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| Older women's experiences of psychological violence in their marital relationships | | Author(s) | Lyse Montminy |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 46, no 2, 2005 |
| Pages | pp 3-22 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Wives ; Married couples ; Qualitative Studies ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Violence within older couples is a reality, not a myth. In this Canadian study, qualitative interviews were conducted with 15 women aged 60-81 who had suffered marital psychological violence. Husbands' psychologically violent behaviours were grouped into 14 categories: control, denigration, deprivation, intimidation, threats, abdication of responsibility, manipulation, blame, harassment, negation of reality, indifference, making the wife feel guilty, sulking, and infantilisation. Control behaviours were found to be the central category. Control dynamics increased in retirement, when children left home and when husbands experienced a decrease in health status. Implications for practice are also discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070110006 A |
| Classmark | QNT: SNW: SM: 3DP: 7S |
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