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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Volume 27, Issue 9, Pages 1252-1272Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1077801220935196
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intimate partner violence; client-centered; empowerment; evaluation
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This study found that using a survivor-centered approach in services for domestic violence survivors can significantly enhance their sense of empowerment. The results suggest that survivor-defined practices are key in predicting empowerment changes.
In the domestic violence field, a survivor-centered approach to services is a shared ideal, but there is little empirical work demonstrating its importance. This study filled that gap, focusing on a key outcome-safety-related empowerment. We gathered data from 177 intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors seeking community-based services, and after one session with an advocate, results revealed a significant change in two of three subscales of the Measure of Victim Empowerment Related to Safety (MOVERS) measure: Internal Tools and Expectations of Support. There was no change in Trade-Offs (pursuing safety causing new problems). More survivor-defined practice predicted greater changes in empowerment, over and above severity of violence, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and demographics.
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