Reasons for Staying in Intimately Violent Relationships
Reasons for Staying in Intimately Violent Relationships:
Comparisons of Men and Women and Messages
Communicated to Self and Others When introduced to relationships that involve abuse, whether verbal or physically violent, many simply ask why the victim doesn’t just leave. In a sense, this puts blame on the victim for remaining in such a relationship. According to the study, this may result in the victim communicating reasons rationalizing why they are staying. This study also addresses “comparative examinations of these messages directed toward self and others by males versus females(21).” Researchers have examined male and female victimization and their reasons for staying in an abusive relationship, yet no studies have “comparatively, and quantitatively looked at male and female victim’s reasons for remaining in abusive relationships(21),” and how this can be tied to how the victim may view this as a front to their personal social identities that they normally communicate to others and themselves. The objective of Eckstein’s study was to “determine if victims’ reasons for staying in IPV relationships differ according to sex and/or intended source of message(21).” She sets the background of her study with current research that describes “prominent theoretical perspectives on gender identity to understand male and female(22)” Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) victimization. She uses the Stages of Change Model (Prochaska and DiClemente 1984) in order to frame her research questions. Then presents results of a survey study that assesses communicative reasons for staying in an abusive relationship. In social settings, humans exchange or present an identity of themselves or allow others to see who they want them to see of themselves. This can include affiliations with social positions, such as being part of certain groups or apart from. They may act a certain way to fit social norms in different settings or enact behaviors of expected gender roles. In these
Comparisons of Men and Women and Messages
Communicated to Self and Others When introduced to relationships that involve abuse, whether verbal or physically violent, many simply ask why the victim doesn’t just leave. In a sense, this puts blame on the victim for remaining in such a relationship. According to the study, this may result in the victim communicating reasons rationalizing why they are staying. This study also addresses “comparative examinations of these messages directed toward self and others by males versus females(21).” Researchers have examined male and female victimization and their reasons for staying in an abusive relationship, yet no studies have “comparatively, and quantitatively looked at male and female victim’s reasons for remaining in abusive relationships(21),” and how this can be tied to how the victim may view this as a front to their personal social identities that they normally communicate to others and themselves. The objective of Eckstein’s study was to “determine if victims’ reasons for staying in IPV relationships differ according to sex and/or intended source of message(21).” She sets the background of her study with current research that describes “prominent theoretical perspectives on gender identity to understand male and female(22)” Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) victimization. She uses the Stages of Change Model (Prochaska and DiClemente 1984) in order to frame her research questions. Then presents results of a survey study that assesses communicative reasons for staying in an abusive relationship. In social settings, humans exchange or present an identity of themselves or allow others to see who they want them to see of themselves. This can include affiliations with social positions, such as being part of certain groups or apart from. They may act a certain way to fit social norms in different settings or enact behaviors of expected gender roles. In these