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Karadeniz Özbek, Selda; Demir, Melek – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2022
The study examines the effect of the Post-divorce Psychological Support Program (PDPSP) on the adjustment levels of divorced individuals. The program developed by the researchers was conducted with a group of 8 divorced women. This research was designed according to a quasi-experimental method with an unequalized control group model. 55…
Descriptors: Divorce, Social Support Groups, Females, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Carlos Chavez, Fiorella L.; Wolford, Sarah N.; Kimmes, Jonathan G.; May, Ross W.; Fincham, Frank D. – Journal of College and Character, 2019
The self-forgiveness process may be considered emotionally taxing among college students. The current study explored college students' past intrapersonal transgressions (n = 88) through two outcomes (able or unable to forgive oneself). Using NVivo 11 Pro software, thematic analyses revealed the most common situational circumstances and internal…
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Emotional Response, Experience
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Jonas, Mark E. – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2016
Over the last decade, philosophers of education have begun taking a renewed interest in Rousseau's educational thought. This is a welcome development as his ideas are rich with educational insights. His philosophy is not without its flaws, however. One significant flaw is his educational project for females, which is sexist in the highest degree.…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Sex Role, Females, Gender Differences
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Preser, Ruth – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2016
This paper explores the methodological implications of working with damage: damaged relationality, injured belonging, impaired narratives, and vulnerable identities. The conceptualization of damage as a methodology was the outcome of a narrative investigation into queer relationships' dissolution. The study explored the way in which lesbians…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Homosexuality, Interpersonal Relationship, Intimacy
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Langan, Debra; Hannem, Stacey; Stewart, Catherine – Applied Linguistics, 2016
This article engages in a reflexive, critical, analysis, re-examining data from an earlier project that used qualitative interviewing to investigate the experiences of women who came into contact with police because of situations of "verbal abuse." In the present article, we use discursive psychology to explore how the women navigated…
Descriptors: Intimacy, Violence, Females, Verbal Communication
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Kim, TaeSun; Hutchison, Ashley; Gerstein, Lawrence H.; Liao, Hsin-Ya; Cheung, Raysen; Cinamon, Rachel Gali; Michael, Rinat; Bellare, Yamini; Elder, Emily; Collins, Rachael – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2020
Guided by Social Cognitive Career Theory, this study investigated the future perceptions of Hong Kong female university students. Fifty-eight students completed a semi-structured questionnaire to better understand their beliefs, hopes, and visions about their future. The thematic analysis performed yielded 10 major future life themes in the…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Career Choice, Futures (of Society), Females
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Leisring, Penny A. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2013
Intimate partner violence is extremely common in college samples. To inform prevention and intervention efforts, understanding the motivation for engaging in partner aggression is critically important. The predominant view in the domestic violence field has been that women's use of intimate partner violence occurs in the context of self-defense.…
Descriptors: Intimacy, Violence, Females, Aggression
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Hou, Wen-Li; Ko, Nai-Ying; Shu, Bih-Ching – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2013
This article describes the recovery experiences of women who had suffered intimate partner violence in Taiwan. A phenomenological study design using semi-structured interviews was used to obtain data from a purposive sample of eight women. Colaizzi's approach to narrative analysis was applied. Findings indicate that "reconstructing the self"…
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Family Violence, Phenomenology
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Tharp, Andra Teten; Schumacher, Julie A.; Samper, Rita E.; McLeish, Alison C.; Coffey, Scott F. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2013
The current study employs dominance analysis to assess the relative importance of three constructs--hostility, impulsiveness, and emotional dysregulation (difficulties managing one's emotions when experiencing negative emotion or distress)--in explaining psychological, physical, and sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration by men…
Descriptors: Risk, Substance Abuse, Psychological Patterns, Males
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Shorey, Ryan C.; Brasfield, Hope; Febres, Jeniimarie; Stuart, Gregory L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
The problem of domestic violence is widespread, with research indicating men and women both perpetrate a substantial amount of aggression. However, aggression perpetrated by women is a relatively understudied area compared to aggression perpetrated by men. Additionally, research is needed to determine the correlates of aggression perpetration…
Descriptors: Intervention, Family Violence, Females, Males
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Shorey, Ryan C.; Sherman, Amanda E.; Kivisto, Aaron J.; Elkins, Sara R.; Rhatigan, Deborah L.; Moore, Todd M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
The current study examined the moderating role of shame proneness on the association between physical, psychological, and sexual intimate partner violence victimization and depressive and anxious symptoms among male and female college students (N = 967). Students completed self-report measures of dating violence, depression, anxiety, and shame…
Descriptors: Females, College Students, Dating (Social), Psychology
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Levesque, Christine; Lafontaine, Marie-France; Bureau, Jean-Francois; Cloutier, Paula; Dandurand, Cathy – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
Several theoretical models for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) have been proposed. Despite an abundance of theoretical speculation, few empirical studies have examined the impact of intimate relationship functioning on NSSI. The present study examines the influence of romantic attachment and received intimate partner violence (physical,…
Descriptors: Investigations, Family Violence, Females, Models
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Tanha, Marieh; Beck, Connie J. A.; Figueredo, Aurelio Jose; Raghavan, Chitra – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
Research argues that coercive control (CC) is a special case of intimate partner violence (IPV). The present study hypothesized that instead CC is the "motivator" for other types of IPV, with control of the victim as the goal. When CC fails, physical types of IPV are used. This hypothesized relationship was tested using a large matched sample of…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Abuse, Females, Structural Equation Models
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Maxwell, Claire; Aggleton, Peter – Gender and Education, 2010
Agency among young women is often understood as fleeting in nature, and studies rarely offer insights into how agency could become a more sustained position. Using data from 54 young women discussing their sexual and intimate relationships, this paper suggests a new way of understanding agency beyond that found in work which stresses agentic…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Females, Intimacy, Psychological Patterns
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Taylor, Sharon Estill – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2010
Asking the research question, "What is the lived experience of women whose fathers died in World War II?" led to awareness of the unexplored impact of war loss on children. It was hypothesized that this research would show that women who experienced father-loss due to war would share commonality in certain areas. Areas of exploration including…
Descriptors: Siblings, Grief, Females, War
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