@article{ref1,
title="Coming out of the whirlwind of abuse. Qualitative research on gender violence",
journal="Atencion Primaria",
year="2009",
author="Muñoz Cobos, Francisca and Burgos Varo, Maria Luz and Carrasco Rodríguez, Amalia and Martín Carretero, Maria Luisa and Río Ruiz, Josefa and Ortega Fraile, Inmaculada and Villalobos Bravo, Mercedes",
volume="41",
number="9",
pages="493-500",
abstract="Objectives: To analyse the experience from the point of view of women who have suffered domestic violence. To identify factors related to continuing or resolving the problem. Design: Qualitative interpretative research from a phenomenological perspective. Population sample: Women, detected in primary care, who have suffered domestic violence and have recognised the problem, and who accepted to participate in this research. Multicentre Study: Six health centres in the city of Malaga. Methods and techniques: The technique used is the biographical narration using individual open interviews between social workers and women. This narration was tape-recorded and verbatim transcribed to written text. Grounded theory. Qualitative analysis was made with ATLAS-TI 5.2. Outcomes: A total of 35 narrations were analysed. The abuse situation was described as &quot;whirl-wind&quot; metaphor (blindness-isolation-helplessness-suffering-destiny-dependence-fantasies -about Love, protection, happiness, change- and vicious circles). Enduring experience is reported to be related to several factors: inculcated gender values, family-ideal, uncertainty, annulment, personal failure sensation, love, support defects, self-image, children protection, multiple fears and material aspects. They identified two types of &quot;exit&quot;: passive and active with different mechanisms and repercussions. Exit experience is related to: limit situations, children intervention, family ideal attempts, and fear-toss. Leaving is a transitional process or &quot;pathway&quot;. Institutional support is not always guaranteed and emotional support is better evaluated than a legal one. Conclusions: Enduring and coming out are reported as two qualitatively different states, which involve many cultural and personal factors. There is a gap between these two states with a process that varies depending on the involvement of the women in decision-making. (C) 2008 Elsevier Espana, S.L. All rights reserved.<p />",
language="",
issn="0212-6567",
doi="10.1016/j.aprim.2009.02.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aprim.2009.02.002"
}