Battered Women's Concern for Their Pets: A Closer Look

Autor/inn/en	Strand, Elizabeth B.; Faver, Catherine A.
Titel	Battered Women's Concern for Their Pets: A Closer Look
Quelle	In: Journal of Family Social Work, 9 (2005) 4, S.39-58 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-2158
Schlagwörter	Family Violence; Females; Social Work; Animals; Decision Making; Interviews; Psychological Patterns; Urban Areas; Rural Areas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Soziale Arbeit; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Urban area; Stadtregion; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum
Abstract	Building on the foundation of previous research about battered women's experiences with animal abuse, this study takes a closer look at: (1) the factors associated with battered women's concern for their pets and (2) decision making associated with this concern. Quantitative survey data of in-shelter domestic violence victims as well as qualitative interview data relating a domestic violence worker's experiences with pet-owning battered women are reported. Study results include: (1) a small proportion of battered women are prompted to leave abusive relationships because of concern for the welfare of their pets; (2) battered women continue to worry about their pets after coming into shelter; and (3) childless pet-owning domestic violence victims are more likely to consider the welfare of their pets in decision making and grieve more deeply in being separated from them than domestic violence victims with children. The study findings suggest that in working with pet-owning domestic violence victims, social workers must consider the welfare of the women's pets in order to effectively help the women achieve safety for themselves and their families. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10