@article{ref1,
title="Re-experiencing motherhood: transformation of relationships between formerly abused women and their children",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2014",
author="Goldblatt, Hadass and Buchbinder, Eli and Cohen, Rachel",
volume="20",
number="5",
pages="561-580",
abstract="Little knowledge exists on abused women's experience of motherhood following divorce. This qualitative study examined perspectives of 12 formerly abused Israeli women, using in-depth interviews. <br><br>FINDINGS revealed how women managed an ongoing dialogue between former motherhood in violence and significant changes in mother-children relationships after years of victimization and emotional concealment. All women were determined to repair the impact of violence on the mother-children bond. Some succeeded, whereas others could not reconcile painful relationships. The study findings suggest that understanding the familial dynamics is essential: mothers' new roles and children's potential reactions in this context. Implications for practice are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/1077801214535106",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801214535106"
}