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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Sukeri, Surianti
• Man, Nik Normanieza N

Titel

Escaping domestic violence: A qualitative study of women who left their abusive husbands

Ist Teil von

• Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 2017-12, Vol.12 (6), p.477-482

Ort / Verlag

Saudi Arabia: Taibah University

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Quelle

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This qualitative study aims to discover the factors that influenced the decisions of women who successfully escaped domestic violence by attaining a divorce. In-depth interviews were conducted with 17 women, ages 21-56 who were either divorced or currently in the process of getting divorced in Kelantan, Malaysia. Several themes emerged, indicating the following five reasons for divorce: 1) reaching the point of ultimatum, 2) having adequate support pre- and post-divorce, 3) concern for children's welfare, 4) seeking financial independence, and 5) fear of harm. The identification of the driving factors for divorce may spark a change in our society's mindset to empower female divorcees and allow them to lead happy, abuse-free lives.