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