@article{ref1,
title=""Get out of my home and don't come back!" empowering women through self-defense",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2019",
author="Jordan, Jan and Mossman, Elaine",
volume="25",
number="3",
pages="313-336",
abstract="Can self-defense courses empower those already victimized? This article explores the potential for self-defense courses to have specific efficacy in the prevention of intimate partner violence (IPV). It draws on interview ( n = 36) and pre- and postevaluation ( n = 44) data from two studies: (a) evaluation of a pilot study of a feminist empowerment self-defense course designed specifically for women's refuge/shelter clients (Violence Prevention Project [VPP]) and (b) evaluation of women's self-defense courses collected as part of a larger evaluation study (Skills for Safety). The overwhelmingly positive findings from both studies suggest greater consideration be offered to providing further collaborative refuge/self-defense courses for women victimized by IPV.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/1077801218768712",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801218768712"
}