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The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) on Parenting by Mothers Within an Ethnically Diverse Population in the Netherlands

Authors: Trees Pels, Floor Barbera van Rooij, Marjolijn Distelbrink

Published in: Journal of Family Violence | Issue 8/2015

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) profoundly affects multiple life domains for the people involved. We report on the experiences of Dutch mothers of various ethnic backgrounds regarding their parenting during and after IPV, their perceptions of the influence of IPV on their parenting, as well as their need for and experiences with support services. We conducted qualitative interviews with 100 mothers in the Netherlands who had experienced IPV. Most reported negative experiences with parenting (both during and after the IPV), a strong effect of the IPV on their parenting, as well as circumstances that aggravated this effect. The mothers had used multiple sources of formal and informal support. Although most evaluated the support that they had received positively, some also mentioned mixed or negative experiences. Many were still in need of support. Relationships with ethnic background and the severity of IPV are discussed.

Although we acknowledge that fathers suffer as well and parenting support is at least as important for fathers who maintained contact with their children, this topic is beyond the scope of this article.

Interview questions are available from the corresponding author.

The classification could not be tested at the time of the study; the researchers are currently planning to do so.

More detailed information regarding the ways that mothers reported trying to help their children are available from the corresponding author.

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Title: The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) on Parenting by Mothers Within an Ethnically Diverse Population in the Netherlands
Authors: Trees Pels
Floor Barbera van Rooij
Marjolijn Distelbrink
Publication date: 01-11-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Family Violence / Issue 8/2015
Print ISSN: 0885-7482
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2851
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-015-9746-2

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