TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Double binding, abusive intimate partner relationships, and pregnancy
JO  - Canadian journal of nursing research
A1  - Lutz, Kristin F.
A1  - Curry, Mary Ann
A1  - Robrecht, Linda C.
A1  - Libbus, M. Kay
A1  - Bullock, Linda
SP  - 118
EP  - 134
VL  - 38
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0844-5621
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -