Coping strategies of females as victims of domestic violence: A literature review
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Coping strategies play an important role for women victims of violence in dealing with the psychological impact of violence. Their ability to develop effective strategies will influence their level of resilience and recovery. However, little research has directly examined this topic. It is important to understand the diverse coping strategies used so that intervention programs can strengthen adaptive coping for the long-term recovery process. This study aims to inventory the various coping strategies of women victims. This research utilized a literature review to review previous research. Scientific articles were searched from databases with the keywords ‘coping strategies’, ‘domestic violence’, ‘resilience’, and ‘female victims. From ten related literatures, a variety of coping strategies were found. While some were not adaptive, religious coping and social support increased long-term resilience. Intervention programs to strengthen constructive coping are needed.
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How to Cite
Kusumawaty, I., Winta, M. V. I. and Pratiwi, M. M. S. (2024) “Coping strategies of females as victims of domestic violence: A literature review ”, Science Midwifery, 12(2), pp. 751-759. doi: 10.35335/midwifery.v12i2.1542.
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Baffour, F. D., Adomako, E. B., Darkwa Baffour, P., & Henni, M. (2022). Coping Strategies Adopted by Migrant Female Head-load Carriers Who Experienced IPV. Victims and Offenders, 17(1), 139–159. https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2021.1923601
Balkanlioglu, M. A., & Ozinci, Z. (2022). Intimate Partner Violence Incidents and Solutions Reported by Turkish Couples in Long-Term Marriages: An Exploratory Qualitative Study. Qualitative Sociology Review, 28(3), 126–143. https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-8077.18.3.06
Batool, H., Mustafa, M., & Ahmad, S. (2022). A Phenomenological Analysis of Adoption of Coping Strategies Among Survivors of Acid Violence in Pakistan. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(11–12), NP8696–NP8723. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520975863
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DeSa, S., Gebremeskel, A. T., Omonaiye, O., & Yaya, S. (2022). Barriers and facilitators to access mental health services among refugee women in high-income countries: a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, 11(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-01936-1
Díez, C., Fontanil, Y., Alonso, Y., Ezama, E., & Gómez, L. E. (2018). Adolescents at Serious Psychosocial Risk: What Is the Role of Additional Exposure to Violence in the Home? Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 33(6), 865–888. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517708762
Güler, A., Bankston, K., & Smith, C. R. (2022). Self-esteem in the context of intimate partner violence: A concept analysis. Nursing Forum, 57(6), 1484–1490. https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12798
Han, Y., Kim, H., & An, N. (2022). Factors Associated with Coping Behaviors of Abused Women: Findings from the 2016 Domestic Violence Survey. Healthcare (Switzerland), 10(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10040622
Hou, F., Cerulli, J. D. C., Wittink, M. B. E. M. N., Caine, E. D., Thompson-Stone, M. A. J., & Qiu, P. (2022). Rural Chinese Women’s Recognition of Intimate Partner Violence and their Potential Coping Strategies: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Family Violence, 37(4), 613–628. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-021-00302-4
Irmansyah, I., Susanti, H., James, K., Lovell, K., Idaiani, S., Imah, S., Hargiana, G., Keliat, B., Utomo, B., Colucci, E., & Brooks, H. (2020). Civic engagement and mental health system strengthening in Indonesia : a qualitative examination of the views of health professionals and national key stakeholders. 1–15.
Jardin, R. A., & Jaluague, J. A. (2022). Inner Strength and Coping Strategies of Women Victims of Domestic Violence in Cebu City , Philippines. Human Behavior, Development and Society, 23(3), 44–54.
Karakurt, G., Koç, E., Katta, P., Jones, N., & Bolen, S. D. (2022). Treatments for Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 13(February), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.793021
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Kusumawaty, I., Yunike, Y., & Winta, M. V. I. (2024). Dinamika Kekerasan Dalam Rumah Tangga: Tinjauan Literatur. Berajah Journal, 4(1), 113–127.
