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Citation |
Tutty LM, Bidgood BA, Rothery MA. J. Fam. Violence 1993; 8(4): 325-343. |
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Affiliation |
Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 1993, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group) |
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Abstract |
An evaluation of 12 support groups for women victims of domestic assault revealed substantial benefits associated with group participation. A total of 76 women responded to an assessment package before, immediately after, and six months following the group. Significant improvements were found in self-esteem, belonging support, locus of control, less traditional attitudes towards marriage and the family, perceived stress, and marital functioning. Unexpectedly, clients currently living with their spouses also reported significant decreases in both physical and nonphysical abuse. |