Intimate partner violence from the perspective of Caviteñas: Its implications to the nursing profession
- Author:
ALELY SANTOS-REYES
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Concepts;
Caviteña
- MeSH:
Intimate Partner Violence;
Grounded Theory
- From:
Philippine Journal of Nursing
2016;86(1):39-47
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
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Abstract:
This study used a grounded theory approach to primarily understand the processes
Caviteña participants go through in order to arrive at a decision about how to optimize
intimate relationships in the presence of abuse and also on how to generate a conceptual
framework out of the interconnections of the concepts identified. Eleven participants
were interviewed. Five core categories emerged namely: intimate partner violence (IPV),
gender differences, processes, consequences and interventions. IPV from the
perspective of Caviteñas can be constructed as an inner experience that affects many
dimensions of a woman as a person. It causes pain that goes beyond what is physical and
deeply penetrates an affected person's inner emotional core. It is a product of interplay
among a multitude of factors and is a culprit of many physical and psychological health
problems. It affects not just the woman and the perpetrator but also the children, the rest
of the family's members, and the community as well. The conceptual framework
challenges nurses to address the phenomenon through a holistic, integrated,
multidisciplinary approach by taking into account the many layers of the victim's persona -
physically, psychologically, emotionally and even economically.
- Full text:pjn 82.pdf
