@article{ref1,
title="Double binding, abusive intimate partner relationships, and pregnancy",
journal="Canadian journal of nursing research",
year="2006",
author="Lutz, Kristin F. and Curry, Mary Ann and Robrecht, Linda C. and Libbus, M. Kay and Bullock, Linda",
volume="38",
number="4",
pages="118-134",
abstract="The purpose of this study was to extend and integrate the process theories of abuse and becoming a mother in order to provide a contextually appropriate perspective for understanding women's behavioural responses to intimate partner abuse during pregnancy. Double binding is proposed as a construct for understanding intimate partner abuse during pregnancy. Double binding refers to the simultaneous and often conflicting psychological and social processes of binding-in to the unborn child and to the abusive intimate partner that women engage in as they perform the developmental tasks associated with becoming a mother while living with an abusive partner.This construct was developed through an inductive-deductive process using clinical experience, a literature review, and qualitative data from 2 studies of abuse during pregnancy. The authors conclude that double binding is a suitable lens through which to interpret pregnant women's behavioural responses to abuse.They offer suggestions regarding clinical practice and research to further develop appropriate interventions incorporating this construct.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0844-5621",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}