Citation

Band-Winterstein T. J. Elder Abuse Negl. 2015; 27(4-5): 303-327.

Affiliation

a Department of Gerontology , University of Haifa , Mt. Carmel, Haifa , Israel.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/08946566.2015.1091422

PMID

26362024

Abstract

This paper suggests a heuristic framework for understanding elderly women's "lived experience" of lifelong intimate partner violence (IPV). This framework is based on the phenomenological qualitative studies of 31 women, aged 60-83, using a semi-structured interview guide. From the results, a matrix emerged built on two axes. The first axis consists of three phenomenological dimensions: suffering; a "ticking clock"; and life wisdom. The second axis consists of four themes that emerged from the content analysis: loneliness; regret; being in a state of waiting; and being a living monument to perpetual victimhood. The practical implications of these phenomenological findings are then discussed.

Language: en