“Kan det vara den förlorade generationen inom våld i nära relation?” En kvalitativ studie om kvinno- och tantjourers erfarenhet av arbetet med våldsutsatta äldre kvinnor
(2025) SOPB63 20251School of Social Work
- Abstract
- This study aimed to examine the experiences of professionals and volunteers working with older women (aged 65 and above) who are subjected to domestic violence, within women's shelters. Furthermore, the study acknowledges the specific challenges faced by older women in accessing support services and examines how shelters attempt to reach and assist them. Despite growing awareness of domestic violence, there remains a significant knowledge gap concerning its impact on older women. Seven interviews were conducted with professionals and volunteers working at women's shelters. A thematic analysis was applied to identify three major themes: the working methods of women's shelters and older women's shelters, being an older woman, and abused &... (More)
- This study aimed to examine the experiences of professionals and volunteers working with older women (aged 65 and above) who are subjected to domestic violence, within women's shelters. Furthermore, the study acknowledges the specific challenges faced by older women in accessing support services and examines how shelters attempt to reach and assist them. Despite growing awareness of domestic violence, there remains a significant knowledge gap concerning its impact on older women. Seven interviews were conducted with professionals and volunteers working at women's shelters. A thematic analysis was applied to identify three major themes: the working methods of women's shelters and older women's shelters, being an older woman, and abused & barriers to help-seeking. The analysis is based on an intersectional approach to show how age and gender intersect and affect older women in domestic violence. The study reveals substantial challenges in reaching out to older women. A significant part of their work is therefore dedicated to increasing visibility and knowledge regarding domestic violence against older women. Additionally, the interviewees also emphasized various barriers older women might face when seeking help, including traditional values, fear of loneliness or abandonment, financial dependency, feeling of guilt and shame, lack of awareness, and lastly, the complexity of the perpetrators. (Less)
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- author
- Wibert, Lisa LU and Mieres Persson, Alicia LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOPB63 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- elder abuse, domestic violence, violence against older women, women's shelters
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9198768
- date added to LUP
- 2025-06-16 11:17:14
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- 2025-06-16 11:17:14
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abstract = {{This study aimed to examine the experiences of professionals and volunteers working with older women (aged 65 and above) who are subjected to domestic violence, within women's shelters. Furthermore, the study acknowledges the specific challenges faced by older women in accessing support services and examines how shelters attempt to reach and assist them. Despite growing awareness of domestic violence, there remains a significant knowledge gap concerning its impact on older women. Seven interviews were conducted with professionals and volunteers working at women's shelters. A thematic analysis was applied to identify three major themes: the working methods of women's shelters and older women's shelters, being an older woman, and abused & barriers to help-seeking. The analysis is based on an intersectional approach to show how age and gender intersect and affect older women in domestic violence. The study reveals substantial challenges in reaching out to older women. A significant part of their work is therefore dedicated to increasing visibility and knowledge regarding domestic violence against older women. Additionally, the interviewees also emphasized various barriers older women might face when seeking help, including traditional values, fear of loneliness or abandonment, financial dependency, feeling of guilt and shame, lack of awareness, and lastly, the complexity of the perpetrators.}},
author = {{Wibert, Lisa and Mieres Persson, Alicia}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{“Kan det vara den förlorade generationen inom våld i nära relation?” En kvalitativ studie om kvinno- och tantjourers erfarenhet av arbetet med våldsutsatta äldre kvinnor}},
year = {{2025}},
}