TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - "I have to make sure she is not sad": children's perceptions of their mothers' experiences in shelters for battered women
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Vass, Anat
A1  - Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - A qualitative study examined children's subjective perception of their mother's situation during their stay in shelters for battered women (SBW). Thirty-two children, aged 7-12 years, who were staying with their mothers in SBWs participated in this study. Thematic analysis revealed the following two core themes: children's perceptions and insights, and feelings that were related to their perceptions. The findings are discussed in light of the concepts of exposure to IPV as a lived trauma, and re-exposure to violence in new contexts, and the role of the relationship with the abused mother in shaping the child's well-being.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012231159416
ID  - ref1
ER  -