Liegghio, M. (2017). ‘Not a good person’: family stigma of mental illness from the perspectives of young siblings. Child and Family Social Work, 22(3), 1237–1245. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12340
Mahapatro, M., & Singh, S. P. (2020). Coping strategies of women survivors of domestic violence residing with an abusive partner after registered complaint with the family counseling center at Alwar, India. Journal of Community Psychology, 48(3), 818–833. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22297
Ms. Anjali Sahai, & Dr. Ritu Sharma. (2016). Effect of Spirituality Based Intervention on Domestic Violence Survivors. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.25215/0303.042
Nyklicek, Ivan; Vingerhoets, A. (2011). Emotion Regulation and Well-Being. Springer Netherlands. papers2://publication/uuid/14551F6E-DBE2-4631-8DCB-6B8229E02973
Piccinini, A., Bailo, P., Barbara, G., Miozzo, M., Tabano, S., Colapietro, P., Farè, C., Sirchia, S. M., Battaglioli, E., Bertuccio, P., Manenti, G., Micci, L., La Vecchia, C., Kustermann, A., & Gaudi, S. (2023). Violence against Women and Stress-Related Disorders: Seeking for Associated Epigenetic Signatures, a Pilot Study. Healthcare (Switzerland), 11(2), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11020173
Puente-Martínez, A., Ubillos-Landa, S., García-Zabala, M., & Páez-Rovira, D. (2019). “Mouth Wide Shut”: Strategies of Female Sex Workers for Coping With Intimate Partner Violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34(16), 3414–3437. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260516670180
Rashidi Fakari, F., Ahmadi Doulabi, M., Mokhtaryan-Gilani, T., Akbarzadeh Baghban, A., & Hajian, S. (2022). A survey of coping strategies and resilience in women victims of domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tehran, 2020. Brain and Behavior, 12(9), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.2730
Sani, A. I., & Pereira, D. (2020). Mothers as victims of intimate partner violence: The decision to leave or stay and resilience-oriented intervention. Social Sciences, 9(10), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci9100174
Saraswati, R. (2020). Shame and Indonesian women victims of domestic violence in making the decision to divorce. Identities, 27(5), 557–573. https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289X.2019.1600313
Sere, Y., Roman, N. V., & Ruiter, R. A. C. (2021). Coping With the Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Among South African Women: Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12(May), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.655130
Simonič, B. (2021). The Power of Women’s Faith in Coping with Intimate Partner Violence: Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Religion and Health, 60(6), 4278–4295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-021-01222-9
Stensvehagen, M. T., Bronken, B. A., Lien, L., & Larsson, G. (2022). Interrelationship of Posttraumatic Stress, Hassles, Uplifts, and Coping in Women With a History of Severe Sexual Abuse: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(5–6), 2289–2309. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520935479
Sukeri, S., & Man, N. N. N. (2017). Escaping domestic violence: A qualitative study of women who left their abusive husbands. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 12(6), 477–482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2017.05.009
Taccini, F., & Mannarini, S. (2023). An Attempt to Conceptualize the Phenomenon of Stigma toward Intimate Partner Violence Survivors: A Systematic Review. Behavioral Sciences, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13030194
van der Putten, M., & Nur-E-Jannat, A. (2022). Coping with domestic violence: women’s voices in Bangladesh. Journal of Health Research, 36(1), 77–88. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHR-02-2020-0026
Winfield, A., Hilton, N. Z., Poon, J., Straatman, A. L., & Jaffe, P. G. (2023). Coping Strategies in Women and Children Living with Domestic Violence: Staying Alive. Journal of Family Violence, 0123456789. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-022-00488-1
Yusof, M. M., Azman, A., Singh, P. S. J., & Yahaya, M. (2022). A Qualitative Analysis of the Coping Strategies of Female Victimisation After Separation. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, 7(1), 84–90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41134-021-00199-5
Zuhriyah, F., Winta, M. V. I., & Pratiwi, M. M. S. (2023). Stressors and Coping Strategies for Junior College Students in Maritime Boarding College. Dinamika Bahari, 4(1), 10–21. https://doi.org/10.46484/db.v4i1.365
Baffour, F. D., Adomako, E. B., Darkwa Baffour, P., & Henni, M. (2022). Coping Strategies Adopted by Migrant Female Head-load Carriers Who Experienced IPV. Victims and Offenders, 17(1), 139–159. https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2021.1923601
Balkanlioglu, M. A., & Ozinci, Z. (2022). Intimate Partner Violence Incidents and Solutions Reported by Turkish Couples in Long-Term Marriages: An Exploratory Qualitative Study. Qualitative Sociology Review, 28(3), 126–143. https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-8077.18.3.06
Batool, H., Mustafa, M., & Ahmad, S. (2022). A Phenomenological Analysis of Adoption of Coping Strategies Among Survivors of Acid Violence in Pakistan. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(11–12), NP8696–NP8723. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520975863
Carvalho, M. R. da S., Oliveira, J. F. de, Gomes, N. P., Campos, L. M., Almeida, L. C. G. de, & Santos, L. R. (2019). Coping strategies for domestic violence: Testimony of women involved with drugs. Escola Anna Nery, 23(2), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1590/2177-9465-ean-2018-0291
DeSa, S., Gebremeskel, A. T., Omonaiye, O., & Yaya, S. (2022). Barriers and facilitators to access mental health services among refugee women in high-income countries: a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, 11(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-01936-1
Díez, C., Fontanil, Y., Alonso, Y., Ezama, E., & Gómez, L. E. (2018). Adolescents at Serious Psychosocial Risk: What Is the Role of Additional Exposure to Violence in the Home? Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 33(6), 865–888. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517708762
Güler, A., Bankston, K., & Smith, C. R. (2022). Self-esteem in the context of intimate partner violence: A concept analysis. Nursing Forum, 57(6), 1484–1490. https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12798
Han, Y., Kim, H., & An, N. (2022). Factors Associated with Coping Behaviors of Abused Women: Findings from the 2016 Domestic Violence Survey. Healthcare (Switzerland), 10(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10040622
Hou, F., Cerulli, J. D. C., Wittink, M. B. E. M. N., Caine, E. D., Thompson-Stone, M. A. J., & Qiu, P. (2022). Rural Chinese Women’s Recognition of Intimate Partner Violence and their Potential Coping Strategies: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Family Violence, 37(4), 613–628. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-021-00302-4
Irmansyah, I., Susanti, H., James, K., Lovell, K., Idaiani, S., Imah, S., Hargiana, G., Keliat, B., Utomo, B., Colucci, E., & Brooks, H. (2020). Civic engagement and mental health system strengthening in Indonesia : a qualitative examination of the views of health professionals and national key stakeholders. 1–15.
Jardin, R. A., & Jaluague, J. A. (2022). Inner Strength and Coping Strategies of Women Victims of Domestic Violence in Cebu City , Philippines. Human Behavior, Development and Society, 23(3), 44–54.
Karakurt, G., Koç, E., Katta, P., Jones, N., & Bolen, S. D. (2022). Treatments for Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 13(February), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.793021
Karugahe, W., & Lambert, J. (2021). Gender, role in domestic violence as victim or perpetrator and coping strategies in Uganda: implications for gender-inclusive counsellors. Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 12(1), 58–72. https://doi.org/10.1080/21507686.2021.1876113
Kusumawaty, I., Yunike, Y., & Winta, M. V. I. (2024). Dinamika Kekerasan Dalam Rumah Tangga: Tinjauan Literatur. Berajah Journal, 4(1), 113–127.
