TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Problem-focused coping strategies used by victims of gender violence across the stages of change
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Puente-Martínez, Alicia
A1  - Ubillos-Landa, Silvia
A1  - Páez-Rovira, Darío
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This study compares the problem-focused emotion regulation strategies used by 200 female survivors of intimate partner violence (age: M = 40.16, SD  =  11.27, 18 - 66 years) to cope with violence throughout various stages of change (SOC). It examines the relationship between problem-focused coping strategies and positive and negative affect, and the impact of these variables on the different SOC. <br><br>RESULTS suggest that victims differ and are flexible in the use of strategies throughout the various SOC. During the initial stages, victims tend to use passive/maladaptive behaviors that hamper change, while in the later stages they use more active/adaptive strategies to leave the abusive relationship.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012211054866
ID  - ref1
ER  -