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Zakar, Rubeena; Zakar, Muhammad Zakria; Kramer, Alexander – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
This article documents the coping strategies adopted by women victims of spousal violence in Pakistan. By drawing on 21 in-depth interviews conducted in Lahore and Sialkot (Pakistan), we found that the women tried to cope with violence by using various strategies, both emotion focused (e.g., use of religion, placating the husband, etc.) and…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Social Change, Females, Foreign Countries
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Parker, Glennys; Lee, Christina – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
We examined relationships between abuse, coping, and psychological health among 143 women who had experienced abuse in adult relationships. Measures included characteristics of the abuse, problem-focused and emotion-focused coping, Sense of Coherence, and four measures of psychological wellbeing--the SF-36 Mental Component Scale, the General…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Females, Depression (Psychology), Coping