@article{ref1,
title="Empowerment through feminist self-defense: the IMPACT Lasts",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2023",
author="Thompson, Martha E.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="What do women learn in feminist self-defense that is empowering? This study examined the skills women used months and years after completing an IMPACT self-defense course. Ninety-seven survey participants described skills they had used and incorporated into their lives. The major themes that emerged through a classic grounded theory analysis were awareness, boundary setting, assertive body language, and managing adrenaline to prevent, interrupt, or stop uncomfortable, intrusive, or hostile behaviors. IMPACT-trained women did not engage in self-blaming or risky behavior and used their skills to prevent and interrupt aggressive behavior.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/10778012231197576",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012231197576"
}