Pathways to assistance for victims of intimate partner violence

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dc.contributor.advisorDugan, Lauraen_US
dc.contributor.authorStabile, Rebecca Michelleen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCriminology and Criminal Justiceen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-10T06:30:23Z
dc.date.available2016-02-10T06:30:23Z
dc.date.issued2015en_US
dc.description.abstractEfforts to understand disclosure of abuse for victims of intimate partner violence have largely focused on characteristics of disclosure rather than the consequences of disclosure. Past research has found that disclosure of abuse to formal and informal sources of support is common among victims of intimate partner violence (Fanslow & Robinson, 2010), however little research exists that attempts to explain the effect that disclosure has on a victim’s ability to survive abuse. This thesis draws upon arguments from Edward Gondolf’s survivor theory (Edwards & Gondolf, 1988) and contends that the act of disclosing is an important step in seeking help from public services in order to escape or reduce abuse. It posits that the effect of disclosure of abuse varies across a number of characteristics. Using National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey data, this thesis finds that the effect of disclosure on the likelihood that a victim receives needed services varies across type of support to whom the victim discloses, type of service needed, and seriousness of violence.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2TT6N
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/17414
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledCriminologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPublic policyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledDisclosureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledIntimate Partner Violenceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledServicesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledVictimizationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledVictimsen_US
dc.titlePathways to assistance for victims of intimate partner violenceen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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