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Witnessing family violence: the children's experience
Author(s) -
Ericksen Janet R,
Henderson Angela D
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1992.tb01836.x
Subject(s) - lived experience , nursing practice , psychology , domestic violence , developmental psychology , phenomenological method , suicide prevention , poison control , nursing , medicine , psychotherapist , medical emergency , philosophy , epistemology
A phenomenological study was conducted in order to describe the experience of children as they accompany their mothers who are leaving abusive relationships Thirteen children were interviewed The children describe their experience as having three components living with violence, living in transition and living with Mom Themes within these components are identified, and implications for nursing practice are discussed