Liegghio, M. (2017). ‘Not a good person’: family stigma of mental illness from the perspectives of young siblings. Child and Family Social Work, 22(3), 1237–1245. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12340
Mahapatro, M., & Singh, S. P. (2020). Coping strategies of women survivors of domestic violence residing with an abusive partner after registered complaint with the family counseling center at Alwar, India. Journal of Community Psychology, 48(3), 818–833. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22297
Ms. Anjali Sahai, & Dr. Ritu Sharma. (2016). Effect of Spirituality Based Intervention on Domestic Violence Survivors. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.25215/0303.042
Nyklicek, Ivan; Vingerhoets, A. (2011). Emotion Regulation and Well-Being. Springer Netherlands. papers2://publication/uuid/14551F6E-DBE2-4631-8DCB-6B8229E02973
Piccinini, A., Bailo, P., Barbara, G., Miozzo, M., Tabano, S., Colapietro, P., Farè, C., Sirchia, S. M., Battaglioli, E., Bertuccio, P., Manenti, G., Micci, L., La Vecchia, C., Kustermann, A., & Gaudi, S. (2023). Violence against Women and Stress-Related Disorders: Seeking for Associated Epigenetic Signatures, a Pilot Study. Healthcare (Switzerland), 11(2), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11020173
Puente-Martínez, A., Ubillos-Landa, S., García-Zabala, M., & Páez-Rovira, D. (2019). “Mouth Wide Shut”: Strategies of Female Sex Workers for Coping With Intimate Partner Violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34(16), 3414–3437. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260516670180
Rashidi Fakari, F., Ahmadi Doulabi, M., Mokhtaryan-Gilani, T., Akbarzadeh Baghban, A., & Hajian, S. (2022). A survey of coping strategies and resilience in women victims of domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tehran, 2020. Brain and Behavior, 12(9), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.2730
Sani, A. I., & Pereira, D. (2020). Mothers as victims of intimate partner violence: The decision to leave or stay and resilience-oriented intervention. Social Sciences, 9(10), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci9100174
Saraswati, R. (2020). Shame and Indonesian women victims of domestic violence in making the decision to divorce. Identities, 27(5), 557–573. https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289X.2019.1600313
Sere, Y., Roman, N. V., & Ruiter, R. A. C. (2021). Coping With the Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Among South African Women: Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12(May), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.655130
Simonič, B. (2021). The Power of Women’s Faith in Coping with Intimate Partner Violence: Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Religion and Health, 60(6), 4278–4295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-021-01222-9
Stensvehagen, M. T., Bronken, B. A., Lien, L., & Larsson, G. (2022). Interrelationship of Posttraumatic Stress, Hassles, Uplifts, and Coping in Women With a History of Severe Sexual Abuse: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(5–6), 2289–2309. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520935479
Sukeri, S., & Man, N. N. N. (2017). Escaping domestic violence: A qualitative study of women who left their abusive husbands. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 12(6), 477–482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2017.05.009
Taccini, F., & Mannarini, S. (2023). An Attempt to Conceptualize the Phenomenon of Stigma toward Intimate Partner Violence Survivors: A Systematic Review. Behavioral Sciences, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13030194
van der Putten, M., & Nur-E-Jannat, A. (2022). Coping with domestic violence: women’s voices in Bangladesh. Journal of Health Research, 36(1), 77–88. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHR-02-2020-0026
Winfield, A., Hilton, N. Z., Poon, J., Straatman, A. L., & Jaffe, P. G. (2023). Coping Strategies in Women and Children Living with Domestic Violence: Staying Alive. Journal of Family Violence, 0123456789. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-022-00488-1
Yusof, M. M., Azman, A., Singh, P. S. J., & Yahaya, M. (2022). A Qualitative Analysis of the Coping Strategies of Female Victimisation After Separation. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, 7(1), 84–90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41134-021-00199-5
Zuhriyah, F., Winta, M. V. I., & Pratiwi, M. M. S. (2023). Stressors and Coping Strategies for Junior College Students in Maritime Boarding College. Dinamika Bahari, 4(1), 10–21. https://doi.org/10.46484/db.v4i1.365