This study involved an assessment of outcomes for women who had received help at a shelter for battered women in Jacksonville, Florida. The information was obtained through structured, face-to-face interviews utilizing a questionnaire. A random sample of 195 battered women was obtained through a systematic selection process, but only 25 women were located who would agree to participate in the project. / Specifically four outcome dimensions were examined: (1) whether or not the frequency of violence had decreased; (2) whether or not the severity of violence had decreased; (3) whether or not violence had been eliminated; and (4) whether or not the violent relationship had been terminated. An attempt was made to determine if the majority of women who received help reduced or eliminated the levels of violence in their lives, if the majority of women who eliminated violence did so by terminating the violent relationships, and if some types of women experienced more positive outcomes than others. / The research revealed that the majority of women had reduced both severity and frequency of marital violence. The majority who had eliminated violence had done so by terminating the violent relationships. Positive outcomes were related to employment, education, and the presence of younger children in the home. Women with lower total family incomes had more positive outcomes than higher income women. Race was not related to violence reduction, but whites were more likely than blacks to terminate violent relationships. There were no significant differences in outcomes related to age or length of time since receiving intervention services. All of these findings should be viewed with caution due to the low number of interviews completed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-10, Section: A, page: 4612. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74631 |
| Contributors | WINSTEAD, ELIZABETH., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 180 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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