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”Att gå vid första slaget känns som en omöjlighet när det går obemärkt förbi” En kvalitativ studie om kvinnors uppbrottsprocesser när de lämnar en våldsam relation

Nilsson, Sara LU and Watson, Ross LU (2024) SOPB63 20232
School of Social Work
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate how women who are victims of domestic violence describe the process of leaving their violent partner. The study took empirical data from three autobiographies written by women who had experienced domestic violence before managing to leave their abuser. The research questions used to answer the study’s aim revolved around the women’s descriptions of the factors that made leaving difficult, their descriptions of the breakup process, and how they mentally processed their relationship with their abuser after they had left. The methodological approach taken to satisfy the study’s aims was a thematic analysis of the autobiographical documents. The theoretical perspectives that were used to drive the study’s... (More)
This study aimed to investigate how women who are victims of domestic violence describe the process of leaving their violent partner. The study took empirical data from three autobiographies written by women who had experienced domestic violence before managing to leave their abuser. The research questions used to answer the study’s aim revolved around the women’s descriptions of the factors that made leaving difficult, their descriptions of the breakup process, and how they mentally processed their relationship with their abuser after they had left. The methodological approach taken to satisfy the study’s aims was a thematic analysis of the autobiographical documents. The theoretical perspectives that were used to drive the study’s analysis were the concept of the normalization of violence, a sociological understanding of emotions, and the effects of emotions within violent relationships. The study found that the normalization of violence created a significant emotional bond between the women studied and their abusers which made the process of breaking up complex. The study also found that there were similarities in how the women studied described the process of breaking up which could be connected to earlier research but that each woman had unique experiences. Finally, the study showed that whilst all three women were eventually able to sever the emotional bond that tied them to their abuser, the process and length of time it took varied considerably. (Less)
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author
Nilsson, Sara LU and Watson, Ross LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPB63 20232
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
domestic violence, normalization, intimate partner violence, exitprocess Nyckelord: uppbrottsprocessen, våld mot kvinnor, våld i nära relationer, normaliseringsprocessen
language
Swedish
id
9146414
date added to LUP
2024-01-25 10:37:12
date last changed
2024-01-25 10:37:12
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  abstract     = {{This study aimed to investigate how women who are victims of domestic violence describe the process of leaving their violent partner. The study took empirical data from three autobiographies written by women who had experienced domestic violence before managing to leave their abuser. The research questions used to answer the study’s aim revolved around the women’s descriptions of the factors that made leaving difficult, their descriptions of the breakup process, and how they mentally processed their relationship with their abuser after they had left. The methodological approach taken to satisfy the study’s aims was a thematic analysis of the autobiographical documents. The theoretical perspectives that were used to drive the study’s analysis were the concept of the normalization of violence, a sociological understanding of emotions, and the effects of emotions within violent relationships. The study found that the normalization of violence created a significant emotional bond between the women studied and their abusers which made the process of breaking up complex. The study also found that there were similarities in how the women studied described the process of breaking up which could be connected to earlier research but that each woman had unique experiences. Finally, the study showed that whilst all three women were eventually able to sever the emotional bond that tied them to their abuser, the process and length of time it took varied considerably.}},
  author       = {{Nilsson, Sara and Watson, Ross}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{”Att gå vid första slaget känns som en omöjlighet när det går obemärkt förbi” En kvalitativ studie om kvinnors uppbrottsprocesser när de lämnar en våldsam relation}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}