times of a community lockdown such as during the pandemic and also during non-pandemic times.
本文探讨了在新冠疫情期间，那些育有幼儿、曾遭受家庭暴力且共同抚养子女的母亲们的经历，以突显暴力幸存者及其子女在疫情期间所面临的更多不安全状况。作为一项更大规模的混合方法研究的一部分，来自加拿大三个省份（艾伯塔省、曼尼托巴省和安大略省）的19名参与者通过Zoom进行了虚拟的一对一访谈。通过主题分析，从数据中提炼出了四个主题：1）强制控制行为的增加；2）对未知的恐惧；3）支持的缺失；4）寻求平衡。文中使用了直接引语来突出每个主题的含义。我们概述了这些女性所面临的挑战，这些挑战是除了许多人在新冠疫情期间所经历的那些挑战（压力增加、孤立、与支持脱节、经济困难）之外的。这些挑战包括与前虐待伴侣管理共同抚养安排，而该伴侣将疫情作为以公共卫生指令为幌子进行强制控制行为的进一步机会。母亲们在没有法律行为者的指导和支持的情况下，不得不应对与前虐待伴侣的艰难交流以及疫情带来的未知情况。在社区封锁期间（如疫情期间）以及非疫情时期的离婚后子女抚养安排中，都需要优先考虑母亲及其子女的安全。
