"God Just Brought Me Through It": Spiritual Coping Strategies for Resilience Among Intimate Partner Violence Survivors

Authors

Shannon Trecartin, Andrews UniversityFollow
Rene Drumm, Southern Adventist UniversityFollow
Marciana Popescu, Fordham University
Laurie Cooper, Southern Adventist University
Marge Seifert, Southern Adventist University
Tricia Foster, Southern Adventist University
Carole Kilcher, Southern Adventist UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2014

Abstract

This study highlights the spiritual coping processes for surviving and healing used by Christian women in a conservative faith community who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). Using data from 42 in-depth qualitative interviews of survivors of IPV, the findings reveal a pattern of spiritually-based survival and resilience strategies women used while coping with and eventually escaping their traumatic lives. The analysis notes the central role of spirituality as a means women used to move from coping for survival to resilient self-efficacy and healing. These findings assist clinical social workers with identifying and accessing spiritual strengths as a springboard to wellbeing.

Journal Title

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volume

42

Issue

4

First Page

385

Last Page

394

Recommended Citation

Trecartin, Shannon; Drumm, Rene; Popescu, Marciana; Cooper, Laurie; Seifert, Marge; Foster, Tricia; and Kilcher, Carole, ""God Just Brought Me Through It": Spiritual Coping Strategies for Resilience Among Intimate Partner Violence Survivors" (2014). Faculty Publications. 9.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/socialwork-pubs/9