“God just brought me through it”: spiritual coping strategies for resilience among intimate partner violence survivors
- Authors:
- DRUMM Rene, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Clinical Social Work Journal, 42(4), 2014, pp.385-394.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
This study highlights the spiritual coping processes for surviving and healing used by Christian women in a conservative faith community who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). Using data from 42 in-depth qualitative interviews of survivors of IPV, the findings reveal a pattern of spiritually-based survival and resilience strategies women used while coping with and eventually escaping their traumatic lives. The analysis notes the central role of spirituality as a means women used to move from coping for survival to resilient self-efficacy and healing. These findings assist clinical social workers with identifying and accessing spiritual strengths as a springboard to wellbeing. (Publisher abstract)
- Subject terms:
- domestic violence, coping behaviour, spirituality, partner abuse, women, religious beliefs, resilience;
- Content type:
- research
- Location(s):
- United States
- Link:
- Journal home page
- ISSN online:
- 1573-3343
- ISSN print:
- 0091-1674