Stigma From Professional Helpers Toward Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

• Published in: Partner abuse Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 157 - 179
• Main Authors: Crowe, Allison, Murray, Christine E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer Publishing Company 2015
• Subjects: Behavioral Sciences; Content analysis; Counseling; Educational Systems; Friendship; Health Care Services; Law Enforcement; Lawyers; Marriage and Family Counselling; Marriage and Family Education; Partner Abuse; Policy, Social Justice, and Human Rights; Social Work; Stigma; Theory, Practice, and Skills; Victims; intimate partner violence; professional helpers; stigma; domestic violence; professionals

The authors explored experiences of stigma from professional helpers toward survivors of intimate partner violence in two related studies with a combined sample of 231 participants. Qualitative interview and quantitative survey data were analyzed with content analysis procedures using an a priori co...